There were several important architectural changes we improved upon concerning the first floor of 217 Middle St.: #1: Create a front access to the second floor, #2: Remove the back staircase to the second floor, #3: Reinstall a back door of which had been filled in with cinder blocks for security
History of 217 Middle Street in Historic Downtown New Bern, North Carolina Present Owners: Michaelé Rose & John G. Watson This history begins in 1907 when a series of dry goods stores destroyed by fire had stood on this footprint and owned by the Hanff family who sold the vacant
This beautiful 1800s (maybe older) stained glass church panel came from St. Augustine, Florida. It was eventually passed down in the family and found its way to Hillsville, Virginia, where Alex Woolard was taking a road trip and discovered it in the back of a tractor trailer. Just a thought
Saint-Gobain glass from France, is the most beautiful glass in the world. Glass with a Soul and a perfect choice for this North Carolina oceanfront home. Sunrise will be lighting this Blue Wave, creating beams of colors to match this ocean view. Nothing short of magic to begin one’s day.
There are those times when no matter how good your skill level has become, failure still happens. A day making porcelain slabs, many more days building my thin walled spherical orbs and several more days creating coral reef environments. Everything appears to be going as planned, so off to bed and dream those good dreams while you
No!!! Say it is not soooo!!!! Two out of three coils had to be changed. Brand-new coils can be challenging especially when you have to remove all the pins and carefully snake out the metal coil and free it from a soft brick without too much damage. Then, carefully, inch by inch snake
It was time! Time to change out coils and check to see if all the relays are still working properly. My kiln is ten years old and I have lots of dead areas in the coils. The last firing to ∆ 9 took over 24 hours and barely made it
This lovely panel was made in 1901 for a Catholic Church in Brooklyn. The church image you see below was taken in the 1940s. Unfortunately, the structure fell into disrepair and was eventually taken down. My patron Paul Rivera, who grew up going to this church, had the opportunity to
