A beaming Herb Watson, center, builder of the 2009 Charity House, with buyers Jim and Valerie Harvey, on the porch.
Among the 1,200-plus visitors to the Homearama Preview open house last weekend was a couple whose purchase of a new Homearama home will help further the mission of Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.
Jim and Valerie Harvey of Chesapeake purchased “The Sydney Lambert,” the home named for a 6-year-old cancer patient from the hospital.
The couple were attracted to the Victorian style of the home. The home is one of 12 that display classic interpretations of traditional architectural styles, creating a streetscape with the look and feel of early American neighborhoods.
The builder, Herb Watson of The Walters Company, and numerous suppliers and subcontractors contributed to the home in order increase the amount of proceeds that will benefit the cause.
Over the years, the annual Tidewater Builders Association’s Homearama Charity House has brought over $1 million to local children’s causes. It marks the third Homearama home sold so far this year. The 12 homes will be on display to the public Oct. 3-18.
It actually wasn’t the 90-plus degree heat and intense humidity that warmed the crowd gathered at 