Museum Musings House given new home


By Jan Lawrence Call it North Buncombe’s ver-


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rable day, indeed. Not every day does one see a 132-year-old house being moved. I recommend it as a “bucket list” item. Amid a crowd including the


house’s owner, Steve Rotundo, as well as the contractor on the project, Weaverville policemen, Progress Energy employees, Weaverville firemen, friends, rel- atives and other spectators, a pro-


fessional moving company from Spartanburg, SC, moved the his- toric home from the south side of the entry into Northridge Com- mons to more affordable land on the north side of that same entry. What a carefully planned and


beautifully executed job. I cred- it Rotundo with dreaming the dream. A product of the United States


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needed moisture the day before did not rain on his parade. As the ground dries, the grace-


ful lady of bygone eras will be straightened on her hew location and readied for business. The house will be restored to


ref lect its original construction and eventually reopen with office spaces and other uses. A future tenant viewed the pro-


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