44 WBM july 2014 “It shows they used that house year round, I suspect. So many people buttoned up the house at the end of the summer and didn’t touch it until the next spring,” he says. Humphrey was brought in before the restoration began and measured the entire house to prepare a set of working drawings. “It was a typical age-old beach house,” Humphrey says. “It had lay-ers of finish on top of each other. At the same time, you could still feel the bones and root of what it looked like years and years ago.” Laurie Sugg set her sights early on the National Register. She and her husband worked with the Town of Wrightsville Beach and the State Historic Preservation Office’s restora-tion department. She says only very minor changes were made to the house during the restoration. A fish-ing rod closet was converted into a powder room, for example. “Every room already had its own bath,” Laurie says of the five-bed-room home. Antiquated knob and tube wiring was replaced, she says, but perhaps the most significant effort was spent replacing 80 structural pilings, of which eight were load bearing. All heart pine beams were rotten. “The house was literally collapsing in the center,” she says. Humphrey says, “Structurally from there on up it was still stable with very minimal termite damage. There were some original design flaws, smaller beams than we would use today and had over time created some deflection, specifically in the master bedroom and porch.” Humphrey, who designed bath-rooms and the kitchen, says the origi-nal service entrance to the kitchen was preserved. The 1986 publica-tion, “Historic Architecture of New Hanover County” states: “… servants played significant roles in daily life until 1940. … Quarters were located underneath the main block, on the ground level.” The interior stair from It’s your home. When you re-imagine your space, it’s your life that gets a redesign. Transform yours with all the details that make home a happy place. Our showroom product experts share your passion for getting it right, helping you select the perfect bath, kitchen and lighting products for your building or remodeling project. ©2014 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. FERGUSON.COM Wilmington 1925 Dawson Street (910) 343-0334 Shallotte 4640 East Coast Lane (910) 755-5060 Make mealtime Memorable SAVE MONEY ON OUR FLOOR MODELS AND CLEARANCE ITEMS SEE AN ASSOCIATE FOR DETAILS.
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