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home of distinction Purchased about seven years ago by the Wrights, the timeworn marsh-side home on Clamdigger Point Road initially served as a second residence for Tim, who periodically commuted from Ohio to work in Wilmington. Carol and the couple’s then high-school daughters came on various weekends and also during the summer months. But Carol admits, for her, this second residence on Figure Eight Island was just a place to sleep. “I am a cyclist. The house part just didn’t mean that much to me at the time. I came here to throw my stuff down, and then go out and cycle,” Carol says. “I never liked the beach growing up in Ohio. I have fair skin, and the salt and sand and whole idea of the beach wasn’t appealing.” The Wrights engaged modernist architect Michael Ross Kersting in a dialogue regarding architectural and structural options and/or renovations. That conversation lasted a couple of years. Located marsh side at Clamdigger Point Road, the home’s exterior exudes traditional North Carolina coastal characteristics as typified by its gray shingles and crisp white trim. A lazy-day hammock on the home’s covered deck adds to the its outdoor appeal. 80 WBM september 2014


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