Village Craftsmen

170 Howard Street 

The Homer & Aliph Howard Home

Click on photo below for an introduction to our rehabilitation project:

A record of work done in January, 2004 (click on most photos to see a larger image):

A sub-standard addition, built in the 1970's, is removed:

Plywood removed from the attic ceiling reveals the original bead-board:

Other than plywood on the floor, the parlor is basically as it was when the house was built, ca 1860. 

This photo of the steep gable-end shows the distinctive "jump:"

In the 1950's a newer lock was added above the  original brass door handle and lock (probably salvaged from a ship):

Plywood removed from the rear shed addition reveals more old bead-board on the walls, and plank floors:

The attic, stripped of plywood, tarpaper, and tattered wallpaper shows a remarkably intact, and relatively spacious bedroom area:

In the corner, between the ceiling and the window we discovered  barely-legible signatures of Philip's Aunt Delia and Uncle Evans (who left the island in 1921, and died in 1923):

The narrow stairway descends into the rear shed addition:

A distinctive feature of this house is in the attic.  Two small windows at floor level open to the outside under the front porch roof. They were designed to provide better attic ventilation during Ocracoke's hot, muggy summer months. 

Go here for links to ongoing rehabilitation work on the Homer & Aliph Howard home.

Check back periodically for additional photos and more information about the progress of this project.