Joel Lane Museum House presents a lecture on “Gambrel Roof Houses of Northeastern North Carolina” by Reid Thomas
Time:  Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 7 pm

Location:  160 South Saint Mary’s St., Raleigh, NC  (at the corner of Hargett St.), which is two blocks south of Hillsborough St., not far from downtown.

Admission:  For the public: $16; Members of the Joel Lane Historical Society: $11.Advanced purchase is required, and seating is very limited.Contact Information: tel: (919) 833-3431; email: [email protected]

The JLMH is proud to present a lecture on “Gambrel Roof Houses of Northeastern North Carolina” by Reid Thomas on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 7 pm at the Visitors Center of the Joel Lane Museum House at 160 South Saint Mary’s Street, Raleigh, NC 27603. Admission is $16 for the general public and $11 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited, and advanced payment isrequired. Please call 919-833-3431 or go to the Eventbrite web site to purchase tickets.Be sure to include the names of all in your party; nametags will serve as tickets. Tickets are non-refundable unless we must cancel the event. Explore unique examples of gambrel roof houses in northeastern North Carolina and beyond.  This image-rich presentation looks at the origins of this style and raises the ultimate question, Why Gambrel? Reid Thomas is Restoration Specialist at North Carolina State Historic Preservation OfficeDivision of Historical Resources, Department of Cultural Resources. Serving out of the EasternOffice in Greenville since 1990, he works in 18 counties in the northeastern region providingtechnical restoration assistance to hundreds of private and public projects. Reid specializes inearly building technology, historic paints, building conservation and disaster planning andrecovery.He is a recipient of the Quinque International Fellowship where he studied Scottish buildingconservation techniques and fire protection for historic properties. He was formerly EducationCoordinator/ Acting Curator at Museum of the Cape Fear, N.C. Museum of History. He waseducated at Campbell University. Reid was awarded the Robert E. Stipe Professional StatewideHistoric Preservation Award in 2006. He currently serves as a member of Edgecombe Community College’s Historic Preservation Technology Program Board of Advisors.

For more information, call 919-833-3431, email [email protected], or visit www.joellane.org.

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