HOME & GARDEN
Contemporary
Craftsman A thoughtful renovation means a new chapter in a 100-year-old story By M o rg an C ar tier Westo n | P h o to g rap hy by J ohn Mi chael Si m pson
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r. Alessandra Ritter wasn’t planning on a project when she bought her Carrboro home in 2016. After more than 10 years living in Lake Hogan Farms, she had come to adore her friends and neighborhood, but her kids, João Ritter and Juliana Ritter, would be graduating from UNC soon, and Alessandra was ready to downsize. One day while driving down South Greensboro Street, a yellow cottage with a “for sale” sign caught Alessandra’s eye. “I hadn’t even
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July/August 2021