A historic property at 1007 Nash St. NW in the West-Nash Historic District has been sold. The Nadal House, built around 1916, is now owned by Ned and Valerie Roebuck. Allyson Moye from Womble Real Estate facilitated the transaction on behalf of Preservation of Wilson.
The Roebucks are retired educators who previously lived in New York. Ned taught science while Valerie taught English. They both graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. The couple has three children and two granddaughters.
Their passion for barns and older homes has been a major part of their life together.
Valerie spent two years searching for a renovation project. After initially visiting the property twice and deciding against it, the couple reconsidered following encouragement from Kathy Berni, a Preservation of Wilson volunteer and Development/Fundraising Chair. Nearly 70 volunteers contributed to work on the property.
Ned has extensive residential construction experience, having renovated an 1890s house in Vermont and built a new home in New York. He continues restoring historic mill houses in North Carolina and other structures in New York. Valerie is an artist specializing in custom paper-based pet portraits.