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401 W. Main Street, Haw River, Alamance County
Holt’s Chapel
Blog post — Restoration Project of the Week: Holt’s Chapel, Haw River, $75,000

• Sold for $70,000 on December 31, 2019 (listed at $75,000)
• No bedrooms or bathrooms, 3,000 square feet
• Price/square foot: $23
• Built in 1896
• Listed September 9, 2019
• Last sale: $56,000, March 2017
• Note: The building was to be the home of Haw River Junction, an antiques and auction business, but it’s not clear whether the shop ever opened there.
  • “Needs electric/heat/cooling/connection to water & sewer. Public water/sewer as well as electric and gas available.”
  • The building was the first home of Haw River’s Methodist Episcopal church. By 1942, the town’s two Methodist churches merged, following the national merger of their denominations. The chapel was used for Sunday school, and what had been the Methodist Protestant church on the hill behind the chapel, built in 1922, was used for worship services.
  • Mill owner Thomas Holt had built a community building on the hill where the town’s four churches occasionally sang hymns together.

2450 Glencoe Street, Glencoe Mill Village, Alamance County

• Sold for $236,000 on December 30, 2019 (originally listed at $238,900)
• 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1,856 square feet
• Price/square foot: $127
• Built in 1885
• Listed July 15, 2019
• Last sale: $220,000, June 2018

962 Kapps Mill Road, Dobson, Surry County
Kapps Mill

• Sold for $375,000 on December 20, 2019 (listed at $395,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3,780 square feet, 5.24 acres
• Price/square foot: $99
• Built in 1843
• Listed May 8, 2019
• Last sale: $235,000, October 2012
• Note: The old mill itself is included. It’s on the bank of the Mitchell River. The listing says it “would make a nice studio space” but doesn’t address its condition.

1008 Johnson Street, High Point

• Sold for $358,999 on December 17, 2019 (listed at $350,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,382 square feet, 0.38 acre
• Price/square foot: $106
• Built in 1910
• Listed October 30, 2019
• Last sale: $235,000, March 2011
• Neighborhood: Uptown Suburbs Historic District (NRHP)
• Note: “Sold furnished”

1127 W. Davis Street, Burlington, Alamance County

• Sold for $680,000 on December 16, 2019 (originally listed at $825,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3,660 square feet, 0.62 acre
• Price/square foot: $186
• Built in 1937
• Listed October 11, 2018
• Last sale: $450,000, February 2008
• Note: Designed by Charles C. Hartmann
  • Exterior is Hillsborough bluestone with 17 color variations visible in the stone.
  • The roof is five-color Vermont slate.
  • The property includes a guest house, 1,133 square feet, with 1 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths, a full kitchen, and living room and dining areas.

1106 Skeet Club Road, High Point

• Sold for $460,000 on December 16, 2019 (originally listed at $624,900)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3,314 square feet, 6.43 acres
• Price/square foot: $139
• Built in 1901 (see note below)
• Listed April 9, 2019
• Last sale: $365,500, April 1999
• Note: The listing says the original home was built around 1810 as a two-room Federal cottage. The two-story Greek Revival addition was built in 1847. County tax records, though, list the construction date as 1901.
  • The property has been designated as a Guilford County Historic Landmark.
  • It was a dairy farm from 1919 to 1993.

515 Church Street, Gibsonville, Guilford County
The Dr. J.V. Dick House
Blog post — Historic House of the Week: The 1912 Dr. J.V. Dick House in Gibsonville, $400,000

• Sold for $330,000 on December 11, 2019 (originally listed at $425,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,784 square feet, 0.98 acre (per county records)
• Price/square foot: $119
• Built in 1912
• Listed June 16, 2018
• Last sale: $45,000, September 2016
• Note: The house was occupied by the Bartlett Funeral Home from 1959 to around 2000.
  • Click here for more information on the house from The Times-News of Burlington.

1830 Buena Vista Road, Winston-Salem

• Sold for $527,500 on December 5, 2019 (originally listed at $635,900)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms 3,259 square feet, 0.63 acre
• Price/square foot: $162
• Built in 1922
• Listed March 15, 2019
• Last sale: February 1992, price illegible in online deed
• Neighborhood: Buena Vista

901 E. Naomi Street, Randleman, Randolph County

• Sold for $235,000 on December 5, 2019 (listed at $249,900)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,190 square feet, 1.74 acres
• Price/square foot: $107
• Built in 1885
• Listed September 30, 2019
• Last sale: $35,000, December 1993
• Listing: “Rare opportunity to own a beautiful historic home in the heart of Randleman!” Not actually that rare — two other historic homes on the street have sold this year (a spectacular home dating from 1850 and a restoration project from 1900).
  • The property includes an above-ground pool built into a deck, a two-car garage, covered RV storage and boat storage.

409 Hillcrest Drive, Greensboro
The Paisley House
Blog post — The Oldest Inhabited House in Greensboro (Probably) Was for Sale for a Few Days This Month

• Sold for $415,000 on November 6, 2019 (listed at $415,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 3,418 square feet
• Price/square foot: $121
• Built in 1820
• Listed October 4, 2019
• Last sale: $366,500, March 2016
• Neighborhood: Westerwood
• Note: “The oldest inhabited residence in Greensboro is likely the Paisley House of circa 1820,” What is Greensboro’s Oldest House? Preservation Greensboro
  • The house was relocated from its original location downtown (date unknown). The house, apparently in its original location (undated, photo courtesy of Preservation Greensboro):

508 Salt Street, Old Salem, Winston-Salem
The Salt Flax House

• Sold for $372,000 on October 30, 2019 (listed at $399,000)
• 2 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 1,364 square feet
• Price/square foot: $273
• Built in 1815
• Listed July 23, 2019
• Last sale: $293,087, November 2018
• Listing: “Meticulous restoration of c.1815 Salt Flax House in Old Salem. Restored to its early 19th-century original form with new wood roof, new wood exterior … new kitchen with auxiliary prep kitchen, office, dedicated laundry room, new bathrooms.”

500 Factory Row SW, Old Salem, Winston-Salem
The John Ackerman House

• Sold for $345,000 on October 7, 2019 (originally listed at $525,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 1,276 square feet
• Price/square foot: $270
• Built in 1820, reconstructed in 1985
• Listed November 7, 2017
• Last sale: $205,000, August 2017
• Neighborhood: Old Salem
• Notes: Designated a Forsyth County Landmark in 1990
  • John Ackerman was the son of a Hessian soldier who chose the site for his house and cooper shop.
  • In 1960, the house was demolished. Reconstruction was possible because Moravian records contained plans for the house and an archaeological investigation of the site had been conducted.
  • The home was completely restored in 2018.
  • The listing shows 2,221 square feet; county records show 1,276.

1415 Kellenberger Drive, McLeansville, Guilford County
Miramichi
Miramichi NRHP
Blog post 1 — The Kellenberger Estate: A National Register Property Now on the Market (April 2017)
Blog post 2 — Classic House of the Week: Greensboro’s Historic Garden Estate Miramichi Nears Century Mark (May 2018)
contract pending as of September 23, 2019

• Sold for $650,000 on October 31, 2019 (originally listed at $750,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,757 square feet, 32 acres
• Price/square foot: $173
• Built in 1921
• Listed April 6, 2018
• Last sale: $365,000, May 1999
• Note: The property includes a pond and a detached building that could be used as a studio, guest house or workshop.

616 East Lake Drive, Greensboro
The Mary and Norman Jarrard House
Blog post — 616 East Lake Drive: A Spectacular Mid-Century Modern in Westerwood, $725,000

• Sold for $695,000 on October 11, 2019 (listed at $725,000)
• 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3,874 square feet
• Price/square foot: $179
• Built in 1969
• Listed August 28, 2019
• Last sale: $240,000, September 2013
• Neighborhood: Westerwood
• Note: The property includes a saline swimming pool and a koi pond.
  • The house was designed by its original owner, Dr. Norman Jarrard, a professor of English at N.C. A&T State University.

900 Carolina Street, Greensboro

• Sold for $1.15 on September 9, 2019 (listed at $1.15 million)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 5,048 square feet
• Price/square foot: $228
• Built in 1920
• Listed March 22, 2019
• Last sale: $425,000, June 1989
• Neighborhood: Fisher Park Historic District
• Note: The property includes a terrace and pavilion, an outdoor fireplace and custom square fountain.

216 E. Main Street, Yanceyville, Caswell County
The Dr. Nathaniel Roan House, 1838

• Sold for $72,500 on September 9, 2019 (originally listed at $119,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,572 square feet, 1 acre
• Price/square foot: $28
• Built in 1838
• Listed December 21, 2016
• Last sale: Information not available online
• Listing: “Charming 1.5 story home in Greek Revival and Gothic Cottage styles in the heart of downtown Yanceyville across from public library. … With its proximity to the courthouse, town hall and several churches, this would also make a tremendous wedding venue.”

4416 Holly Springs Road, East Bend, Yadkin County

• Sold for $585,000 on September 7, 2019 (listed at $599,000)
• 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4,438 square feet, 11.67 acres
• Price/square foot: $132
• Built in 1850
• Listed May 23, 2019
• Last sale: $147,000, March 1992
• Note: The property includes a guest house, in-ground pool, three-car detached garage with second floor and barn.
  • The master bedroom has a wet bar.
  • The historical character of the house has largely been renovated away with vinyl siding and what looks to be little of the original interior remaining.
  • The property has an East Bend mailing address, but it’s well to the northwest, almost to Surry County.

312 S. Main Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County
Blog post — 312 S. Main Street: A Spectacular 1890 Painted Lady in Reidsville, $300,000

• Sold for $305,312 on August 28, 2019 (listed at $300,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,626 square feet, 0.49 acre
• Price/square foot: $84
• Built in 1890
• Listed June 12, 2019
• Last sale: $80,000, August 1995
• Listing: “Building in back yard has been used as guest quarters, features kitchenette, fireplace and full bathroom.”
  • The property is next door to First Presbyterian Church.

401 Sunset Drive, Greensboro

• Sold for $1.8 million on August 19, 2019 (listed at $1.975 million)
• 6 bedrooms, 5 1/2 bathrooms, 7,507 square feet, 0.62 acre
• Price/square foot: $240
• Built in 1911
• Listed March 20, 2019
• Last sale: $2.1 million, June 2016
• Neighborhood: Irving Park
• Note: The listing says the house may be the second-oldest in Irving Park.
  • Slate roof
  • The property is across the street from the Greensboro Country Club.

3514 Dillon Road, Jamestown, Guilford County
Robbins-Holton Mill House

• Sold for $179,000 on August 1, 2019 (listed at $179,900)
• 2 bedrooms, 1bathrooms, 1,188 square feet, 2.02 acres
• Price/square foot: $151
• Built in 1850
• Listed June 24, 2019
• Last sale: $133,000, May 2014
• Note: The lot has frontage on the Deep River.
  • Historic marker:

204 E. Naomi Street, Randleman, Randolph County

• Sold for $422,500 on July 26, 2019 (listed at $450,000)
• 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4,214 square feet, 1.98 acres
• Price/square foot: $100
• Built in 1850
• Listed March 27, 2019
• Last sale: $143,000, September 1999

2617 Club Park Road, Winston-Salem

• Sold for $1.85 million on July 10, 2019 (originally listed at $2.275 million)
• 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 bathrooms, 4,902 square feet, 1.69 acres
• Price/square foot: $377
• Built in 1935
• Listed March 29, 2018
• Last sale: $1.4 million, June 1998
• Note: Click here for a video.
  • This is the third time since 2015 that the house has been on the market at prices ranging up to $2.375 million.
  • Listing: “A Northup & O’Brien masterpiece … The construction took 10 years by many of same craftsmen as Graylyn. Hand cut stone. Soaring ceilings and views. A Thyssen Krupp elevator. Private grounds overlooking a stream. Newly done guest house with 2 apartments.”

633 N. Spring Street, Winston-Salem
The McGehee-Rierson House

• Sold for $380,000 on June 21, 2019 (originally listed at $475,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,417 square feet, 0.47 acre
• Price/square foot: $157
• Built in 1910
• Listed September 28, 2018
• Last sale: $164,000, August 1996
• Neighborhood: West End
• Note: The house was relocated to Spring Street in 1978. It was built at the northwest corner of Spruce and Second streets and was relocated when threatened with demolition.
  • The property includes a detached two-car garage/workshop.
  • The listing and the West End website say the house was built in 1904. The county property record says 1910.
  • Located in the West End NRPH Historic District.

2560 Warwick Road, Winston-Salem

• Sold for $1.13 million on June 14, 2019 (listed at $1.199 million)
• 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and 2 half-bathrooms, 4,153 square feet, 0.79 acre
• Price/square foot: $272
• Built in 1948
• Listed March 21, 2019
• Last sale: $1.37 million, June 2005
• Neighborhood: Buena Vista
• Note: Designed by William Roy Wallace
  • The property includes a greenhouse.
  • County property records show the house as 4,153 square feet; the listing says 4,800.

5525 Main Street, Bethania, Forsyth County
The Solomon Transou House

• Sold for $385,000 on June 13, 2019 (listed at $399,900)
• 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,409 square feet
• Price/square foot: $160
• Built in 1780 (per county records) or 1782 (per listing)
• Last sale: $235,000, July 2007
• Listing: “… ‘frame up’ restoration in 2008 using authentic historical materials. … Seller has $800,000+ invested in a first class restoration.”
  • A contributing structure in the Bethania NRHP district and the Bethania National Landmark district.
  • Before the restoration:

2215 U.S. Highway 158 W., Yanceyville, Caswell County
The Wemple-Shelton House

• Sold for $2,000 on June 7, 2019 (listed at $50,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,968 square feet, 1.77 acres
• Price/square foot: $1
• Built around 1843
• Last sale: Information not available
• Note: The house was sold to the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina (Preservation North Carolina).
  • County property records show the house as being 1,434 heated square feet and 1,948 total.
  • Listing: “… stately 1.5-story brick Greek Revival house built c.1843 and with interior woodwork credited to Thomas Day. Set on a raised basement, it has a Doric columned entry with transoms, large 8-panel doors with original hardware, tall 9/9 windows. Intact interior includes signature Day mantels and window and door surrounds. Winder stair leads to two loft rooms. Interesting early kitchen outbuilding later served as a gristmill. Shelton House would benefit from cosmetic and system updates.”

326 E. Main Street, Troy, Montgomery County

• Sold for $95,000 on April 30, 2019 (originally listed at $189,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,159 square feet, 0.94 acre
• Price/square foot: $30
• Built in 1905
• Listed January 2, 2018
• Last sale: $525, July 1905
• Note: The home’s original gingerbread, fretwork, transoms and hardware on doors and windows are intact. The interior features a cantilevered staircase, decorative wooden ceilings and a lion head/lion paw mantle.

817 West End Boulevard, Winston-Salem
The Robert S. Galloway House

• Sold for $670,000 on May 17, 2019 (originally listed at $749,000)
• 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 4,641 square feet, 0.47 acre
• Price/square foot: $144
• Built in 1918
• Listed February 5,  2019
• Last sale: $19,000, October 1972
• Neighborhood: West End
• Note: The house was designed by designed by Willard Northup.
  • The house is being sold for just the second time in its 100-year history, according to the listing.
  • The roof is Ludowici green tile.

2025 Virginia Road, Winston-Salem

• Sold for $1.2 million on April 30, 2019 (listed at $999,900)
• 6 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 7,647 square feet, 1.81 acres
• Price/square foot: $157
• Built in 1929
• Listed February 15, 2019
• Last sale: $650,000, June 1987
• Neighborhood: Buena Vista
• Note: Designed by William Roy Wallace
  • The property consists of three lots, but only two are included in this listing. The third lot is available for $450,000.
  • Slate roof
  • Aluminum siding
  • The property is being sold as-is (unusual for a property of this character and price).
  • Previously listed in 2012 for $1.5 million

112 N. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem
The Thurmond and Lucy Hanes Chatham House

• Sold for $1.325 million on April 5, 2019
• 12 bedrooms, 6 1/2 bathrooms, 8,738 square feet, 2.72 acres
• Price/square foot: $152
• Built in 1925
• Listing date not available
• Last sale: $704,000, February 2013
• Neighborhood: Buena Vista
• Note: Designated as a Forsyth County Landmark
  • Designed by Charles Barton Keen and William Roy Wallace for a couple whose marriage united two major Winston-Salem textile families, the Chathams (Chatham Manufacturing) and the Hanes (Hanes Hosiery and P.F. Hanes Knitting Company).
  • The property does not appear to have been listed before the sale.

813 S. Church Street, Old Salem, Winston-Salem
The Philip Reich House

• Sold for $345,000 on April 24, 2019 (originally listed at $549,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 1,941 square feet
• Price/square foot: $178
• Built in 1824
• Listed July 16, 2018
• Last sale: $435,000, July 2008
• Note: The house was renovated by and was once the home of one of the founders of Old Salem, Frank Horton.
  • Listing: “Under Old Salem Deed and Covenant and Qualifies for Forsyth County Tax Deferral.”

851 Somerset Drive, Winston-Salem

• Sold for $452,000 on April 12, 2019 (listed at $499,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,488 square feet, 2.64 acres
• Price/square foot: $130
• Built in 1885
• Listed February 4, 2019
• Last sale: $265,000, December 2011
• Neighborhood: Hillcrest
• Note: The property includes a detached garage, carport and storage building.

4246 McConnell Road, Eastern Guilford County

• Sold for $935,000 on April 5, 2019 (originally listed at $949,500)
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,080 square feet, 2.72 acres
• Price/square foot: $304
• Built in 1835
• Listed August 16, 2018
• Last sale: $670,000, October 2006
• Note: The listing calls the property “North Carolina’s Oldest Mill house.” Note that other mills claim earlier dates, including the Mill at Traphill in Wilkes County (1777) and the Mill House Lodge in Flat Rock (1830).
  • Screened porch overlooks a waterfall on Little Alamance Creek, which runs through the property.
  • The property includes a guest house.
  • Located near the intersection of McConnell and Millstream roads, off the Mount Hope Church road exit from I-40/85 coming from the east or the McConnell Road exit off I-40 if coming from Greensboro or the west.

2464 Glencoe Street, Glencoe Mill Village, Alamance County

• Sold for $140,000 on April 2, 2019 (listed at $159,900)
• 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 982 square feet
• Price/square foot: $143
• Built in 1900
• Listed October 16, 2018
• Last sale: $30,000, August 2008
• Note: For sale by owner
  • The square footage listed here is from the county tax record. The listing gives two different figures, one smaller and one larger.

351 W. Meadow Road, Eden, Rockingham County
Rivermont
The Eggleston-Ziglar House

• Sold for $400,000 on March 29, 2019 (listed at $499,500)
• 5 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, 5,231 square feet, 15.06 acres
• Price/square foot: $76
• Built in 1936
• Listed April 7, 2018
• Last sale: $455,000, September 2017
• Note: The property is being marketed as a private residence, event venue or b&b. It is now identified as a performance and event venue on its Facebook page.
  • The house still has its slate roof.

2300 Georgia Avenue, Winston-Salem

• Sold for $600,000 on March 22, 3019 (listed at $650,000)
• 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 4,130 square feet, 0.94 acre
• Price/square foot: $145
• Built in 1929
• Listed March 11, 2019
• Last sale: Not available in online records
• Listing: “Bring your own contractor and restore this piece of history into your dream home.”
  • Designed by Luther Lashmit.

1820 S. Main Street, Winston-Salem
The David Reid House

• Sold for $515,000 on March 21, 2019 (originally listed at $579,500)
• 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4,300 square feet, 0.5 acre
• Price/square foot: $120
• Built in 1894
• Listed April 13, 2018
• Last sale: $262,000, June 2003
• Note: Designated as a Forsyth County Landmark
  • Located in the Washington Park National Register Historic District

802 S. Main Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County
Melrose Estate

• Sold for $420,000 on March 6, 2019 (originally listed at $725,000)
• 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 6,316 square feet, 3 acres
• Price/square foot: $66
• Built in 1909
• Listed May 2017
• Last sale: Not available in online records
• Listing: “9 fireplaces, 12 foot ceilings with an elegant Mahogany staircase leading up to a view of a one of a kind, hand made stained glass masterpiece.”

3865 Creekwood Road, Coleridge, Randolph County

• Sold for $70,000 on February 28, 2019 (originally listed at $109,900)
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,968 square feet, 0.44 acres
• Price/square foot: $36
• Built in 1880
• Listed June 8, 2018
• Last sale: $18,500, October 2017
• Note: The house has a Siler City address, but it’s in the Randolph County community of Coleridge.

2831 Galsworthy Drive, Winston-Salem

• Sold for $670,000 on February 8, 2019 (listed at $765,000)
• 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 5,703 square feet, 1.1 acres
• Price/square foot: $117
• Built in 1975
• Listed June 4, 2018
• Last sale: $516,000, April 2013
• Neighborhood:  Buena Vista/Reynolda Woods
• Listing:  Oak parquet floor and overhead directional spot lamps throughout the house
  • Waterfall and pond
  • Two two-car garages, one attached, one detached, with GarageTek wall systems