Several people have asked about Plain & Fancy. Dr. Ruth Little is the author with a lot of help from people in the county who went through many old structures in the county looking for unusual details. Many of these structures no longer exist but there are pictures in private hands or at LCC. There is some history of the county and the towns. Kinston has its own section and is broken down into the older neighborhoods. The same for LaGrange and Pink Hill. Each section of the county is broken down in the 455 pages plus the excellent index. They tried to trace the ownership of the property when known with a little genealogy. The structure are business related, grand old homes, farm homes and tenant houses - they just had to be old. A history of the owners, when known is given. As most of you know, the old structures in the county bite the dust on a regular basis and most of the older homes in Kinston have been torn down especially in east Kinston where the original homes were built. Many surnames of the original owners are not even found in the area anymore. This book is what is called a coffee table book and if your roots are in Lenoir County, the money is well worth it and would make an excellent Christmas present. We are trying to get a better description of both books from the Historical Society for Dobbers. Martha