On the edge

Downtown Raleigh keeps expanding.  Here on the edge, beyond the railroad tracks, building continues.

 

Red House

The red house at Horseshoe Farm is not lived in anymore.

It has been renovated, and it is used as park offices.

 

Where are the windows?

At first glance this house looks almost normal.  Then you notice there are no windows.  Was it easier to put up siding without making holes for the windows?  Did they forget them?  Or do they just not want to see their neighbors?

Out of Place?

Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood surrounding the Oakwood cemetery.  The homes are well preserved examples of early Raleigh.  And then there's this one.  How did it make it through the historical review process?

Theme day: Municipal building

I'm not sure this counts for Theme Day.  The theme is Municipal building.  This is the North Carolina state Legislative building. Our city offices are in a high rise.  Not as impressive.

Mansion

Peeking through the gates at the Governor's Mansion on Blount Street.

Crossroads country store

This old country store sits at a busy crossroads in rural Johnston county, NC.  I imagine it might have been a community hub in its prime.

Meredith College

Johnson Hall, Meredith College

Meredith College is a small liberal arts women's college in Raleigh. (here)  

It has a strong tradition of service to the community.  I run into Meredith students volunteering at the food pantry, mentoring programs and refugee support groups.  And it has a beautiful little campus in the heart of Raleigh.

Weather Bureau Station

The Hatteras Weather Bureau Station is a beautifully restored building housing the Hatteras Welcome center.  ( see here). At one time it housed the scientific equipment used to monitor the weather as well as the people who manned the station.

It's easy to forget that before satellites, someone had to go out on the catwalk to check the weather.

Spooky old house

This old house looked very spooky with the angels in front and Spanish moss all over the trees.  I thought it was situated in an old graveyard, but it just turns out to be owned by an eccentric lady who likes to collect things.

The angels reminded me of the weeping angels from Doctor Who.  (don't blink!)

It's really a beautiful old house set on a quiet street in Hatteras Village on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The Spanish moss on the old live oak trees made it even spookier.

Is Bigger Better?

This neighborhood began with modest sized houses.  It has become "gentrified"  and it seems residents are unwilling to live in the modest originals.

This house for instance started life as the small part in front, added a wing in back and then another, and then a whole nother house!

This one added wings on both sides.

This one started its life as a large house, and then grew again!

Angles

The NC Museum of Art building has some interesting angles.

Block city

I watched this city being built out of small planks, like Jenga blocks.  One pair of kids started it, with help from a 2 year old who carefully brought them pieces.  Their parents dragged them away, and another set came in to add to the plan.  

Kids don't need fancy materials just imagination and time!

Seaboard Building

The Seaboard Building is one of the oldest surviving office buildings in Raleigh.  It was originally built in 1861 for the offices of the Raleigh and Gaston Seaboard Coast line, a railroad (see here)  It's now the department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the state of North Carolina.  It sits on Salisbury Street, in the midst of large official looking state office buildings like a stately old lady with her lace shawl wrapped around her.

Red Hat

The Red Hat building peeks over the state legislative  building looking like a real red hat.  The PNC building stands guard over all of downtown. 

Methodist Home for Children

When I hear the word Orphanage I think of Oliver Twist's work house.  But the Methodist Orphanage, today's Methodist home for children, was very different.  Hearing stories of people who grew up there they had nothing but gratitude for the kindness they were given.  Today the Methodist Home for Children is still active, although they work with inhome situations and sold their orphanage to the city.  It is now the Fred Fletcher park (Link).  The house above is the Garriss building, built as a dormitory around 1950.  The building below is the Borden building, built in 1900, first a home for the superintendent and later a dormitory.  The Borden building can be rented for weddings. dormitory

Old and New

Raleigh is a city of old and new.  Here in front is the American Institute of Architects building, with the Holy Trinity Church behind.

Red Hat

Of course the RedHat building in downtown Raleigh would have to have a red hat!

Skyhouse detail

Detail on the side of the Skyhouse Luxury apartment building in downtown Raleigh.  They are in a prime location one block off Moore square.  Downtown Raleigh is becoming gentrified.