Residents have the opportunity to tour a renovated house in Chapel Hill’s historic district during the next three weekends.

Through the Preservation North Carolina Designer Show Home program, the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath house at the corner of East Rosemary and Boundary streets has undergone significant renovation and refurbishing. Features include a two-person Jacuzzi, Walker Zanger Tiles and bamboo floors from Lumber Liquidators as well as room designs by Baby Swank and Pottery Barn Kids.

Preservation North Carolina is featuring the house as a ‘best practice’ for preserving historic homes. House owners Patrick and Lise Noble worked with local architect Jim Spencer on a layout that brought the house up to date with kitchen and bath products while matching the charm and detail of the original home. Decorators and designers put their stamp on various rooms. The Nobles will receive tax credits for the house and the decorators and renovators all contributed their efforts.

The Designer Show Home is a case study in how to maintain the historic character of an old home while updating it with modern amenities. The Nobles worked closely with Preservation North Carolina. ‘Our home shows that you can buy an older historic home and modernize it while still keeping in line with the Preservation Society’s goal of maintaining the character of the original structure,’ Lise Noble said.

The house has historical significance — it served as the original location of the Secret Order of the Gimghouls, composed of noted UNC alumni. Tradition has it that the Order held to the “Dromgoole legend and the ideals of Arthurian knighthood and chivalry.”

Founded in 1939, Preservation North Carolina is North Carolina’s only private nonprofit statewide historic preservation organization. Its mission is to protect and promote buildings, landscapes and sites important to the heritage of North Carolina.

DESIGNER SHOW HOME TOURS

April 26-27, May 3-4 and 10-11

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tickets $15 at the door, $10 at the door for ages 65 and older, $5 at the door for children 2-12 years old.

Children 2 and under free.

Proceeds benefit Preservation North Carolina.