by Charly Mann
The Hopper-Kyser House at 504 East Franklin Street is the oldest house in Chapel Hill. The house has grown from a 1400 square feet structure with no indoor plumbing or kitchen in 1814 to a magnificent home of over 4500 square feet with five bedrooms and bathrooms and a French kitchen. The original cost for the house is thought to be under $300. It recently sold for almost 1.5 million dollars. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What is it that binds us to this place as to no other? It is not the well or the bell or the stone walls. or the crisp October nights. No, our love for this place is based upon the fact that it is as it was meant to be, The University of the People.
In the early 80s I worked at the University Printery in Amber Alley. Mr. Kaiser would frequent the shop and was good friends with the owner. I was trying to make a living as a horn player and worshipped Mr. Kaiser and his work. On several occasions I tried to discuss music with him and he refused. Apparently he had turned his back on music for other endeavors. I never discovered what the reasons were.