In February of 1926, two entrepreneurs R. J. Mebane and W. E. Sharpe formed a non-stock, non-profit entity that would create the Hope Valley suburb, now called Old Hope Valley. The neighborhood was designed to be a gracious community which would include modern<br />conveniences such as underground water and sewer mains, electricity, architecturally designed homes, a professional golf course, and a country club destined to become the hub of social life for the new community and for greater Durham. Because of these features and the distance from downtown, residents of the new development were promised not only a healthier lifestyle but greater longevity! To attract people to Hope Valley and to set the desired tone and standard for the homes there, Mebane and Sharpe hired Durhamn++s foremost residential architect, George Watts Carr, to design a handful of moderately sized, but richly detailed homes in the Tudor Revival and English Cottage styles. The developers desired to imbue their new neighborhood with an n++Old Englishn++ feeling, in keeping with the country lifestyle of Englandn++s leisured classes. The first ten homes were built between 1927 and 1929. They were set in large landscaped grounds on winding streets. Welcome to a 1929 masterpiece n++ a fine example of a home that is attune to its heritage. For even though there have been a series of additions and renovations over the years, none of 3936 Dover Roadn++s original charm has been lost. (Internet 5531613)
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