SHOWCASE HOMES

The Parrotts’ Nest | Love at First Sight
Photography by Kevin Hurley Martha and John Parrott’s stately brick home has a well-manicured front yard, with mature trees, a pea gravel drive, boxwood plantings and banks of hydrangeas. The ...

History Lovers’ Haven
Photography by Kevin Hurley In the year 1820, a prosperous settler named John Gray purchased a large plot of land south of the bustling frontier town of Fincastle. Gray, who ...

A Home with a View | Hillside Ranch Renovated into One Couple's Haven
Photography by Jared Hall Paul Economy and Randy Craver had been together for almost two decades when their settled lives took a turn—well, several turns actually—and good ones at that ...

Golfers’ Rest | Ballyhack Custom Home Is Tranquil Haven
Photography by Kevin Hurley Southwestern Virginia natives Nancy and Ken Sizemore had never heard of Ballyhack Golf Club until Nancy’s brother decided to buy a lot and build a custom ...

Holiday Cheer | At Ridgewood Farm
Photography by Kevin Hurley Driving up to Beth and Richard Macher’s home, Ridgewood Farm, is like stepping back in time. It sits atop a gentle rise on the southwestern side ...

A Barn House in the Country | Farmsteading Family Creates a Dream Estate
“Bella and Sterling—they’re why we bought the farm,” says Thistlewood Farm owner Meredith Elliott. Bella is a winsome Bashkir Curly Clydesdale Cross and Sterling’s a stately Tennessee Walker. When Bella ...

More Really Is More! | Betty Lou and Dick Kienle Re-think Their Decision to Downsize
Photography by Kevin Hurley What happens when retirees downsize… and then realize that downsizing just isn’t for them? Five years ago, retirees Betty Lou and Dick Kienle decided to sell ...

Coming Home | A Young Professional Returns to Roanoke in Search of Her First Home.
Photography by Kevin Hurley A Roanoke native, Whitney Norbo always knew she wanted to return to her hometown after her college and graduate school years. Her parents, sisters and many other ...