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Richard C. Morris, Principal Architect
Richard has always been fascinated by architecture, especially the old. Growing up in an era where “tear down the old and build new” was the daily practice of the times, he was acutely aware at a very young age of how wrong this seemed. His interest in architecture was established by the time he enrolled at the Boston Architectural Center, now Boston Architectural College, in Boston, Massachusetts. He has personally restored over fifteen homes, both in New England and now in Virginia, and has been designing and building new residential projects for over twenty-five years. So convincing are his projects that on one occasion a perspective buyer walked into a just completed colonial reproduction home and asked “when had it been restored?” It is no wonder that his major hobby is bringing old homes back to life and collecting antiques to furnish them. His current residence is the 1773 Carter’s Tavern in Halifax, Virginia which he has been preserving over the past eight years. Another of his current projects is the 1852 Rivermont House in Lynchburg, Virginia. When built, it was considered a modern home with large windows, tall ceilings and gas powered chandeliers. Richard in the past has been on the “architects’ team” and part of the “builders’ guild” in prestigious communities in North Carolina. He has served on numerous boards, volunteered his time and expertise to various non-profit organizations, and serves on two architectural review boards for historic designated districts.
Richard has always been fascinated by architecture, especially the old. Growing up in an era where “tear down the old and build new” was the daily practice of the times, he was acutely aware at a very young age of how wrong this seemed. His interest in architecture was established by the time he enrolled at the Boston Architectural Center, now Boston Architectural College, in Boston, Massachusetts. He has personally restored over fifteen homes, both in New England and now in Virginia, and has been designing and building new residential projects for over twenty-five years. So convincing are his projects that on one occasion a perspective buyer walked into a just completed colonial reproduction home and asked “when had it been restored?” It is no wonder that his major hobby is bringing old homes back to life and collecting antiques to furnish them. His current residence is the 1773 Carter’s Tavern in Halifax, Virginia which he has been preserving over the past eight years. Another of his current projects is the 1852 Rivermont House in Lynchburg, Virginia. When built, it was considered a modern home with large windows, tall ceilings and gas powered chandeliers. Richard in the past has been on the “architects’ team” and part of the “builders’ guild” in prestigious communities in North Carolina. He has served on numerous boards, volunteered his time and expertise to various non-profit organizations, and serves on two architectural review boards for historic designated districts.
