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43 www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM National Register Advisory Committee, which reviews applications three times per year in February, June and October. A favorable review is passed on to the National Park Service, which confers designations on behalf of the US Department of the Interior. The Suggs were notified within six weeks that their project had been approved. Keane found the east elevation, with its tall gable front, to be rather imposing, creating a more prominent presence than some of the other cottages in the neighborhood. “The thing I like most about it is the double tier wraparound porches,” Keane says. “You don’t see that much anymore.” Architect Philip Humphrey of pgh ARCHITECTURE was also engaged in the restoration process from an early date. He agrees with Keane about the cottage’s porches. “The porches are phenomenal,” Humphrey says. “Nowadays, because we have air conditioning, everyone spends so much time maxing out the interior.” Humphrey also felt the working fireplaces were noteworthy.


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