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The Shook Smathers House

The Shook Smathers House

Will Be Preserved

The Historic Preservation Foundation Rides To The Rescue

 

Our thanks go out to the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina who on February 24th, 2003 found an out-of-state buyer willing to put forward the estimated quarter million dollars to restore and preserve the Shook - Smathers House. Even if this buyer defaults on his commitments, the Restrictions and Protective Covenants placed on the deed by the Foundation will now ensure that the House is preserved, and preserved properly. All involved credit Ms. Barbara Wishy of the Foundation for her tireless efforts to bring this sale about, and we must not forget the descendants of Levi Smathers who not only have preserved the house for over 150 years, but who saw to it that it was given exclusive listing by the Foundation. We should also not forget the efforts of Dr. Doris Hammett, Bruce Briggs, and their associates in the Waynesville Historical Society or of the "Cousins", especially Wilma Simpson, and the many members of the local community who have labored all these years hoping and praying to see this result. We know old Jacob Shook is smiling!

 

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