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Discove r Cit yV iewN C.co m's fre s h up d ate d loo k ! | 23 Would your family know what to do in the event of your death? One of the kindest gifts you could give your family is to make your own funeral arrangements before they are needed. To ensure that your wishes are fulfilled, schedule an appointment for a no- obligation consultation with one of our preneed specialists. Highland Funeral Service & Crematory Funeral Services ~ Cremation ~ Pre Need 610 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 910.484.8108 | www.sullivanshighland.com SULLIVAN'S ALLEN STAPLETON EDWARD MERCER Let's leave Aging to wine & cheese Steven M. Zoellner M.D. Text "Makeover" to 88000 for specials and package pricing PinehurstPlasticSurgery.com 910.295.1917 In contrast, Long Valley Farm was a working farm and would be anchored by the sprawling traditional Colonial Revival home that John S. Rockefeller had built for his family. Completed in 1938, the 6,000-square-foot, six- bedroom home overlooks a large millpond where Rockefeller reportedly liked to go skinny-dipping. Bowers said holly trees were planted to provide discretion. Rockefeller had the home built with practicality and conservation in mind. While window frames, shutters, door jambs, porch ceilings and columns and the like were painted – and now are peeling – the home's exterior was clad in wood-grained asbestos siding that never had to be painted and thus never was. Paint was used sparingly inside as well. Instead, most of the walls, floors and ceilings are clad in plain pine planking, giving a visitor the feeling of walking through huge wooden boxes. e planks aren't uniform in size. at's because they were repurposed from a hardware store in Pittsboro. Bowers said the reuse of materials pleased Rockefeller, who was an ardent environmentalist. Some of the planks are extremely wide and clearly were once the heart of giant old pine trees. ere are exceptions to the expanses of wood. In the kitchen, for example, the green Formica countertops and the brick-printed linoleum on the floor and one wall are proof both of a long-ago update of the room as well as the fact that even the Rockefellers fell prey to '70s-era décor. But the home was also built for comfort and enjoyment. Two expansive one-story wings that extend from the two-story main body of the house contain the dining room and the family room, each equipped with its own massive fireplace. A sign with

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