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Aug2002_Shook_House_signTour The Shook - Smather's House
another look

August 20, 2002

While the efforts to raise money in 2001 to save the house were unsuccessful, new efforts are underway to preserve the old structure in 2002.

Most of the current efforts are through the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina who holds an option on the property. A purchaser through the foundation would receive a deed with restrictions that ensure the preservation of the Historic Structure. Please visit their web site for details.

Preservation North Carolina Web Site

Check back here often and we'll keep you up to date on progress!

This page takes us on a quick tour of the old house in Clyde offering some views not presented in the original picture gallery.

There are two markers for the Shook House, the one everyone knows of is on US 19-23 in front of the house, but this less known marker is several blocks north of the house next to the Pigeon River.

 

Click on picture to see larger view.

Aug2002_Porch_Swing

Aug2002_Floor_Boards

The porch swing at the front porch is awaiting a new owner.

In many places the floor boards supported by those joists are 14 inches or more wide...

Aug2002_Kitchen_Plaster

Aug2002_Fireplace_Heater

The kitchen plaster needs serious work, but one can only wonder what the fireplace would be like without all that white paint.

In every room one imagines these treasures refinished

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Aug2002_Wood_Mantel

Behind the paneled walls and layers of wallpaper lie the ancient virgin timbers of the first frame house built west of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina

The wood in some of the mantels is amazing behind the cloud of years of neglect.

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Aug2002_Victorian_Stairway

The huge Front Room Hearth and mantle may predate the 1890 redecoration.

The stairway is the child of the Victorian era.

Aug2002_The_Dining_Room

Aug2002_Old_Electrical_Wiring

The incredible Dining Room is also from the Victorian era.

Electrical services are a bit outdated.

Aug2002_Antique_Vanity

Aug2002_Window_Looking_East

Some rooms look "ready to move in".

The windows might need a little washing (looking east toward Clyde)

Aug2002_Prophets_Room_Missing _Board

Aug2002_Signed_Boards

The "Prophet's Room" is the house's greatest treasure.

It's 16 inch virgin boards carry the signatures of local notables across the ages, a testament to the memory of the things that happened here.

Aug2002_The_Attic

Aug2002_1890s_Addition

The attic is a good place to see the construction of the house.

It's also obvious in the attic that the 1890s addition wasn't built nearly as well as the original house.

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