Historic Houses: Sales, 2026

1117wdavis

  • As recently as 2017, the property had a pair of trees in the front yard.

1117 W. Davis Street, Burlington, Alamance County
The Bjerk-Wade House

  • Sold for $595,000 on January 6, 2026 (listed at $595,000)
  • 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,606 square feet, 0.48 acre
  • Price/square foot: $228
  • Built in 1924
  • Listed November 28, 2025
  • Last sale: $327,000, October 2014
  • Neighborhood: West Davis Street-Fountain Place (outside of historic district)
  • Note: The property includes a detached two-car garage with 400+ square feet of partially finished space above.
    • The house may have been built by Robert H. Whitehead, who owned many properties in the area and lived at 500 W. Davis. Houses in the 1100 block weren’t numbered until years later, making early identification difficult. Whitehead was president of Standard Realty and Security Company, Central Home Builders Association and Victory Hosiery Mills; vice president of First Savings Bank; and secretary-treasurer of Whitehead Hosiery Mills.
    • Whitehead sold the house in 1930 to Edward M. Bjerk (1895-1947) and Mary Ella Boone Bjerk (1895-1984). Edward was born in Norway. He had served in the merchant marine in World War I. He was co-owner of The Home Bakery (“Our famous Quality bread is cleanest and best”). Mary was born in Alamance County. She was a charter member and president of the Burlington Senior Citizens Club.
    • The Bjerks sold the house in 1940 to Herbert Wills Wade (1897-1977) and Thelma Allene Amick Wade (1898-1994). Herbert served as an Army corporal in World War I. He was director of purchasing for Kayser-Roth Corporation. He was a member of the American Legion, the 40-and-8 and the Alamance Executive Club. Allene studied voice and piano at Elon College. She was a piano teacher and church soloist. They sold the house in 1954.

208stremont

208 S. Tremont Drive, Greensboro
The Chloe and Frederick Sarles House

  • Sold for $588,000 on January 6, 2026 (listed at $609,000)
  • 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,698 square feet, 0.18 acre
  • Price/square foot: $346
  • Built in 1928
  • Listed September 8, 2025
  • Last sales: $230,000, March 2014; $85,000, July 1993
  • Neighborhood: Sunset Hills Historic District (NR)
  • Note: The property includes a detached garage.
    • Online listings show 2,377 square feet, an unusually wide 40 percent discrepancy from property tax records.
    • Replacement windows. For such an uncommonly high price for the neighborhood, a buyer should expect better.
  • District NR nomination: “The one-story, four-bay, side-gabled with returns, brick Period Cottage displays two front-facing, slightly projecting gables with returns and fanlights. The north gable shelters a northeast corner porch with two large arched openings supported by brick posts and a solid brick balustrade.
    • “A decorative band of soldier-course brick set in a basketweave pattern extends along the frieze on the visible elevations. Stucco sheathes the side gable ends. A brick chimney rises from the interior, just behind the roof ridge. Windows are six-over-six vinyl replacements. A gabled ell extends from the rear. Aerial photo shows an outbuilding, but it is not visible from the right-of-way.
    • “The first occupant appears at this address in the 1929 city directory. It remained a rental until June 1936 when the Sarles purchased the house. According to the 1937 city directory, he was the state manager of Inter-Ocean Casualty Company. The house remained under ownership of Sarles heirs until 1993.”
    • Frederick William Sarles (1895-1965) and Chloe Belle Sarles (1907-1993) bought the house after a foreclosure. Born in Colorado, Fred was a World War I veteran. He worked for Inter-Ocean Casualty for 36 years. Chloe was born in Iowa. She was volunteer with the Red Cross and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Bookmarkers Club and served as president of the Presbyterian Women at First Presbyterian Church.