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Renovating History
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The Thomas Wadley Raoul House was built in 1922 and is widely considered to have set the style for one of America ’ s first “ upscale suburbs ,” Biltmore Forest . Built for Thomas Raoul , who epitomized the era of the roaring 1920s as a community leader and developer , the house was designed by Charles Parker and is on the National Register of Historic Places .
The new owners , the Newnams , began the renovation in 2020 . While the work is still ongoing , Angela Newnam says , “ Our goals are comfortable living — entertaining , gardening , and preservation with modern amenities . We feel like caretakers of this special property . Both the home and gardens have important histories for Biltmore Forest .”
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Katie Shaw
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