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Article: Ghent is home to Southeast Virginia's oldest houses.(The Virginian-Pilot)
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- November 11, 2002
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NORFOLK, Va. _ The fireplace in Frank "Buddy" Gadams' new living room is lavender. It's practically ancient _ built exactly 100 years ago, with the rest of the house _ so Gadams isn't inclined to change it.
In fact, Gadams' huge new-old house on Colonial Avenue in Ghent features eight fireplaces, and each is unique. One is raspberry, one pink, one green-black, one white, one aqua, one beige, one cream, one lavender. Some burn wood; some burn coal. Each has finely detailed woodwork.
In recent years, someone painted over the fireplaces and made them bland white. In recent months, Gadams dissolved the paint and restored each to its original splendor.
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