Coker-Burns House Preservation Celebration
Sunday June 9
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Please join Preservation North Carolina for a
Preservation Celebration at the Coker-Burns House
Hosted by Susan and Richard Allison
609 North Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Parking instructions will be emailed to attendees.
Garden Party and House Tour with Performance by Singer/Songwriter Whit Grumhaus
Light hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine
Meet and greet PNC’s new President and CEO, Benjamin Briggs
The magnificent William C. Coker House and Gardens was built in 1908 for botanist William Coker.
The home’s Prairie Style architecture blends with the natural landscape. Coker’s 2.8 acre estate is a short walk from the UNC campus he helped design, and reflects the plantings seen in the famed Coker Arboretum.
In the 1980s, the late Mary Jane Burns and Dr. Woodrow Burns restored the house to Coker’s
original design using photos from the UNC special collections; the gardens were restored
and documented by Chip Calloway in the 1990s.
In 2019, Woodrow and Catharine Burns permanently protected their beloved home with a detailed preservation easement held by Preservation North Carolina. In 2021, Susan and Richard Allison undertook an extensive restoration of the home and gardens.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED
$50 per person
Tickets include 1-year PNC membership for new supporters.
Proceeds from this event will support Preservation North Carolina’s statewide preservation work.
Questions? Contact Mary Frances Wilson at mfwilson@presnc.org or 919-832-3652 ext. 224.
Thank you to all of our Sponsors to date!
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f. rees company |
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| CORNERSTONE CLUB | ||
| Thomas S. Kenan III, Chapel Hill | ||
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| Woodrow and Catharine Burns, Pittsboro | ||
| SPONSORS | ||
| Darri and Owen Gwyn, Chapel Hill | Wyndham Robertson, Chapel Hill | Rodney Swink and Juanita Shearer-Swink, Raleigh |
| FRIENDS | ||
| Dr. Katherine Bick, Chapel Hill | Edward and Nancy Clement, Salisbury | Larken Egleston, Charlotte |
| Gate City Preservation, Greensboro | Gunter and Kathleen Glass, Graham | Matthew Hobbs and Katherine O’Brien, Raleigh |
| Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough | Leon Meyers, Hillsborough | Olive Architecture, Raleigh |
| Mary Ragsdale, Chapel Hill | Russ Stephenson and Ellen Longino, Raleigh | |
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