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"THREE to SEE" - Bethabara Park, Reynolda House
& Korner's Folly
 Winston-Salem
has a wealth of history and places of interest to visit, but
in nearby Kernersville interested individuals can find one of
North Carolina's most unusual attractions.
On Main Street of this bustling town is a Victorian-era home
called Korner's Folly. J. Gilmer Korner Sr., an artist, designer
and intetior decorator, felt his home would make a dandy place
to display his talents and services to prospective clients.
In 1180, there were no showrooms available to present the latest
in crown molding, window treatments, decorative sconces and
the like, so young Korner made his house an eclectic showcase.
Best known as the artist that hand-painted tobacco baron James
B. Duke's trademark Durham Bull on barns and other structures
across the south, Korner viewed his home as a blank canvas.
"His home was an ever-changing set of rooms, used to display
the latest fashion in interior fabric, art and accessories,"
says Connie Martin, director of the Korner's Folly Foundation.
"Many of the walls and ceilings were painted by his hand
to represent every imaginable design popular from the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries."
(Picture - A grand little theater atop Korner's Folly. The
in-home theater for music and drama was one of the first in
the United States.)
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