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The Hunt-Brock home is located at 515 Randolph Avenue. With its sawn wood gingerbread detailing, "Fairview" typifies Carpenter Gothic architecture. George Hunt, grandson of Huntsville's founder, John Hunt, built the house in 1885. Originally Gothic Revival dictated stone or brick construction. But in North America, easy access to wood and the invention of the scroll saw led to enchanting innovations.

Nothing could be more enchanting than the recent transformation given the house by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brock when they purchased "Fairview" in the late 1990's. A clever plan to gain living and entertaining space incorporates three backyards and unties two adjacent cottage on parallel Clinton Avenue with the main home. This was accomplished without altering the exterior of the structures and by visually linking them via paint color and landscaping.

The Brocks restored and redecorated the main home's original spaces, while adding a kitchen, family room, and wide porch onto the back.

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