10/07/2026
📍Meet the Gaskill-Morris-Blackmer House, c. 1898
• 425 W. Horah Street, Salisbury NC •
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Built in 1898 by businessman D. L. Gaskill, this striking Victorian home has a fascinating history and plenty of details worth looking up close.
Shortly after it was built, C. S. Morris added the left portion of the house, nearly doubling its size. In the 1920s, the home was also connected to one of Salisbury’s most notable cultural figures: actor Sidney Blackmer, whose parents lived here.
The house has undergone several chapters of restoration, including a major restoration around 1980 that helped uncover its original exterior color scheme. Today, those historic colors remain, along with original pine woodwork, heart pine floors, seven fireplaces, period light fixtures, and stained-glass windows throughout the home.
More recently, Michelle and Ronny Camillo took on the restoration of the property after decades of neglect. One of their biggest projects was a new roof designed to recreate the look of the original Victorian tin shingles while preserving the home’s decorative finials.
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Tickets are available now at octobertour.com or at our office at the Utzman-Chambers at 116 S Jackson St. If you purchase ahead of time, you can pick up your tickets at the office before the tour.
