{"id":3622,"date":"2020-07-31T09:32:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T09:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:52:19","slug":"the-bull-durham-house-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2020\/07\/31\/the-bull-durham-house-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bull Durham house, then and now"},"content":{"rendered":"
From the outside, the Bull Durham house at 911 N. Mangum St. <\/span>looks pretty much the same as it did in the famous 1988 baseball film. The windows are big and a mix of styles, typical of the home\u2019s Queen Anne architecture. A swing still hangs on the front porch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But inside, there is barely a trace of the erratically wallpapered, chaotically cluttered home where Annie Savoy, played with passion and wisdom by Susan Sarandon, seduced a series of Bulls players, most notably Ebby \u201cNuke\u201d LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) and Crash Davis (Kevin Costner). Today, the home is transformed into an embodiment of southern minimalism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The garish wallpaper is gone (understandably) and the walls now display a spectrum of muted pastels. Instead of Annie\u2019s large collection of candles, the home is filled with natural light. It is very southern chic, with plenty of open space, simple colors, and vintage-esque furnishings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We know these details because the sale of the house is pending (asking price: $1.15 million) and, when it was on the market, it even had its own website, <\/span>thebulldurhamhouse.com<\/span><\/a>, complete with a virtual tour. Stroll through the house (virtually or in person) and you won\u2019t see many signs of Annie or Crash or Nuke \u2013 except for the tub.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFor me, the scene I\u2019ll never forget was the infamous bathtub scene with Annie and Crash,\u201d says Jarin Frederick, the real estate agent selling the home for Urban Durham Realty.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe clawfoot tub is still in the home today!\u201d says Frederick, referring to the location of one of the most famous moments in the film. The tub scene is all kinds of steamy, with Costner and Sarandon finally consummating their love affair surrounded by dozens of burning candles. They share passionate kisses and the camera pans away as the water splashes out the candles\u2019 flames.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Is the tub now in a different room? It seemed larger in the film, but maybe that\u2019s an optical illusion.\u00a0 But if you\u2019ve got $1.15 million, who cares? You can recreate this moment of movie magic, even if you have a bit less space for candles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Even before it was on the big screen, the house, built in 1880, carried an air of celebrity. It has been granted historical status both locally and nationally as the <\/span>\u201cJames S. Manning House.\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Manning was a reputable Durhamite, first as an attorney and judge, later a state senator and eventually as the North Carolina\u2019s attorney general. He remained in the home until 1912 when he resettled in Raleigh. After the Mannings relocated, the house changed families a few times until it eventually became vacant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n