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AN EVOLUTION OF
HOMEBUILDING
Suncrest Homes
LYNN LEISSLER PROVIDED BY SUNCREST HOMES
he only thing I guarantee, it’s going to be different down the road.” Charlie Hamilton of Suncrest
Homes has adopted his father’s wisdom in his personal and business life. Hamilton and his wife
“TMary relocated to Southern Oregon from Southern California almost thirty years ago. While
starting on one of his first projects in Ashland, a small subdivision, he met Michael Thirkill and was impressed
with Michael’s work. Charlie asked him, “Want to build a house?” Long on enthusiasm and short on cash, they
borrowed what they could and bought a lot, bought an old backhoe, prepared the lot, drew up the plans,
presented at city council, and did the infrastructure—just the two of them. Hamilton brought to the table
experience as a land use planner and real estate agent, Thirkill his experience as a builder and developer.
Eventually Mike Hale, who started as a general contractor and framer, became a partner on the projects.
Modern masterpiece in Ashland,
the Prim Street House
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