THE FORECAST. THE PANDEMIC SHOOK UP TYPICAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING BETTER THAN MANY RETAILERS STARTED SALES AS EARLY AS OCTOBER AND KEPT STORES CLOSED ON THANKS GIVING. >> AND NORTH CAROLINA LANDMARK PRESERVED. WE FIND THE TAR HEEL TRAVELER IN ORANGE COUNTY. >> WE VISIT THE HISTORIC COLONIAL IN IN HILLSBORO. >>> HOLDINGS AND MEMORIES, SOMETIMES THE TWO ARE TIED AS THEY ARE HERE IN HILLSBORO. SO MANY MEMORIES IN THIS BUILDING. >> EVERY SINGLE DAY, I MEET NEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT MEMORIES AND REALLY SPECIAL MOMENTS THAT THEY HAVE SHARED. >> THEY SAY WE HAD OUR FIRST DATE HERE OR GOT MARRIED HERE OR I PROPOSED TO MY WIFE OF 45 YEARS HERE. >> THE REMEMBER ENJOYING SUNDAY BRUNCH AND EATING FRIED CHICKEN HERE. >> FRIED CHICKEN. WE GOT THAT BACK AND IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY WELL RECEIVED. >> THE COLONIAL IN IS BACK, BACK FROM THE BRINK. >> WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BUY THE PLACE? >> I ASK MYSELF THAT QUESTION EVERY DAY. >> WHY OH WHY AND HOW. >> HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN VACANT? >> IT SAT HERE FOR 16 OR MORE YEARS. THE LAST FEW YEARS, PEOPLE REMEMBER THINKING I GOSH, I HOPE THIS CEILING DOESN'T FALL INTO MY SOUP. >> DEMO WAS THE FIRST STEP. >> 2018. WE TRIED TO SAVE EVERYTHING WE COULD. >> IT IS A PRETTY INCREDIBLE SPACE. >> WE FOUND SOME OAK BEAMS THAT HAVE HAND HEWN HATCHET MARKS WHERE SOME POOR SOUL CUT DOWN AN OAK TREE. >> AND USED THE TIMBER AS FLOOR JOISTS. >> IT IS A NEW FEELING THAT MY FEET ARE STANDING ON THINGS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY 200 YEARS OLD. >> OR OLDER. 1759. >> THESE ARE ALL ROOMS YOU VETTED? >> WE HAVE 21 BRAND-NEW ROOMS. >> 28 TOTAL ROOMS. >> IT IS A SWEET BY TO FINISH IN AND A LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOM SPACE. >> ART ON THE WALLS BY NORTH CAROLINA ARTISTS. FOLKS IN THE ROOMS BY THE HILLSBORO AUTHORS. IN THE BAR, NORTH CAROLINA BIER AND THE SPECIALTY COCKTAIL MENU. >> WITH THE TRADITIONAL MARTINI THAT WE CALL THE DIRTY SOUTH MARTINI AND WE STUFFED THE OLIVES WITH THEM AND NO CHEESE. >> THE PEPPER JELLY AND GOAT CHEESE BURGER. >> WEDDINGS AND ASSUMPTIONS AND PERSONAL DINNERS. >> THE TOWN STARTED TO EMBRACE IT. >> EIGHT DIFFERENT FAMILIES CAME TOGETHER. WE ALL DECIDED THAT THIS WAS WORTH SAVING. >> IT REOPEN TOWARDS THE END OF 2020. >> I THINK IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE. >> NEVER LET ANYTHING OF THIS VALUE GO TO MATTER WHAT THE CONDITION IS. IT IS COMPLETELY SAVED AND THEN REVITALIZED. >> HISTORY IS PRESERVED. >> LIVING ON. >> THE BUILDING IS BEAUTIFUL.