This home is located in the Wycliffe development that began in 1986 on property once owned by Berry Godwin. Godwin was a successful Lumberton businessman from just before the Civil War until his death in 1905. The home was built by James Braxton Freeman and his wife, Gwen, in 1989 and sold it to Mohammad Sabur Nasiri and his wife, Mamtaz Saburt. Larry and Carol Hester purchased the home next in 2002. The Hesters sold the house the next year to Brian Bladykas and his wife Maha Lahoud-Bladykas, who lived in the home until they sold it to the present owners, George and Anna Faye Phillips, in 2005.

The Phillipses have redesigned the landscaping around the home. Inside they have flipped several of the rooms. The former dining room is now the living room, the family room became the new dining room and a former garage is now a den. The home is decorated in an eclectic style and represents their travels while he served in the military.
The home is decorated for Christmas with poinsettias, a collection of nutcrackers and live wreaths. Some of the wreaths include German dolls and matryoshka (Russian nesting doll).

Ms. Noble’s home was built for her in 1994 by her brother, Les Noble.  The home’s theme is “family” with bits of family and local history filling the home.  The cedar trunk serving as a coffee table belonged to Ms. Noble’s great-grandfather, Giles Crawford. He established Crawford’s, a once-popular local restaurant.  A bedroom chandelier came from her childhood bedroom.  The garage features the front door pediment from Kelly’s Feed and Seed Store (a building owned by her grandfather that stood next to the Carolina Civic Center).  In the garage, peony hoops hang from her grandparents’ mailbox.  A painting of Ms. Noble’s nieces and nephews in “Aunt Tootie’s Garden” hangs over the fireplace.

Ms. Noble’s collection of antique majolica can be seen in the dining room.  Chickens rule the roost starting with Fred who guards the driveway. The Christmas tree is decorated with a collection of old glass ornaments including several used on her family’s tree during her childhood.

This two-story brick home was built in 1993 by Layton and Dianne Britt. The home is located in the smaller neighborhood of Walnut Cove. Development of Walnut Cove began in 1982 and was designed to be a haven for family and friends.

The home creates a festive atmosphere. A large tree in the foyer promises an exciting Christmas. On the lower level the master suite and family room are elegantly decorated.  The kitchen is the center of hospitality where family and friends gather to celebrate throughout the year. The dining room is set for a reflective Christmas dinner.

The upper level represents three daughters and their families. Each room and a balcony sitting area overlooking the family room are decorated with trees. Also upstairs are several hide-a-ways that delight the grandchildren.

James Dick Proctor and his wife, Sarah Kernodle, built this home shortly after the property was deeded to him by his father’s estate in 1911. Proctor was son Edward Knox Proctor, Jr. and Elizabeth Gray Dick. Following in his father’s footsteps he was an attorney in the firm of McIntyre, Lawrence & Proctor. Here the Proctors raised their daughters, Elizabeth and Catherine.

Proctor died suddenly at the age of 45 in 1930. He had served several terms as mayor of Lumberton, chairman of the Lumberton Board of Education, trustee of UNC, as well as director of National Bank of Lumberton and the National Cotton Mill. He had just been won the primary for the NC Senate. All Lumberton business closed for the afternoon the day of his funeral.

His family sold the home in 1939 to attorney Henry A. McKinnon Sr. and his wife, Margaret. The McKinnons had three sons, Henry Jr. (Sandy), Arnold and John. They renovated and modernized the home including enclosing the side porch and adding this footage to the existing parlor. They also built a two-room playhouse with working fireplace for the two younger sons, since Sandy was a freshman at Duke University. Later the partition between the rooms was removed to make the playhouse an ideal area for cookouts and entertaining.

McKinnon, a native of Maxton, obtained the rank of 1st lieutenant during World War I. After the war he began his law practice in his hometown. In 1923 he was elected mayor of Maxton capturing the entire vote cast, which was 55. His election marked a special time in the history of the town; it was the first time that a father and son had both served the town as mayor.  His father, A.J. McKinnon, had been elected in 1896. McKinnon moved his law practice and family to Lumberton in 1934. He served as senator for Robeson County in 1947 and 1949, president of the Alma Lumber Co. and president of the Maxton, Alma and Southbound Railroad.

McKinnon died in 1959 and his wife remained in the home until her death in 1980 when the home was sold to lawyer Richmond Page and his wife, Rebekah Reynolds. The home was purchased in 1999 by Holden and Katherine Hansen. Mark and Nancy Britt Wagner purchased the home in 2010. The home is located across the street from that of her parents, Judge Samuel and Elsie Britt.

This unique home has changed many times over the years. The original home was approximately half the size of the current home and, at first, the front of the home faced Water Street. The property was originally the back part of the home site of Thomas and Jessie Johnson’s Elm Street property. In 1934 the Johnsons sold the lots to C.R. Taylor and his wife, Elizabeth, who built a small home.

The Taylors sold the property in 1940 to Joseph and Lucille Martin. A.J. Holmes Sr. and his wife Lona purchased the home in 1944. In 1946 A.J. Holmes Jr. and his wife Rossie purchased the home and, in 1950, added a significant amount of square footage. Around 1950 the Holmeses had the address of the home changed from 1205 Water St. to 1205 Barker St. After almost 30 years in the home they sold to Russell and Karen Livermore in 1975. In 1991 the home was purchased by Craig and Leslie Simons who sold it in 1994 to Holden and Katherine Hansen.
Josh and Katie Gorniak purchased the home in April of 2009 and set about what is a continuing project of renovation.  They broke out two of the walls between the small galley-type kitchen, den and enclosed porch, in turn creating a large combination kitchen and family room.  So far, they have finished completely remodeling and redesigning 10 of the home’s 12 rooms, with the master bath and walk-in closet for the master suite being the Gorniaks’ remaining projects.

Every year, the Gorniak home is decorated with several trees. A pair of matching trees in the family room, children’s themed trees in the kid’s rooms, and in the master suite a Pittsburgh Steelers-themed tree all help bring the Christmas spirit to the home.

The Proctor Law Office is owned by Historic Robeson and is the oldest building in Lumberton believed to date to 1840. The lot was owned by Lumberton founder Jacob Rhodes and after his death in 1822 was inherited by his son, Dr. Richard Clinton Rhodes. It is thought that the building was the home of the Rhodes family before they moved to Arkansas. Dr. Rhodes's widow, Susan Davis Rhodes, sold the property on December 9, 1869 to Edward Knox Proctor. The deed referred to the property as being the lot containing the building known as "the Brick Store." 

From the time Proctor purchased the building until the 1930s it served as law offices for Proctor, Lawrence and McIntyre. The name of the firm changed over the years as lawyers joined and left the firm. Lumberton’s first telephone and waterworks are said to have been installed on the lot in 1893. After the late 1930s the building was used for various commercial establishments. It was purchased from the Proctor heirs in 1966 by Owen Clinton Norment. Historic Robeson acquired the building in 1975. Many were responsible for the restoration of the building including the Lumberton Junior Woman’s Club. The iron fence and fountain are from the former Lumberton home of Governor Angus Wilton McLean and Margaret French McLean and were donated by their heirs. The mansion stood behind the courthouse.

For the tour Greg and Gwenn Price have decorated in the style of the Civil War era.