Stokes Consulting LLC

Stokes Consulting LLC R W Stokes began in Atlanta in 1987.

With Watson Brown's Backroad Photography – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
04/07/2026

With Watson Brown's Backroad Photography – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

With Harrison Design – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
04/02/2026

With Harrison Design – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

Nice!
03/14/2026

Nice!

03/12/2026

Meanwhile, on that same gray day in North Carolina, this happened.

I frequently use church parking lots if I need to pull off to send a text, and that was the case yesterday. The church itself was a nice brick structure, probably mid-20th century. I finished sending my text and was just ready to pull back out when I happened to glance down across the sloping lawn behind the church.

There was a weathered structure sitting at the edge of a distant line of trees. "Likely a nice old barn", I thought.

But then I caught sight of the little door with the Gothic arch, and then the same style in the vent above it, and I knew this was not an old barn. Forgetting all about leaving, I got out of the car and walked across the open field for a closer look.

The old structure was once a church - and likely was the original of the church whose parking lot I was using. With the Gothic touches, I'll venture a guess this came along in the very late 1800's.

I'm glad it still stands, and for the sake of protecting its vulnerability, I will not name the church or the county in which it is located, and I will ask you to refrain from mentioning in the comments as well.

If you do know the details, however, I would love for you to message me on this page. This is an important old structure and needs to be saved.

UPDATE: The building is circa 1888, and recent efforts have been made to secure grant money to stabilize and save it. I will post other updates as I get them - in the meantime, please remember to keep mention of name or location out of this post. The building is remote and vulnerable.

Photo by Beth Yarbrough.

03/12/2026

The southern portion of the Soulard neighborhood has a very different landscape than the northern half of the neighborhood. Large homes and mansions are situated high up on a hill overlooking the river, and many of the homes and mansions were owned by beer barons. One of the most decorative ones was built for Louis Obert in 1886 on Twelfth Street, which was essentially a Beer Baron’s Row in St. Louis.

Learn more about Soulard’s beer barons on March 15th, with architectural historian Nathan Jackson, on a walk through the neighborhood, starting at Pontiac Square Park, which was the former site of a brewery itself. More information regarding the walk is available in the comments below.

One of the most magnificent projects R W Stokes has ever completed.An award winning cottage in Decatur with a graduating...
03/12/2026

One of the most magnificent projects R W Stokes has ever completed.
An award winning cottage in Decatur with a graduating width and length Vermont slate from Camara Slate founded by Dave Camara.
If you would like to find it send me a comment below.

An award winning home built by Clay Chapman with a spectacular Vermont slate supplied by Camara Slate of Rutland, Vermon...
02/25/2026

An award winning home built by Clay Chapman with a spectacular Vermont slate supplied by Camara Slate of Rutland, Vermont.
This graduated width, length and thickness natural roof was such a stunning project installed by R W Stokes employees that an Architectural Digest ad was placed. (See below)

Happy New Year!
01/02/2026

Happy New Year!

With Watson Brown's Backroad Photography – I just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉
06/06/2024

With Watson Brown's Backroad Photography – I just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉

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06/04/2024

With Daily Dose of Smiles – I just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉

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