Jane Deaton

PINEHURST - Jane Deaton considers it a compliment when someone comes to visit for the first time and can't believe their house is only four years old.

"We wanted to have the look of an old house," she says."And we wanted a very informal cottage style house that blended in with the others in Pinehurst."

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From the outside, Jane and Brian Deaton's two-story white house, with its long wide front porch, columns and shutters does look like it could have been built when Pinehurst was being developed more than 100 years ago.

But step inside the Deatons' home, and you will find much more light and color than you find in the older Pinehurst homes.

Sunny yellow walls, 12-foot ceilings, large windows and an open floor plan create the informal look the Deatons wanted.Jane Deaton says their former home in Bethesda, Md., was about 60 years old and was more formal.

The couple will welcome hundreds of guests into their home Sept. 12 for the "Kitchens ... and Moore" tour sponsored by the Moore County Extension and Community Association.

The Deatons' home is one of the six private homes in the Pinehurst and Southern Pines area that will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 on the day of the tour.Proceeds benefit youth development programs in the county.

In each of the homes, guests will be treated with samples of food or drinks prepared by volunteers.
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Jane Deaton says she and her husband designed the kitchen.They had added on a new kitchen to their previous home before moving to Pinehurst.

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Jane Deaton says she fell in love with Pinehurst when she and her husband decided to stop by on the way from a vacation in Sea Island, Ga., in 1994.

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Jane Deaton says she likes being close enough to the village to walk to the post office and to the hotel to get the paper.She and her husband both like to play golf.

"The traffic in Washington is just getting so bad," she says.

"We started building the house while we were still up there," she says."We had a lot of faith in our builder, and didn't have any problems."

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Jane Deaton says they worked with builder Bill Breeden to save as many trees as possible on their lot on the corner of McCaskill Road East and Culdee Road.
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Jane Deaton says she has enjoyed getting to know her neighbors in Pinehurst and getting involved in the community.She served on the board of the Pinehurst Civic Group for three years, and is the immediate past president.

"In the 15 years we lived in Bethesda we hardly knew anybody," she says."People work very hard, and very long hours.It is kind of impersonal.

"Now we really like living in a town where we know our neighbors."

PCG President Jane Deaton's looking back and ahead (see front page) reminds us it's time to review needs and opportunities and prepare for our annual listing of goals and priorities.
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President - Jane Deaton; Vice Presidents - Doug Rogers, Dick White; Treasurer - Bill Kerchof; Secretary - Jack Naylor
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Terms Expire 2001: Dick Bisbe, 295-5102; Tom Campbell, 295-1849; Jane Deaton, 295-9111; Jack Naylor, 692-8612; J. D. Wink, 215-0627

Officers: President - Jane Deaton; Vice Presidents - Doug Rogers, Dick White; Treasurer - Bill Kerchof; Secretary - Jack Naylor
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Directors: Terms Expire 2001: Dick Bisbe, 295-5102; Tom Campbell, 295-1849; Jane Deaton, 295-9111; Jack Naylor, 692-8612; J. D. Wink, 215-0627

Civic group President Jane Deaton said that despite all the changes the village has experienced - for example, the population of the village has grown by 91 percent in the last 10 years - the group still deals with the same basic issues: water and the widening of roads.

This year the group was instrumental in halting a proposed five-laning of U.S. 15-501, Deaton said.

"Imagine five lanes of high-volume traffic being funneled into our traffic circle," one speaker said.

And the group was successful in leading the effort to have the county public utilities department seal manhole covers to prevent stormwater runoff from leaking into the sewer system.

"We're trying to further the course of inclusion," Deaton said."At one time we were a political action committee, but now we're nonpartisan.We're bridge builders, not dividers."

Jane DeatonPresidentPinehurst Civic Group

The home of Brian and Jane Deaton in the Village of Pinehurst will be shown on Kitchens … and Moore tour Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.There will be five other homes on tour in Pinehurst and Southern Pines.

Good cooks will be sharing favorite recipes and serving samples in each kitchen.This is the ninth year Kitchens … and Moore has been sponsored by the Moore County Extension and Community Association to benefit youth development programs.

Brian and Jane Deaton moved from Washington, D.C. less than four years ago where she was director of administration for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Brian a management consultant.Both are very active in the Pinehurst community.Jane has been a member of the Pinehurst Civic Group three years and served as president in 2001.She represents foster children in the courts through the Guardian Ad Litem program and is a member of the College Club.Brian continues as a management consultant along with his community service appointments.

The Deaton's white cottage, built by Breeden Construction Inc., is landscaped with beautiful gardens on each side.Jane does a lot of the gardening, but gives much credit for her success to Benjamin Bessette, who helped plan and plant.
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Jane said, "Ceiling fans on the front porch make dining on the outside pleasant."