City Living
Norfolk Style
Monthly Lecture Series
“Nobody thought much about the front porch when most Americans had them and used them. The great
American front porch was just there, open and sociable, an unassigned part of the house that belonged to everyone
and no one, a place for family and friends to pass the time.”
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
“The Language of Porches”
Neighborhood Design and Resource Center
111 Granby Street, Norfolk (map)
| Guest Speaker: |
Greg Rutledge, AIA |
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Architect, Hanbury Evans Wright Viattas & Company |
Come learn about the architectural, cultural and social significance of the front porch. Share your most memorable “front porch” moment, and feel free to bring a treasured picture or two.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
“Getting Acquainted with Norfolk’s Sears Mail Order Houses”
Mary D. Pretlow Library
111 Ocean View Avenue, Norfolk (map)
| Guest Speaker: |
Rosemary Thornton |
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Author, The Houses That Sears Built |
Discover, or rediscover, the Sears, Roebuck & Company mail order houses in Norfolk with noted Sears Kit Houses authority Rosemary Thornton, herself a Norfolk resident.
Lectures are free and open to the public. Reserve your seat -- michelle.johnson@norfolk.gov or 757-664-6772
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Unless otherwise noted, all lectures will be held at the Norfolk Neighborhood Design and Resource Center located at 111 Granby Street.
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