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houses Jared's bicycle and pool table.
Jared's office space is separated from the
rec area by custom room dividers made
from extra doors from the hotel and
constructed by local businessman Kirk
deViere, the lo's first resident.
Reclaimed heart pine floors, which
gleam the length of the lo, 12-foot ceil-
ings, and expansive windows, make the
space feel larger than its already ample
square footage. Jared's favorite feature
of the home is the dimmable recessed
lighting throughout the floor plan and
track lighting in the kitchen, which
lend a modern feel to the building con-
structed in 1914. rough the years, the
building has been home to a wholesale
grocery store, a billiard room, the Pal-
ace Hotel, the Rainbo Restaurant and
the Rainbo Hotel.
To the rear of the lo is a spacious
bedroom and towering fire escape for
a quick getaway, but Jared isn't going
anywhere anytime soon, unless it's on
vacation. "I like living in Fayetteville.
It's patriotic and friendly and I like the
proximity to the beach and mountains.
If I want to fly somewhere, the airport is
10 minutes away."
Fire escape leads
to back alley
Pool Shark
