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The Many Creations of Brian Calhoun On a quiet street in downtown Charlottesville, there’s an old brick cottage that subtly blends in with the rest of the neighborhood. The main floor’s living space is typical of a comfortable home, but drifting up from the basement,...
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Renovate, Restore, Repurpose In an era dominated by the proliferation of sprawling, cookie-cutter housing developments, design/build contractor Enoch Snyder is doing something rare. He listens carefully to the stories that old houses have to tell. Then, he peels back...
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By Rob Seal • Photography by Jack Looney When most of us are turning off the lights and settling in for a good night’s sleep, the day is just beginning for those hearty few who work through the night. Here, meet some of the people who are busy at work while the rest...
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Haunted History of Central Virginia “Virginia may well be the most haunted state in America,” writes L.B. Taylor Jr. in The Big Book of Virginia Ghost Stories. Taylor believes that the many old manor houses and plantations that still stand, combined with the numerous...
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Design Strategies for Elevated Living In the realm of home design, the boundary between indoors and outdoors has become increasingly fluid—erased not only by architectural innovation but by a shift in lifestyle that prizes connection to nature without compromising...
