Piedmont Historic Homes

february 29, 2024

A 1920’s Colonial Revival Bungalow in Greensboro’s Fisher Park Historic District, 335,000

406 W. Bessemer Avenue, Greensboro

• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,253 square feet, 0.26 acre
• Price/square foot: $267
• Built in 1926 (per county, but probably earlier; see note)

It’s an Aladdin kit house. District NRHP nomination: “Colonial Revival bungalow, 1920-23. Gable-end structure with full facade, engaged, columned porch.”

February 29, 2024

A Merchant and Mayor’s 1920 House in Gibsonville, $150,000

313 Alamance Street, Gibsonville, Guilford County
The J. Garland Steele House

• 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,884 square feet, 0.54 acre
• Price/square foot: $80

The Guilford-Alamance county line runs through the property, through the house, in fact. The property was acquired by James Garland Steele (1893-1962) in three transactions in 1924, 1935 and 1952. He opened Steele Hardware in 1924 and Steele Motor Company in 1935. He served as mayor 1933-37 and 1939-41 (his father, H.W. Steele, was first mayor of the town, elected in 1883).

February 29, 2024

A Flipped 1890 Bungalow in Yadkin County, $225,000

105 Fairground Road, East Bend, Yadkin County

• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,154 square feet, 0.21 acre
• Price/square foot: $195
• Last sales: $48,500, November 2022; $52,000, April 2020

Caveat emptor — flipped house with a pretty huge markup. A lot of the historic character on the interior appears to have been lost, although, to their credit, they kept the wooden siding.

February 28, 2024

A Grand 1900 Mansion in Mount airy, Fallen on Hard Times, $300,000

707 N. Main Street, Mount Airy, Surry County

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4,616 square feet, 1.13 acres
• Price/square foot: $65
• Neighborhood: Mount Airy Historic District (local and NR)

Listing: “Has roof damage and water damage to interiors main and upper floor.”

February 28, 2024

A 1928 House in Winston-Salem, Relisted After It Failed to Sell in 2023, $475,000

1004 S. Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem

• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,052 square feet, 0.21 acre
• Price/square foot: $231
• Built in 1928 (per county, but probably a few years later; see note)
• Neighborhood: Ardmore Historic District (NR)

The house has been sold five times in the past 20 years. It’s now listed for less than the current owners paid in 2021.

February 28, 2024

A 1937 Tudor Cottage in High Point’s Sherrod Park Historic District, $365,000

221 Woodrow Street, High Point

• 5 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,815 square feet
• Price/square foot: $130

District NR nomination: “1 1/2 story brick Tudor house, with side gable roof and front cross-gable and extremely simple detailing consisting of exposed heavy timber window lintels and door framing and eave brackets.”

February 26, 2024

A Notable Lawyer’s 1925 Bungalow in Winston-Salem’s Ardmore Historic District, $299,000

2108 Queen Street, Winston-Salem

• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,249 square feet, 0.14 acre
• Price/square foot: $239

The original owner was lawyer William Graves, who became well-known as co-counsel for Libby Holman in North Carolina’s crime of the century, the killing of her husband, Reynolds heir Z. Smith Reynolds, in 1932.

February 26, 2024

‘A Nice Income-Producing Property’ in High Point, $89,900

1312 Bencini Place, High Point

• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,142 square feet, 0.18 acre
• Price/square foot: $79
• Built in 1914
• Neighborhood: McLewallen

For sale by owner, an out-of-town LLC. Pretty audacious mark-up on a house that sold for $30,000 in 2021 and doesn’t appear to have seen much investment, if any, since then.

February 25, 2024

Just Beyond the Triad, 3 Notable Houses

1505 Pendergrass Road, Sanford, Lee County

• $625,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,908 square feet, 1.66 acres
• Price/square foot: $215
• Built in 1900 (per county)

If there’s any history of this house online, it’s well hidden. It hasn’t been documented with the State Historic Properties Office or the National Register. Local historic landmarks don’t appear to be listed online, though there’s no indication that this house has been designated as such. What do you make of those ceiling lights?

298 E. Salisbury Street, Pittsboro, Chatham County

• $700,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,033 square feet, 0.40 acre
• Price/square foot: $344
• Built in 1900

The Architectural History of Chatham County, North Carolina: The home is believed to have built by contractor Bennett Nooe for his chief carpenter, Thomas Hackney. It’s “representative of the late nineteenth-century triple-A style,” with “a modestly classical theme.”

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820 Pine Street, Danville, Virginia
The Woodward-Davis House

• $325,000
• 2 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,584 square feet, 0.18 acre
• Price/square foot: $126
• Built in 1903 (per city; see note)
• Neighborhood: Danville Historic District (NR), Old West End Historic District (local)

The yard sign in the photo above dates the house to circa 1885; the National Register nomination says circa 1890. The city says 1900. The property is being sold by the Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

February 24, 2024

An Unusual 1928 Bungalow in Winston-Salem’s Ardmore Historic District, $549,900

432 Lockland Avenue, Winston-Salem

• 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2,867 square feet, 0.21 acre
• Price/square foot: $192

District NR nomination: “Bungalow. Unusual form.” Most of the historic character of the interior has been eliminated. For a house this expensive, a buyer should expect better than cheap vinyl siding and replacement windows. County property records indicate it had been divided into four apartments.

February 24, 2024

A 1906 Restoration Project in Southern Rockingham County, $49,000

310 Mizpah Road, Rockingham County

• 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1,008 square feet, 0.89 acre
• Price/square foot: $49

Located abut 5 miles south of Reidsville, just off U.S. 29 Business. “Condition of the house overall is unknown. Number of Bedrooms, utilities unknown, and location of the fireplace unknown. ,,, Please do not enter the property without professionals. It may not be safe!”

February 24, 2024

A 1940 (?) Restoration Project on a Half-Acre in East Bend, $139,900

228 Pool Street, East Bend, Yadkin County

• 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 1,232 square feet, 0.56 acre
• Price/square foot: $114

The 1940 date in county records isn’t impossible, but the house looks considerably older. There are no interior photos included in the listing. The price is relatively high for restoration projects.

February 23, 2024

A School Teacher’s Striking 1926 Bungalow in Winston-Salem, $465,000

1837 Elizabeth Avenue, Winston-Salem

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,876 square feet, 0.19 acre
• Price/square foot: $248
• Neighborhood: Ardmore Historic District (NR)

County records show a 1937 date; the district’s National Register nomination says circa 1926. Craftsman bungalow originally owned by Lansing Womble, a high school teacher, and wife Phoebe Womble.

February 23, 2024

Two More Grand Houses in the Old South Mebane historic District

607 S. 5th Street, Mebane, Alamance County

• $1.325 million
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,666 square feet, 4.49 acres
• Price/square foot: $361
• Built in 1950
• Neighborhood: Old South Mebane Historic District (NR)

The unusually large in-town property includes a 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom guest house with a kitchen and living room, and a large outbuilding with a covered parking area.

205 S. 4th Street, Mebane, Alamance County

• $584,900
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,957 square feet, 0.54 acre
• Price/square foot: $198
• Built in 1955
• Last sale: The property was bought by the church in 1951.

The parsonage of the Mebane United Methodist Church, which is across the street.

February 22, 2024

The Home of Poet, Novelist and Professor Fred chappell, $525,000

305 Kensington Road, Greensboro
The Fred and Susan Chappell House

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,418 square feet, 0.17 acre
• Price/square foot: $217
• Built in 1933
• Neighborhood: Sunset Hills Historic District (NR)

The home of the late poet, novelist and critic Fred Davis Chappell (1936-2024) and Susan N. Chappell. They bought the house in 1973. Fred taught at UNC Greensboro, served as poet laureate of North Carolina and won the prestigious Bollingen Prize for poetry in 1985.

February 22, 2024

The Spring Deluge of New Listings Is Under Way with 4 Recently Sold Houses Now For Sale Again

308 W. Church Street, Mount Airy, Surry County

• $399,900
• 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 3 half-bathrooms, 3,360 square feet, 0.28 acre
• Price/square foot: $119
• Last sales: $380,000, August 2023; $267,000, May 2019
• Neighborhood: Mount Airy Historic District (NR)

Built in 1885, but much of the historic character has been stripped away — vinyl windows and siding, plank flooring on the porch. The 2019 listing said all the interior walls were torn out and replaced in a 1996 renovation.

927 Apple Street SW, Winston-Salem

• $295,000 (originally $229,500, later as low as $210,000)
• 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,130 square feet
• Price/square foot: $138
• Last sale: $142,500, February 2021
• Neighborhood: West Salem Historic District (NR)

Built in 1885, but it has vinyl siding and replacement windows. Now a boarding house. The house was sold in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2021.

329 W. Main Street, Thomasville, Davidson County

• $164,900
• 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4,021 square feet, 0.26 acre
• Price/square foot: $41
• Built in 1904
• Last sale: $80,000, February 2022
• Neighborhood: Colonial Drive School Historic District (local)

Another owner abandoning a restoration project.

110 Fisher Park Circle, Greensboro

• $451,560
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,378 square feet, 0.25 acre
• Price/square foot: $190
• Built in 1938
• Last sale: $565,000, January 2024 (foreclosure auction)
• Neighborhood: Fisher Park Historic District (local and NR)

Until a foreclosure in January, the house had had only two owners.

February 21, 2024

A Strikingly Unusual 1917 Bungalow in North Wilkesboro, $330,000

312 D Street, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County

• 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,380 square feet, 0.34 acre
• Price/square foot: $139

The property is next door to the Benton Hall Community Arts Center, a former elementary school that has been turned into the home of the Wilkes Playmakers. It’s said to be haunted (“This location is wildly active at all hours of the day.”).

February 20, 2024

A 1949 Period Cottage in the West Salem Historic District, $369,000

801 Washington Avenue, Winston-Salem

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,742 square feet, about a half acre (see note)
• Price/square foot: $212

District NR nomination: “Period Cottage. Large example. One and a half story; side gable; steeply-pitched, front-gable projection; brick facade chimney and entry surround with stone accents; round-head door; picture window; eight-over-eight, double-hung sash; vinyl siding.”

February 19, 2024

A 1925 Colonial Revival Mansion in Mebane, $900,000

618 S. 5th Street, Mebane, Alamance County

• 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 3,963 square feet (per county), 2.72 acres
• Price/square foot: $227
• Neighborhood: Old South Mebane Historic District (NR)

A “substantial, formally-designed Georgian Revival-style” home, a bit cheapened by vinyl siding and inexplicable popcorn ceilings.

February 14, 2024

A 1900 House on 89 Acres in Eastern Guilford County, $2.975 Million

5530 Linch Road, Whistett, Guilford County

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3,538 square feet, 89.65 acres
• Price/square foot: $841

Although it has a Whitsett mailing address, it’s well to the southeast, about midway between Forest Oaks and Piedmont Dragway, “the DoorSlammer Capitol of the World.” Previously listed without a sale at far lower prices in 2012 ($1.4 million) and 2013 ($1 million). Oddly for such an expensive property with a large, well cared-for house, there are no interior pictures of the house.

February 14, 2024

An 1828 Farmhouse on Almost 2 Acres in Clemmons, $415,000

8174 Hawkins Road, Clemmons, Forsyth County

• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,892 square feet, 1.81 acres
• Price/square foot: $143

Located about 4 to 5 miles north of Tanglewood Park. The State Historic Preservation Office lists the house as “c. 1828,1868,1910.” It’s on the study list for the National Register.

February 12, 2024

A 1940’s Stone Cottage in high Point, $320,000

709 Forrest Street, High Point

• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,543 square feet, 0.26 acre
• Price/square foot: $126
• Built in 1945 (per county; see note)

The original owners appear to have been Thomas J. Moran (possibly J. Thomas Moran) and Viola Moran (dates unknown for both). They were listed at the address in 1940. Both worked in textile mills. Thomas later sold real estate. They sold the house in 1962.

February 10, 2024

An Intriguing Cabin on 20 Acres in Stokes County, $168,000

1218 Frye Road, Westfield, Stokes County

• 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, square feet not recorded, 20.12 acres (per county)
• Built in 1940 (per listing; see notes)
• Last sales: $110,000, February 2, 2024; $85,000, February 2022

Located about 11 miles east of Westfield. Listed for sale seven days after it was last sold. Although the listings say the cabin was built in 1940, county records show no building on the property (there does appear to be one, though). Listing: “The cabin contains a minisplit for HVAC, a sleeping and storage loft, bathroom with shower, and a kitchen with wood burning fireplace.

February 9, 2024

A 1910 Queen Anne Cottage in Mount Gilead, $40,000

200 S. Main Street, Mount Gilead, Montgomery County
The Haywood-Taft House

• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2,074 square feet, 0.75 acre
• Price/square foot: $19
• Last sales: $30,000, March 2021; $5,000, January 1973

2021 listing: “The Haywood-Taft House requires a comprehensive rehabilitation including all new systems (HVAC, plumbing, and electrical), significant carpentry repairs, and updates to the kitchen and baths.” It doesn’t look like anything has changed since then.

February 9, 2024

A 1924 Apartment in Greensboro’s Cannon Court Condos, $165,000

828 N. Elm Street, Apartment A6, Greensboro

• 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 992 square feet
• Price/square foot: $166
• Built in 1924
• Neighborhood: Fisher Park Historic District (local and NR)

Top-floor unit in an apartment house designated as a Guilford County Historic Landmark.

February 7, 2024

An RJR Executive’s 1928 Tudor Mansion in Winston-Salem, $1.79 Million

280 Halcyon Avenue, Winston-Salem

• 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 5,360 square feet, 0.63 acre
• Price/square foot: $334
• Neighborhood: West Highlands

The property has been determined to be eligible for consideration for the National Register (2019). William Thomas Smither (1890-1969) and Minnie Gray Marshall Smither (1893-1970) bought the property in 1925 and owned it for 45 years. Thomas was advertising manager for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco from 1937 until he retired in 1957. Minnie chaired the first Forsyth County Christmas Seals campaign for tuberculosis in 1941 and was active in the effort for the rest of her life.

February 6, 2024

A Bit Far Away: An 1840 Greek Revival On the National Register in Martin County, $108,000

12346 N.C. Highway 903, Hamilton, Martin County

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3,724 square feet, 2.47 acres
• Price/square foot: $29

Just north of the town of Hamilton in northwest Martin County, Hickory Hill is “significant for the excellence of its craftsmanship and elaborate Greek Revival finish … further enhanced by a picturesque Victorian porch with graceful sawnwork features in the late nineteenth century. Also during the early twentieth century, its interiors were refurbished in the Colonial Revival style including such notable details as handsome oak wood graining, an Eastlake spindle screen, and decorative pressed tin ceilings.”

February 5, 2024

A 1920 West End Classic in Winston-Salem, $897,900

1228 Glade Street, Winston-Salem

• 4 bedrooms 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3,206 square feet, 0.20 acre
• Price/square foot: $280
• Last sales: $542,000, July 2020; $520,000, September 2016; $46,250, June 1983

From 1983-2016, the home of architect Rence Callahan, senior partner with Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects. “Like the other houses along this stretch of Glade St., this one is situated on a hill with a terraced front lawn, long flights of steps, and a stone retaining wall. The well-preserved English cottage-influenced house is a two-story dwelling with a pebbledash first story, a wood shingled second story, and a gabled roof with widely overhanging braced eaves.”

February 4, 2024

A 1915 Craftsman Bungalow in Winston-Salem, $409,000

703 West Street, Winston-Salem

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,197 square feet, 0.11 acre
• Price/square foot: $186
• Last sale: $200,000 on May 25, 2023
• Neighborhood: West Salem Historic District (NR)

Flipped house with a huge markup.

February 3, 2024

A Doctor’s 1936 Home in Winston-Salem’s Buena Vista Neighborhood, $795,000

403 Springdale Avenue, Winston-Salem

• 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 3,690 square feet (per county), 0.51 acre
• Price/square foot: $215
• Last sales: $539,000, March 2021; $353,000, December 2014

The listing says the house is “over 5500 square feet”; a 2018 listing said 5,351. County records show 3,690. The original owners appear to have been Dr. Orpheus Evans Wright (1897-1977) and Anne Violet O’Flaherty Wright (1895-1967). Orpheus was a physician and a graduate of Emory University medical school.

February 3, 2024

A 1920 Craftsman Foursquare in Greensboro’s Dunleath Historic District, $389,900

810 Cypress Street, Greensboro

• 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,398 square feet
• Price/square foot: $163

In 1952, Benjamin Wilson and Kay Wilson bought the house. They owned it for 60 years. Benjamin was a salesman for Winchester-Ritch Surgical. He also was a woodworker and “an outspoken contributor to the editorial pages of the Greensboro News and Record.” Kathleen was a founding member of the Greensboro Arts and Crafts Council.

January 31, 2024

A Remarkable 1930 Craftsman Bungalow in Hamlet, $279,900

538 W. Main Street, Hamlet, Richmond County

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,509 square feet, 0.71 acre
• Price/square foot: $112

Unusual Craftsman design with porte-cocheres on both sides of the house. The interior appears to be in very good condition with much period detail intact. Oddly, the house was put up for sale the day after it was sold.

January 31, 2024

Also in Hamlet, a 1910 Restoration Project, $169,900

526 Rice Street, Hamlet, Richmond County

• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,952 square feet, 0.98 acre
• Price/square foot: $87
• Last sale: $8,000, March 1968

The house needs work but has some excellent detail, including unpainted woodwork and doors.

January 30, 2024

An Iceman’s House in Burlington, $450,000

408 Fountain Place, Burlington, Alamance County
The listing was withdrawn two days after it went up.

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,388 square feet, 0.27 acre
• Price/square foot: $188
• Built in 1910 (per county, but likely much later)
• Neighborhood: West Davis Street-Fountain Place Historic District (local and NR)

District NR nomination: “[T]his is an unusual two-story square frame house clad in German or novelty siding and capped by a hip roof.” The listing calls it a “fixer-upper,” but that’s not how it’s priced. Online listings show 4,776 square feet, which doesn’t look likely; that’s about twice the size shown in county records.

January 25, 2024

A Mayor’s Home in Greensboro’s Sunset Hills, $1 million

2214 & 2216 Pinecrest Road, Greensboro
The Rawlins-Nussbaum House

• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 4,541 square feet, 0.42 acre
• Price/square foot: $231
• Built in 1927

The Colonial Revival/Craftsman house was the home of Vic Nussbaum from 1951 to 1974. Nussbaum served a mayor from 1987-93. He was a prominent business owner and with his wife, Terry, was active with many civic organizations. The Greensboro chapter of the American Red Cross named the Nussbaum Blood Center in honor of Vic and Terry. Room at the Inn named its maternity home for Terry.

January 25, 2024

Yet Another Condo in Greensboro’s Country Club Apartments, $165,000

1700 N. Elm Street, Unit N1, Greensboro

• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 815 square feet
• Price/square foot: $202
• HOA: $323/month
• Neighborhood: Irving Park Historic District (NR)

For months now, there have been almost no historic condos for sale in the Triad. Except for the Country Club Apartments. It would be worth asking why.

January 24, 2024

A 1917 Bungalow in Winston-Salem’s West End, $399,000

123 S. Sunset Drive, Winston-Salem
The Arthur and Alice Cassel House

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,044 square feet, 0.17 acre
• Price/square foot: $195

District NR nomination: “Even though the Cassel House was sheathed with aluminum siding in recent years, it remains a good representative example of a basic bungalow house type.”

January 23, 2024

An affordable 1924 House in Winston-Salem, $155,500

2826 N. Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,136 square feet, 0.17 acre
• Price/square foot: $73

Remarkably affordable price, assuming there are no surprises in the inspection.

January 23, 2024

An Unusually Well-Restored 1920 Bungalow in Eden, $369,000

510 Patrick Street, Eden, Rockingham County

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,372 square feet, 0.38 acre
• Price/square foot: $156
• Neighborhood: Central Leaksville Historic District (NR)

Flipped house with a difference — this one has refinished hardwood floors and restored original windows. One of three “exceptionally well-preserved one-and-one-half story frame bungalows, constructed between 1910 and 1920 and ornamented with a variety of decorative elements,” located side-by-side-by-side in the 500 block of Patrick Street.

January 22, 2024

A 1900 Restoration Project in Liberty, $175,000

213 N. Asheboro Street, Liberty, Randolph County

• 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2,076 square feet, 0.53 acre
• Price/square foot: $84

Listing: “GRAB YOUR TOOLBELT!”

January 22, 2024

A 1934 Bungalow in Greensboro, $200,000

1410 Garland Drive, Greensboro
The Jennings-Hines House

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,692 square feet, 0.21 acre
• Price/square foot: $118
• Neighborhood: Lake Daniel

Listing: “This home needs total renovation including all systems replaced”

January 20, 2024

A Huge 1918 Bungalow in Reidsville, Next to the Penn House, $212,420

312 Maple Avenue, Reidsville, Rockingham County

• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,192 square feet, 0.30 acre
• Price/square foot: $67
• Neighborhood: Old Post Road Historic District (local), Reidsville Historic District (NR)

The seller is a mortgage company that acquired the property in a foreclosure auction in December. Next door is the Penn House, a National Register mansion now owned by the city and operated as a wedding and event venue. The house has “a secret entrance to the attic in an upstairs room” (according to a previous listing).

January 18, 2024

A Quickly Flipped 1911 House in Winston-Salem’s West End, $465,000

1124 West End Boulevard, Winston-Salem

• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,545 square feet (per county), 0.22 acre
• Price/square foot: $183
• Last sale: $280,000, August 2023

Flipped in five months. Wall-to-wall carpeting upstairs. The seller is an LLC based in Utah.

January 16, 2024

A 1900 House in Winston-Salem’s Holly Avenue Historic District, $419,900

112 S. Poplar Street, Winston-Salem

• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 1,371 square feet, 0.18 acre
• Price/square foot: $306

Caveat emptor — flipped house with a huge price mark-up. The historic character has been mostly been renovated away on the interior.

January 13, 2024

A Shoe-Store Owner’s 1922 Bungalow in Burlington, $365,000

909 W. Front Street, Burlington, Alamance County

• 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 1,929 square feet, 0.46 acre
• Price/square foot: $189

The listing says the house still has its original front-yard light at the sidewalk. It’s quite striking, but none of the photos show it. The original owners most likely were Walter Allen Mebane (1881-1948) and Lena Garrison Mebane (1884-1973). Walter was president of the Mebane Shoe Company, retailers of Star Brand Shoes and Hosiery and “one of the city’s oldest stores,” according to his obituary.

January 12, 2024

A 1900 restoration Project Near Asheboro, $85,000

1544 Hopewell Friends Road, Randolph County

• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,744 square feet, 0.81 acre
• Price/square foot: $49

Although the house needs a lot of work, much of its historic character is intact (no vinyl floors, windows or siding). It has no heating or air conditioning systems. The house has an Asheboro mailing address but is about 8 miles southeast of town.

January 10, 2024

A 1913 Restoration Project in Greensboro, $99,000

902 Douglas Street, Greensboro

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,676 square feet, 0.21 acre
• Price/square foot: $59
• Neighborhood: Asheboro Community

County records give a 1928 date, but the address appears in the city directory from 1913.

January 8, 2024

An 1850 Mansion on 11 acres in Yadkin County, $1.3 Million

4416 Holly Springs Road, East Bend, Yadkin County

• 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 5,950 square feet, 11.67 acres
• Price/square foot: $228

The interior hasn’t retained as much historic character as some others. The property includes circular driveway, a three-car detached garage with guest quarters, a shop and two barns (one new).

January 7, 2024

A Spectacular 1890 Victorian in Danville, $573,500

161 Holbrook Avenue, Danville
The Judkins House

• 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3,479 square feet (per city records), 0.22 acre
• Price/square foot: $165
• Neighborhood: Old West End and Millionaires Row Historic District (local), Danville Historic District (NR)

The listing calls it an American Picturesque Victorian with a Colonial Revival roof, turret, bay and palladian windows, a dozen 1892 stained glass windows, parquet flooring, eight fireplaces, original pocket doors, screened-porch, fenced yard and off-street parking. “3rd floor could serve as income producing apartment (City Approved)- with separate entrance.” The listing shows 5,096 square feet ($113/square foot).

January 6, 2024

An 1877 Restoration Project in Cameron, $175,000

519 Carthage Street, Cameron, Moore County
The Kennedy-McDonald House

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,530 square feet, 0.24 acre
• Price/square foot: $69
• Last sale: April 1943, price not recorded on deed
• Neighborhood: Cameron Historic District (NR)

“This house may have been on this tract in 1887 when M.V.C. Kennedy purchased the 2.65 acres from the Goodmans for $162.50.”

January 6, 2024

An 1887 House on 1.75 Acres in Moore County, $475,000

2661 Niagara Carthage Road, Moore County

• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,630 square feet, 1.76 acres
• Price/square foot: $181

The house has a Carthage mailing address but is about 6 1/2 miles southeast of town, just north of the Whispering Pines development.

January 2, 2024

A 1927 Craftsman Cottage in Sedgefield, $459,900

3020 W. Sedgefield Drive, Greensboro
The Sidney and Bessie Alderman House

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,494 square feet, 0.47 acre
• Price/square foot: $308

For sale by owner. The property includes a swimming pool. The Sedgefield Country Club is across the street. The house is one of the oldest in Sedgefield. Development of the community began in 1923.

January 1, 2024

An Odd Little Sort of Proto-Modernist House in Mount Airy, an Affordable $149,900

210 Patterson Avenue, Mount Airy, Surry County

• $149,900 (originally $199,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,416 square feet, 0.23 acre
• Price/square foot: $106
• Built in 1947
• Neighborhood: Mount Airy Historic District (NR)

Currently a short-term rental. District NR nomination: “One-story Modernist house of stuccoed concrete block construction with a parapet shed roof. The parapet jetties slightly over the walls below and has a ceramic tile coping. … The site has granite outcrops, one of which is inside the ‘garage’ which would have rendered the space too small to park a car … The 1948 Sanborn map identifies the building as a garage, though that may have been an educated guess on the part of the mapper.”