DOVETAILING WITH THE PAST BENJAMIN HOBBS MAKES WOODEN FURNITURE FOR THE PRE-CIVIL WAR ERA HOUSES HE'S RESTORED. THE REPRODUCTION PIECES ARE MAINLY MADE BY HAND, AS IN DAYS OF YORE.(HOME)

From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: October 18, 1998| Author: Roberts, Frank | Copyright information

Byline: FRANK ROBERTS, SPECIAL TO HOME & GARDEN

BENJAMIN C. HOBBS likes old things. Pre-Civil War houses. Traditional hand tools. Handmade reproductions of antique furniture.

He and wife Jackie have collected 14 old houses, all built before 1846, and moved them to 30 acres just south of Hertford, N.C. There the houses serve as both showcase and schoolroom for Benjamin Hobbs' woodworking skills and as a bed-and-breakfast for woodworking students and other guest...

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