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Vol. 76, No. 8 ● ISSN 1529-4579
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From left, Sherrie and Mourad Fahim, John Flanagan
of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Jake and Tabitha
Childress of American Electrical Solutions
General Store Gets New Lease on Life
WHEN SHERRIE AND MOURAD FAHIM BOUGHT A 120-YEAR-OLD BUILDING
in Barboursville, Va., they weren't exactly sure what they were getting into.
" I just found it and fell in love with it, " Sherrie Fahim says. " The building
Barbour Hotel. I just instantly felt so much love for that property that I knew
I needed to restore it and save an important part of Orange County history by
bringing it back to life.fi
was originally a general store near the train tracks. Later, it became the Governor
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But the couple soon found that restoring the old building was a lot easier
said than done.
fifter purchasing the property, one of Sherrie's first calls was to John Flanagan,
senior distribution designer at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.
" I have known Sherrie for a while and have been to her house several times
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in the past, " Flanagan says. " When Sherrie thinks REC, she thinks John Flanagan,
and I'm always happy to help if I can. It's nice to have that one point of contact.
The 4,912-square-foot building at 5446 Governor Barbour Street was built in
1900 and later converted by an architect into six apartments, but it apparently
still only had one electric meter
fififter Sherrie installed a new meter box, I converted the one meter to
seven meters, " says Flanagan. " This provides each unit with separate service.
American Electrical Solutions helped with the comprehensive floor-to-roof
renovation, and the building is just about ready to begin its new lease on life
as a modern apartment comple 
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