Piedmont Historic Homes

February 28, 2026

A 1950 Mansion in Greensboro’s Hamilton Lakes, $1.295 Million

202 Kemp Road West, Greensboro
The Andrews-Morrison House

• $1.295 million
• 5 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms and 2 half-bathrooms, 5,201 square feet, 0.69 acre
• Price/square foot: $250
• Built in 1950
• Listed February 28, 2026
• Last sale: $685,000, June 2010
• Neighborhood: Hamilton Lakes
• Note: The house overlooks Lake Euphemia.

John William Andrews (1896-1966) and Louise Boren Andrews (1896-1989) bought the property in 1948 from the Starmount Company. William was a buyer for Pomona Terra Cotta. Louise sold the house in 1969.

William H. “Moon” Morrison (1926-2010) and Joy Culbreth Morrison (1928-2013) bought the house in 1969 and lived there for 31 years. Moon founded Electric Service and Sales in Greensboro.

February 28, 2026

An 1889 House in a Mount Airy Historic District, $500,000

519 Maple Avenue, Mount Airy, Surry County
The Mary and Shell Siceloff House

• $500,000
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,664 square feet, 0.66 acre
• Price/square foot: $136
• Built in 1889
• Listed February 24, 2026
• Last sale: $150,000, October 2019
• Neighborhood: Mount Airy Historic District (NR)

District NR nomination: “L. Shell Siceloff was an early owner of this two-story frame Italianate house, thought to have been built ca. 1889 on its hilltop site overlooking the downtown. The house has the fringed window hoods seen in other Italianate houses from the period and an interior brick chimney with arches and cruciform recesses built into its top. Also original are the front/side gable form, angled bay windows with paneled aprons on the front wing and south gable end, lozenge-shaped gable vents, and bracketed cornice.”

The house was owned by the Siceloff family for almost 100 years. Lemon Shell Siceloff (1853-1889) must not have bought the house very long before his death at age 36. His widow, Mary Ursula Conrad Siceloff (1861-1957) lived in the house for the rest of her life. She outlived her husband by 68 years, never remarrying and dying at age 95.

February 27, 2026

The 1920-ish Home of the State’s First Anesthesiologist in Winston-Salem, $699,900

608 West End Boulevard, Winston-Salem
The Wall-Shoemaker House

• $699,900
• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3,404 square feet, 0.23 acre
• Price/square foot: $206
• Built in 1920 (per county, but possibly a couple years earlier; see note)
• Listed February 27, 2026
• Last sale: $62,000, May 1982
• Neighborhood: West End Historic District (local and NR)
• Note: The property overlooks Hanes Park.

District NR nomination: “The Wall-Shoemaker House is a handsome one-and-a-half-story bungalow with a pebbledash first story, a wood shingled upper story, a steep gable roof with overhanging bracketed eaves, a front shed dormer, and grouped windows.”

Dr. Roscoe L. Wall Sr. (1889-1980) and Mary G. Wall (1890-1972) were the first known owners, from 1918 to 1929. Roscoe was the state’s first anesthesiologist. He received his M.D. from Wake Forest in 1912. He moved to Winston-Salem to start a general practice but in a few years gave it up to work in the new field of anesthesiology. When the college’s Bowman Gray School of Medicine opened in Winston-Salem in 1941, he joined as a professor, establishing the school’s anesthesiology program for residents and nurses. He retired in 1957.

February 27, 2026

A 1910 House in Mebane, $485,000

211 N. 9th Street, Mebane, Alamance County

• $485,000
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,084 square feet, 0.48 acre
• Price/square foot: $233
• Built in 1910
• Listed February 27, 2026
• Last sale: $148,000, December 2013

The owner made the smart choice to restore the windows, not replace them. It’s a nice enough house, but I’m surprised to see that online listings include 96 photos, which would be a little extreme for the grandest mansions (40 or 50 would be typical for a house like this).

February 27, 2026

A 1900 Restoration Project in Pine Hall, $110,000

1691 Pine Hall Road,Pine Hall, Stokes County
The Williamson-Mitchell House

• $110,000
• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,014 square feet, 2.24 acres
• Price/square foot: $108
• Built in 1900
• Listed February 27, 2026
• Last sales: $80,000, May 2024; $25,000, July 2020

The house has seen significant increases in price while it has continued to deteriorate. The current listing contains no interior photos, but the 2024 listing showed that at least some of the interior was in relatively good shape. A railroad track runs along the back of the property. The old Pine Hall depot is three lots south of the property.

February 27, 2026

An 1883 High Victorian on the National Register in Rockingham, $495,000

526 S. Caroline Street, Rockingham, Richmond County
The H.C. Watson House

• $495,000
• 5 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms and 2 half-bathrooms, 4,888 square feet, 1.30 acres
• Price/square foot: $101
• Built in 1883
• Listed February 27, 2026
• Last sales: $284,900, February 2024; $187,000, May 2005
• Note: The property includes the original detached cookhouse and a three-bay carriage house with living quarters.
  • The current owners have extensively restored the house.

National Register nomination: “The H.C. Watson House, located at 526 Caroline Street approximately one-half mile south of downtown Rockingham, was constructed in the mid-1880s as a High Victorian residence. During a remodeling effort of the early 1900s the two frame house received numerous Classical Revival additions.

“In Rockingham during the early 1900s, fortunes were being made in the textile industry and related commercial enterprises. This newly acquired wealth was manifested in a burst of residential construction. Because of the resources available and the desire to keep a status residence. wealthy owners of older nomes continually remodeled to keep pace with. changing architectural trends, Rockingham’s elite who regarded the house as a visual symbol of prosperity were drawn to the theatrical and grandiose expression of Classical Revival style.”

February 26, 2026

A 1923 Bungalow in Gibsonville, Fire-Damaged But Intriguing, $100,000

232 Burlington Avenue, Gibsonville, Guilford County
The Mann-Owen House

• $100,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,376 square feet, 0.41 acre
• Price/square foot: $73
• Built in 1923
• Listed February 26, 2026
• Last sale: $6,000, August 1979

The listing says the house “has been vacant for more than 20 years and sustained fire damage to the rear section approximately 2-3 years ago. The interior has been cleared of debris, however entry is at buyer’s own risk. … According to the Town of Gibsonville Code Enforcement, the structure must be brought into compliance by 5/17/2026.”

The original owners were Osborne Willis Mann (1885-1965) and Sibbie Bowman Mann (1881-1969). Osborne was a lumber dealer. They bought the property in 1919 and sold it in 1927 to Frank Redding Owen (1891-1956), superintendent of Puritan Finishing Mills in Burlington. The house is still in the Owen family.

February 25, 2026

A Notable 1964 MCM in Winston-Salem, Sold Just 8 Months Ago, $1.9 Million

2850 Galsworthy Drive, Winston-Salem
The Butler House

• $1.996 million
• 5 bedrooms, 6 1/2 bathrooms, 7,040 square feet (per county), 2.21 acres
• Price/square foot: $284
• Built in 1964
• Last sales: $1.7 million, June 2025; $860,000, May 2012
• Listed February 25, 2026
• Neighborhood: Reynolda Woods
• Realtor hype: “a stunning home beyond imagination! A MASTERPIECE!” It really is a masterpiece (which is why you don’t have to say it, much less scream it).
• Note: The property is adjacent to Reynolda Gardens.

Designed by Byron Simonson of Palm Beach, landscape design by the remarkable Dick Bell of Raleigh. The house was featured in an eight-page spread in Architectural Digest in 1970. The original owners once hosted a seated dinner for 60 people in the living room.

Listed on locationshub.com, a directory of locations available for film or television productions: “The 1963 Albert Butler House in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the exemplar of high Mid-Century Modern style. Designed by Addison Mizner protégé Byron Simonson (designer of the Colony Hotel and the now-defunct Coquille Club, Palm Beach), the house is 7500-SF of glam ready for filming.”

February 24, 2026

A Novel 1921 Bungalow on an Odd Little Lot in Winston-Salem, $415,000

1016 West End Boulevard, Winston-Salem
The William and Stella Paschal House

• $415,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,066 square feet, 0.09 acre
• Price/square foot: $201
• Built in 1921
• Listed February 27, 2026
• Last sale: $278,000, May 2019
• Neighborhood: West End Historic District (local and NR)

District NR nomination: “Like the Lott-Woodall House next door, the Paschal House adopts an unusual form to fit the odd shape of its lot. In most respects it appears to be a typical bungalow of its period. … Convention is dismissed on the south side of the house, however, where the back slope of the gable is ‘chopped off’ and recessed toward the center of the house before continuing its downward slope, and is then recessed again, creating a rather modern effect.”

February 24, 2026

A 1957 MCM in Greensboro’s Latham park, $524,900

1208 Cleburne Street, Greensboro
The Lashley-Hammer House
Sale pending June 11-19, 2024
Listing withdrawn February 2, 2025
Relisted February 24, 2026

• $524,900 (originally $599,900)
• 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3,564 square feet, 0.43 acre
• Price/square foot: $147
• Built in 1957
• Listed January 25, 2024
• Last sale: $50,000, February 1973
• Neighborhood: Latham Park

The house has had only two owners. Carl Amos Lashley (1925-2020) and Betty Slater Lashley (1932-2012) bought the property in 1957 and were listed at the address in 1958. Amos soon joined Pilot Life as a supervisor and later joined Prudential. Betty worked in her father’s real-estate office. In 1973, they sold the house to John Richard “Dick” Hammer Sr. (1922-2004) and Hannah Martin Davis Hammer. Dick also was in life insurance, with Mutual of New York.

February 23, 2026

A 1928 House in Summerfield That Needs a Bit of Work, $225,000

7323 Shadyside Drive, Summerfield, Guilford County

• $225,000
• 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2,424 square feet, 0.32 acre (per county; see note)
• Price/square foot: $93
• Built in 1928
• Listed February 23, 2026
• Last sale: $43,000, June 1978
• Neighborhood: Morehampton Park
• Listing: “just needs a little tlc to bring out its full potential”

The neighborhood was developed in the 1910s and 1920s, “what was to have been a substantial expansion of the settlement into a fully functioning town, with a grid of streets, logical subdivision, and street-oriented architecture,” according to unpopular local developer David Couch. The plan wasn’t completed.

February 23, 2026

A 1930-ish Georgian Mansion in Winston-Salem, $1.75 Million

2801 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem
The Dalton-Trotman House

• $1.75 million
• 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3,950 square feet (per county), 1.2 acres
• Price/square foot: $433
• Built in 1927 (per county, possibly a few years later; see note)
• Listed February 23, 2026
• Last sale: $500,000, December 1996
• Neighborhood: Buena Vista
• Note: The listing shows 4,727 square feet, an unusually large deviation of 20 percent from the square footage they’re paying taxes on.
  • The house still has its slate roof.

The house has had only three owners. The original owners were longtime Wachovia employee Rufus W. Dalton (1893-1982) and Louise Vogler Dalton (1896-1966). They bought the property in 1928, but the address didn’t appear in the city directory until 1930. They sold the house in 1948 to Marion Jackson “Jack” Trotman (1921-2010) and Dorothy D. Schriver Trotman (1922-1991). Jack, too, spent his career at Wachovia. He sold the house in 1996 to the current owner.

February 22, 2026

A 1905 Cottage in West Salem, $399,900

1004 Albert Street, Winston-Salem

• $399,900
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,211 square feet, 0.19 acre
• Price/square foot: $330
• Built in 1905
• Listed February 18, 2026
• Last sale: $175,000, September 2022
• Neighborhood: West Salem Historic District (NR)

Heavily remodeled gable ell cottage, but some historic character and materials remain, though not the windows, wood siding or most ceilings. $330/square foot is far higher than the prices that houses have been selling for in West Salem (highest 2025 price among seven historic houses on the website: $266).

February 18, 2026

An 1850 Log Cabin in King, $140,000

820 Spainhour Road, King, Stokes County
The Kreeger Cabin

• $140,000
• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 884 square feet, 0.48 acre
• Price/square foot: $158
• Built in 1850 (per county)
• Last sales: March 2017 and May 2007, prices not listed on deeds; $800,000, June 2006 (as part of a 42-acre tract).
• Neighborhood: just across the Stokes County line from Forsyth County in the town of King.
• Note: “In livable condition, the cabin would benefit from updates and repair to some lower logs, as well as landscaping efforts to soften the impact from the nearby neighborhood.”

Preservation North Carolina: “The cabin is built of hand-hewn logs with half-dovetailed notching set on a stone foundation. The first and second floor is arranged in a hall-and-parlor plan. Entering the cabin through split-leaf paneled doors, a small entry features the paneled staircase with turned balustrade and newel post. The living room or ‘hall’ features wood beamed ceiling and large Federal/Greek Revival-style mantel.

“Throughout the cabin are hand-planed wood walls and ceilings, pine floors, simple door and window surrounds, and stylish Greek Revival two-panel doors. The roof is covered by a standing seam metal roof and the roof eaves display delightful decorative brackets.”

February 17, 2026

Two Floors of a 1913 Building in Downtown Winston-Salem, Ready to be Converted into Condos

705 N. Main Street, No. 101, Winston-Salem

• $595,000
• 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 2,480 square feet (per listing; see note)
• Price/square foot: $240
• Built in 1913
• Listed February 17, 2026
• Last sale: $250,000, March 2014 (both units)
• Neighborhood: Downtown North Historic District (NR)

705 N. Main Street, No. 201, Winston-Salem

• $395,000
• 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 2,480 square feet
• Price/square foot: $159
• Built in 1913
• Listed February 17, 2026
• Last sale: $250,000, March 2014 (both units)
• Neighborhood: Downtown North Historic District (NR)

The listings say each unit has the “potential to be upfitted into a private condo or live/work residence.” The descriptions and size of the units as listed in online listings are identical. There’s no clue about why No. 101 is priced $200,000 more than No. 201.

February 16, 2026

A 1920 Firehouse in Greensboro, $300,000

442 S. Mendenhall Street, Greensboro

• $300,000
• 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1,457 square feet, 0.2 acre
• Price/square foot: $206
• Built circa 1920
• Listed February 19, 2026
• Last sale: $24,500, January 1979

District NR nomination: “Gothic Revival style … Former West End Hose Company Firehouse (II): Converted to a dwelling in the early 1960s, this brick structure was originally a firehouse. Erected not long after the city acquired its corner lot in 1918, it replaced an earlier firehouse a block to the south. Pointed arches at its corner porch give it a Gothic flair.”

The city bought the property in 1918. The firehouse was in operation by 1921. It was sold in 1964 and converted into a house.

February 15, 2026

A Piece of Space-Age/Cold-War History: Former NASA Satellite Tracking Station, $30 Million

1 Pari Drive, Rosman, Transylvania County
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

• $30 million
• 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2,300 square feet (residence), 192 acres
  • 30-plus buildings, total square feet: 94,346
• Price/square foot: $318
• Built in 1962
• Last sale: $2.4 million, January 1999
• Neighborhood: Pisgah National Forest, about 10 miles northwest of Rosman, 38 miles southwest of Hendersonville.
• Note: “An international dark sky park surrounded by over a half million acres of protected national forest, ideal for both astronomical observation and scientific research.”

The property includes two 85-foot radio telescopes, more than 25 optical telescopes, research labs, guest cabins, a helipad, and a 200-person cafeteria and commercial kitchen capable of serving 500 meals per day.

“Located in an electromagnetically quiet zone, one of only about 100 in the world, PARI is decidedly positioned to leverage its institution-grade elements in an environment where few other sites can.”

February 13, 2026

A Relatively Affordable 1925 Craftsman Bungalow in Winston-Salem, $249,900

634 Brent Street, Winston-Salem
The Bill and Ruby Ingool House

• $249,900
• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,064 square feet (per county), 0.21 acre
• Price/square foot: $235
• Built in 1925
• Listed February 13, 2026
• Last sale: $40,000, May 1990
• Neighborhood: Highland Park, Ardmore Historic District (NR)
• Note: “Offer Deadline- February 16 by 12:00 noon.”
  • The listing says the house wood floors and original moldings, windows and doors. Some of the beadboard ceilings remain as well.
  • The house appears to be in good shape overall except for one room.

District NR nomination: “Craftsman Bungalow. One story; front gable; asbestos shingle siding; eight-over-one, Craftsman-style windows; hip-roof porch; battered posts on brick piers; knee braces; exposed rafter tails.” William McKinley Ingool (1896-1971) and Ruby Theo Knott Ingool (1899-1975) were listed on Brent Street (without a house number) in the 1925 city directory. They lived in the house for the rest of their lives. The house remained in their family until 1990.

February 12, 2026

A 1909 Queen Anne in Danville, $425,000

349 W. Main Street, Danville, Virginia

• $425,000 (originally $489,900)
• 5 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 3,668 square feet, 0.26 acre
• Price/square foot: $116
• Built in 1909
• Listed May 22, 2025
• Last sales: $260,000, April 2007; $170,000, February 1994
• Note: The house has been described as American Picturesque and as a Queen Anne with Colonial and Classical features, including the Neoclassical Revival front porch. It was restored around 1980, retaining its dark woodwork and Mission-style dining room. It was featured on historic-home tours in 1981 and 2009. It also was included in the statewide Virginia Historic Gardens Week in 2015.

The house was owned for more than 60 years by Fannie Fitzgerald Martin (1877-1976) and Herbert Milton Martin (1871-1943). Fannie bought the property in 1906. Fannie and Herbert lived in the house for the rest of their lives. Herbert “for more than fifty years was identified with the municipal and civic life of Danville ” (Danville Bee). Fannie was an 1893 graduate of the Danville College for Young Ladies. She was an active volunteer with the Danville Red Cross for 30 years, serving as chair for 22 years.

February 11, 2026

A 1919 Dutch Colonial in Winston-Salem, $450,000

424 E. Sprague Street, Winston-Salem

• $450,000
• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 2,628 square feet, 0.42 acre
• Price/square foot: $171
• Built in 1919
• Listed February 3, 2026
• Last sale: $423,000, October 2022
• Neighborhood: Sunnyside-Central Terrace Historic District (NR)

District NR nomination: “Two-story gambrel-roof Dutch Colonial Revival with six-over-one paired, replacement windows; sidelights; porch with roof balustrade and fluted columns; shed-roof dormer, enclosed side porch; weatherboard; modillions.”

Zachary Taylor Bynum Jr. (1887-1969) and Katherine Doré Spach Bynum (1895-1984) were listed at the address in 1922, the first time it appeared in the city directory. Taylor was a co-owner of Southside Roller Mills and the Southside Wholesale Grocery Company. Katherine lived on East Sprague Street for the first 86 years of her life.

February 11, 2026

A Horse Trader’s 1875 Cottage in Cameron, $374,900

524 Carthage Street, Cameron, Moore County
The Harrington House

• $374,900
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,670 square feet, 1.18 acres
• Price/square foot: $224
• Built in 1875
• Listed January 17, 2026
• Last sale: $140,000, May 2014
• Neighborhood: Cameron Historic District (NR)
• Note: Online listings describe “a private backyard featuring a lush bamboo grove.” Bamboo is almost as pernicious and invasive as kudzu; how it can be considered a selling point is puzzling.

The original owner was the unfortunate James A. Harrington (1847-1891). His sad and sudden death generated news coverage throughout the state. The article below from The Wilmington Messenger is typical of the reports, although some papers said he had been sleepwalking.

February 11, 2026

A 1910 Farmhouse on 7 Acres near Franklinville, $305,000

3110 Hall Road, Randolph County

• $305,000 (originally $310,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,928 square feet (per county), 7.46 acres
• Price/square foot: $158
• Built in 1910
• Listed December 13, 2026
• Last sale: $80,000, September 2009
• Neighborhood: Located about 6 1/2 miles north of Franklinville and 7 1/2 miles east of Randleman. It has a Franklinville mail address.
• Note: The property has a pond and a creek. The house is set far back from the road.

A Southern vernacular farmhouse with a standing-seam metal roof; deep, full-width attached front porch; and utilitarian exterior chimneys. It also has deep overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails, evoking a bit of a Prairie or Craftsman look.

The original owners may have been Thomas H. Williams (1872-1943) and Mary Magalene Gwyn Williams (1867-1955). The property was part of a 116-acre tract deeded in 1956 by their children to son Robert Williams (1913-1973), who had been living in the house with Mary. Robert worked for Klopman Mills at the Central Falls plant in Randolph County. He sold the property in 1971.

February 10, 2026

A 1920 Farmhouse on 6 Acres in Oak Ridge, $599,000

8417 Linville Road, Oak Ridge, Guilford County
The Barrow-Brown House

• $599,000
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,916 square feet, 6.19 acres
• Price/square foot: $313
• Built in 1920 (per county)
• Listed February 9, 2026
• Last sale: $735,000, June 2025; $700, March 1904
• Neighborhood: Oak Ridge Historic District (local)
• Note: For sale by owner
  • The property includes a garage, pond, barn and a log cabin overlooking the pond.
  • An additional 3-care tract is also available.

Oak Ridge Historic District: The house is a “National Folk I-house form, the two-story version of the hall-and-parlor plan.” The property may have been owned by the Barrow-Brown family from 1904 to 2025. It apparently was bought (the description in the deed is vague) in 1904 by Gideon H. Barrow (1871-1928) and Laura Alice Medearis Brown (1870-1952). Gideon attended the Oak Ridge Institute. He was a teacher in the Guilford County schools for several years and then became a farmer.

February 9, 2026

A 1920’s Tudor Cottage in High Point, $315,000

1113 Clyde Place, High Point
Sale pending January 6, 2026
No longer under contract February 9, 2026

• $315,000 (originally $325,000)
• 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 1,527 square feet, 0.21 acre
• Price/square foot: $206
• Built in 1924 (per county, or a few years later; see note)
• Listed November 26, 2025
• Last sales: $321,000, February 2020; $40,500, May 2019
• Neighborhood: Sheraton Hills

The architectural style lends itself to a variety of descriptions, including Tudor Cottage or English Cottage style. With its arched openings and arched porch, modest size and steep roof, it also has elements of the broader Storybook or Fairy Tale Cottage styles.

The address wasn’t listed in the city directory until 1928. The original owners were Earl J. McFarland (1903-1953) and Dorothy Ninestein McFarland (1903-1988), who bought the property in 1926 from Carolina Homes Inc. Earl was credit manager at Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing. Dorothy attended the Pratt Institute for Institutional Management. She was a bookkeeper with Creative Print Shop. They lost the house to foreclosure in 1935.

February 8, 2026

An Impeccable 1930 Tudor Mansion in Danville, Last Sold in 1973, $695,000

506 Hawthorne Drive, Danville, Virginia

• $695,000 (originally $790,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 4,231 square feet, 1.24 acres
• Price/square foot: $164
• Built in 1930 (per listing)
• Listed June 28, 2025
• Last sale: 1973, price not available online (Virginia is pretty backward about putting public information online)
• Neighborhood: Forest Hills
• Note: The house is across the street from Averett University and next door to the president’s house.

“Developed in the mid-1920s, Forest Hills was Danville’s first upscale suburb for whites. Its wide, curving and leafy streets, undulating terrain, traffic circles, and mandated architect-designed houses on spacious lots make it an attractive neighborhood.” (SAH Archipedia)

The original owners may have been urologist Dr. Roy Wakefield Upchurch (1902-1964) and Maragret Lyons Upchurch (1906-1991). Dr. Baxter Byerly, an ophthalmologist and outspoken segregationist, owned the house in 1960s. Since 1973, it has been owned by Dr. Michael Becher, a polymer chemist born in Poland, and Mira G. Becher, an arts executive.

February 7, 2026

Two Notable Greensboro Houses Sold Without Being Listed Publicly

6 Springdale Court. Greensboro

• Sold for $310,000 on December 1, 2025
• 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (both per county), 2,576 square feet, 0.19 acre
• Price/square foot: $120
• Built in 1893
• Not listed publicly for sale.
• Last sale: $24,000, 1977
• Neighborhood: College Hill Historic District (local and NR)
• Note: The house was divided into apartments decades ago.

District NR nomination: “Among Greensboro’s … finest examples of the Queen Anne style [is] the Ward-Foust House at 6 Springdale Court … its walls marching back in parallel planes beneath a high-hip-and-cross-gable roof and its wraparound porch and corner balcony adorned with brackets and balusters, turned posts, and latticed aprons.”

The original owners were Gaston W. Ward (1855-1910) and Mary Baird Ward (dates unknown). Gaston was a pharmacist who worked at a number of drug stores. By 1907, he was operating the West End Drug Store at 904 Spring Garden Street. The house originally faced Spring Garden Street, but was turned (90 degrees, clockwise) to face Springdale Court when Springdale Park was created around 1915. Mary sold the house in 1915.

1804 Nottingham Road, Greensboro
The Sidney and Kay Stern House

• Sold for $1 million on February 4, 2026
• 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4,510 square feet, 0.7 acre
• Price/square foot: $222
• Built in 1956
• Not publicly listed for sale.
• Last sale: $7,700, July 1955
• Neighborhood: Irving Park
• Note: Designed by Edward Loewenstein.
  • The property is protected by a historic preservation agreement held by the Greensboro Historic Building Trust.

The original owners were Sidney Joseph Stern Jr. (1914-1991) and Katherine Goodman Stern (1924-2023), two of the more prominent Greensboro residents of their time. To design the house, they commissioned Loewenstein, who was married to Sidney’s cousin Frances Stern Loewenstein. They bought the property from the Stern family development company. It has now been sold by their children.

Sidney was born in Greensboro and received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina. He was an Army veteran of World War II. In addition to practicing law, he was a commercial developer. Sidney and Kay were active supporters of the United Way of Greater Greensboro; they donated $1.2 million in 1991 to build a new headquarters.

February 6, 2026

A Beautifully Restored 1975 Deck House in Alamance County, $660,000

1228 Quandary Lake Lane, Swepsonville, Alamance County
The Andy and Dora Nicola House
Sale pending February 5, 2026

• $660,000
• 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4,408 square feet, 1.27 acres
• Price/square foot: $150
• Built in 1975
• Listed January 29, 2026
• Last sale: $460,000, October 2020; $235,000, August 2018
• Note: The 2018 listing said the house needed a total renovation. NC Modernist says it had been abandoned for several years. It had been listed for sale off and on since at least 2010.

Unlike earlier modular houses, “built mostly with mass-produced materials such as aluminum and linoleum, Deck House introduced natural woods and stones such as mahogany and slate. Deck Houses feature post and beam construction, tongue and groove vaulted ceilings, and sliding glass doors leading out to a deck.” (NC Modernist)

The original owners were Dr. Andraos N. Nicola (1926-2017) and Theodora Marie Van Gennap Luhrs Nicola (1919-2013). Andy was born in Ramleh, Palestine. He was a physician and clinical director of the Alamance-Caswell Mental Health Center. Dora was a registered nurse. Her parents were Dutch. She was born in Hong Kong.

February 6, 2026

An elegant Craftsman in Carthage, Relisted at a Much Lower Price, $375,000

303 McReynolds Street, Carthage, Moore County
The Addison and Flora Spencer House
Sale pending February 24 to April 7, 2025
Listing withdrawn August 8, 2025
Relisted February 6, 2026

• $375,000 (originally $462,900)
• 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,930 square feet (per county), 0.56 acre
• Price/square foot: $130
• Built in 1916
• Listed June 12, 2024
• Last sale: July 1946, price unknown
• Neighborhood: Carthage Historic District (NR)

The house is being sold for the first time in 80 years. District NR nomination: “Gable-roofed, double-pile frame Craftsman bungalow with broad shed dormer above three-bay-facade: recessed porch with paired slender tapered posts on brick piers; double-leaf french doors below transom.” Aaron Addison Spencer (1859-1935) was a prominent lumberman, merchant and farmer in Moore County.

February 5, 2026

The 1900 Home in Milton of a Doctor Who Fathered 33 Children, $225,000

11794 Academy Street, Milton, Caswell County
The “Dr.” Ernest Jones Home Place

• $225,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,180 square feet, 0.38 acre
• Price/square foot: $191
• Built in 1900
• Listed January 29, 2026
• Last sale: $200,000, September 2023
• Neighborhood: Milton Historic District (NR)
• Note: Academy Street is N.C. Highway 62, the road from Yanceyville. It was formerly called High Street and then Main Street.

A 1946 deed says the property was “formerly known as the ‘Dr.’ Ernest Jones Home Place” (with “Dr.” in quotation marks, perhaps indicating he practiced medicine without a degree). Little can be found about him online, but if the more remarkable details can be believed, Dr. Jones was quite a notable figure. Born in 1820, according to his death certificate and gravestone, he lived to be 113 years old, dying in 1933. He was reported to have fathered 33 children over a period of 67 years.

His gravestone shows his name as “Doctor E. Jones.” A brief mention of his funeral in The Register in Danville said, “A sanitarium established by him where many came from a distance and claimed to be benefitted by his herb prescriptions is still kept going by his son” (as if there was only one). The death certificate said he was African American (“colored”); other sources say he was a Cherokee. The Register clumsily described him as “a well known Negro and of Indian descent.” A 1925 item in the Polk County News:

February 4, 2026

A Very Pricey 1927 Colonial Revival/Cape Cod in Greensboro, $1.25 Million

210 Country Club Drive, Greensboro

• $1.25 million
• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3,287 square feet (per county), 0.28 acre
• Price/square foot: $380
• Built in 1927
• Listed February 4, 2026
• Last sales: $860,000, March 2022; $580,000, April 2012
• Neighborhood: Irving Park
• Note: The property includes a detached two-car garage with an office.

The initial asking price is 45 percent higher than the selling price in 2022. At $380/square foot, it’s pushing the top of the market, even for posh neighborhoods like Irving Park. A Colonial Revival-style house with Cape Cod and regional Southern (the full-width front porch) features.

February 3, 2026

A 1903 House in Madison, Now a B&B, $538,000

216 W. Hunter Street, Madison, Rockingham County
The Hunter House Bed & Breakfast
Also known as the Busick House
Listing expired September 7, 2019; relisted March 5, 2021
Listing withdrawn September 3, 2021
Relisted February 3, 2026

• $569,000 (previously listed as high as $595,000 and as low as $368,000)
• 6 bedrooms, 5 1/2 bathrooms, 4,752 square feet, 0.57 acre
• Price/square foot: $120
• Built in 1903
• Listed July 23, 2018
• Last sale: $365,000, August 2016
• Neighborhood: Decatur-Hunter Historic District (local)

The listing doesn’t market the house primarily as a B&B: “ideally suited for large families or multi-generational living … exceptional space and versatility for in-law arrangements, guest quarters, or home offices.”