Take a look inside the newly restored Andrews-Duncan House in downtown Raleigh

The historic Andrews-Duncan House downtown Raleigh, which the state once targeted for demolition, then used and abandoned, has been restored by a couple with a Brady Bunch-like family — and enough money and patience to make it their home.

The mansion was finished in the late 1800s and was first owned by Alexander B. Andrews, a former cavalry captain in the Confederate Army who made his fortune building and running railroads.

After Andrews died in 1915, the house was bought by Laura Duncan Pearson, the widow of a Durham tobacco industrialist who had married a Raleigh dentist. Hence, the name Andrews-Duncan.

A little over a decade after Duncan died, the house was threatened with demolition when it was purchased by the state. Its fate changed when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a Raleigh Historic Landmark in 1972.

Fast-forward to the late 2010s, and the house finally has new owners. Tina Konidaris and her partner, Jeff Turpin, bought the house — more than 10,000 square feet over three floors and a full basement — and began renovations in late 2019 in the hopes of restoring its beauty. While slowed by labor and materials shortages, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, the project was completed in early 2023 with the family moving into the house in February.

Here’s a look at the Andrews-Duncan House in the 20th and 21st centuries, with photos dating back to 1959.

The Andrews-Duncan House in the mid- to late 1900s

The 2010s, neglected and abandoned

2023: ‘Restored glory’

This story was originally published June 14, 2023 at 6:00 AM.