Only a few home tour sneak peeks left until the big weekend!

This is the Beckrath-Orgain home. Built in 1938 by, you guessed it, George Watts Carr, this Colonial-Revival home was commissioned by the Beckerath family. Herbert and Guelda von Beckerath lived in the home for 5 years. Herbert von Beckerath was a refugee who left Germany due to rising fears of retribution for his criticism of Hitler. The longest owners of the property were Anne and Dr. Edward Orgain. Carr's intentional design choices, including the arrangement of the home into three asymmetrical but balanced segments, give an impression of natural growth of the home over time. The home has indeed grown over time, with a significant addition from the Orgains in 1949-1950. To see this and seven other of Hope Valley's earliest built homes, join us on our 2026 Home Tour on May 16th and 17th. Tickets can be purchased at www.preservationdurham.org/hometour or at the link in our bio. We are almost at our docent goal, but still need a few more volunteers to work 2 or 4-hour shifts on either day of the tour. All volunteers get a free home tour ticket to enjoy the tour themselves! If interested, you can check out the sign-up form here: https://forms.gle/JZD3q8ZQfJHuJhB18 or at the link in our bio. Also, in less than a week is our annual meeting and home tour lecture at the Hope Valley Country Club! Learn more about Preservation Durham and the history of Hope Valley at this FREE event on May 12th. Register for free at www.preservationdurham.org/hometourlecture or at the link in our bio.