RRaleigh residents Jim and Kristen Whelan
home of distinction
purchased a lot on Futch Creek in 2012 with
the plan to start building their home five
years later. But after spending weekends
sitting by the dock, they decided they didn’t
want to wait. The home, designed by Scott
Sullivan and built by David James, was com-pleted
in October 2016. The house was sited
to maximize outside living and views of the
infinity pool, Futch Creek, the Intracoastal,
and Lea-Hutaff Island in the distance.
“We’ve seen a bald eagle, lots of osprey, an
otter. Dolphins come in here when it’s high
tide in the morning,” Kristen says. “We see
the activity on the Intracoastal, the shrimp
boats and the big boats going by.”
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