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Council authorizes $215,000 preservation loan to reconstruct relocated Weber House at Delmont Drive
Summary
Council approved a $215,000, interest‑free, three‑year preservation revolving loan to support reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Bill and Betty Weber House relocated to 1514 Delmont Drive; the Raleigh Historic Development Commission recommended the funding and will pursue local landmark designation for the property.
Raleigh City Council on Jan. 7 authorized the use of the city’s preservation revolving loan fund to support rehabilitation of the Bill and Betty Weber House at 1514 Delmont Drive.
Rob Allen, vice chair of the Raleigh Historic Development Commission, presented the request on behalf of the commission and described the significance of the house, a modernist design by Bill Weber and George Matsumoto built in 1954. Allen said the Weber House was moved from 606 Transylvania Avenue to 1514 Delmont Drive in January 2024 after the new owners and preservation advocates worked to save the building from demolition. Parts of the house were…
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