SAVING OLD HOUSES 

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Available for relocation!  This architecturally and historically significant Greek Revival house is endangered by imminent demolition.  It now has a reprieve while we work to find a preservation-minded person willing to save the historic house and relocate the structure to a new site. Believed to have been constructed circa 1840 and originally consisting of a central hall with two substantial principal rooms on each level, this grand house was expanded later in the 19th century to include an el containing one additional room on each floor.

 

Though neglected, the house remains substantially intact. Many fine historic details include casings inspired by the patterns of Asher Benjamin, Greek Revival mantels, an enclosed stair highlighted by an elegant arch with keystone, paneled window aprons, Greek Revival interior doors, wide-plank floors, and, most notably, an exuberant Greek Revival portico added by Brooks circa 1857 and featuring tapered fluted columns and elaborate Italianate spandrels and brackets. Judge George W. Brooks remains a very significant figure in the history of North Carolina. A historical marker stands near the house and his portrait hangs in the nearby Museum of the Albemarle.  

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For more information about this process, please be sure to check out the FAQ page!

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To schedule a showing, please contact:

Ian von Talee at ianvontalee@gmail.com

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A list of structural movers within the area:

 

Elite Structural Movers

252.927.9402

 

Expert House Movers

757.421.2588

 

Rodney Turner House Moving

910.298.4710

 

McCrary House Movers and Elevation 

336.287.0922

 

 

Rehabilitation Tax Credits:

If the Judge Brooks House remains within its current neighborhood, it will be eligible for state and federal tax credits. For more information, please follow the link below:

 

With Tax Credits - Preservation NC (presnc.org)

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