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By Anita L. Sherman
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
One of the favorite haunts of a particular set of guys in Rappahannock County is the Flint Hill Public House. Known informally as “the lunch bunch,” they gather daily to share their views on politics, philosophy and the price at the pump. One of them is never for a loss of words, is quick with the quip and at 76 is a debonair Southern gentleman always ready to charm and be charmed. Sporting longish locks of white hair, still clear blue eyes and denim jeans to match, meet architect of the mind Donald Reed Chandler.
Born during the Depression, Chandler was raised on a farm in Durham, North Carolina. He learned three things from an early age - how to build from his carpenter father, how touched he was by nature and how fond he was of singing old country tunes. Deciding on the path of an architect, Chandler has successfully combined what he has learned and what he loves into the cadence of his life.
Music has played an important role in Chandler’s creativity and it was perhaps auspicious that at the age of 15, he bought an old “Harmony” guitar and later discovered Hank Williams and “Lovesick Blues.” Chandler’s architecture, like his music, is unpretentious, flows easily and is graced with simple lines, lots
See CHANDLER, Page B7
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