December 26, 2023
A 1906 House in Greensboro’s Lindley Park, $350,000
2400 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro
- 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 3,298 square feet, 0.40 acre
- Price/square foot: $106
- Listing: “… could be a Bridgerton-style dream home” or a B&B. Longtime rental property, “zoned multi-family but has most recently been used as a single-family home.”
December 22, 2023
An 1864 Farmhouse on 17 Acres in Northwestern Orange County, $1.3 Million
6918 Walnut Grove Church Road, Orange County
- 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,447 square feet (per county), 17 acres
- Price/square foot: $376
- The house has a Hurdle Mills mailing address but is in Orange County, about 9 miles north of Hillsborough. The property includes a 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom guest house; a four-horse stable and tack room; three 1-acre paddocks; an 1,844 square-foot hay barn; a 3,030 square foot workshop; goldfish pond; apple, pear, cherry, pecan and fig trees; and chicken coops.
December 21, 2023
An 1855 House in Germanton Attributed to John Dietrich Tavis, $495,000
6800 Germanton Road, Germanton, Forsyth County
The Stedman-Rainey-Savage House
- 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3,845 square feet, 1.7 acres
- Price/square foot: $129
- “John Dietrich Tavis, a mid-nineteenth century house carpenter and member of the Moravian community in Salem, is among the few builders of his time and place to whom specific buildings outside of Winston-Salem have been attributed.”
December 20, 2023
A Small but Affordable 1965 Mid-Century Home in High Point, $115,000
1309 Cedrow Drive, High Point
Sale pending December 18, 2023
- 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 1,012 square feet, 0.24 acre
- Price/square foot: $114
- The house hasn’t been sold since it was built.
December 18, 2023
A 1936 Stone Cottage in Jonesville, $250,000
6325 U.S. Highway 21, Jonesville, Yadkin County
- 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,148 square feet (per county), 0.93 acre
- Price/square foot: $116
- Built in 1936
- The kitchen and bathrooms have had recent work; one of the bathrooms appears unfinished, as does at least one bedroom.
December 18, 2023
A Relatively Affordable 1908 House in Reidsville, $215,000
101 N. Franklin Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County
- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,288 square feet, 0.44 acre
- Price/square foot: $94
- The house has been sold twice in 15 months (May 2023 and September 2022).
December 14, 2023
A 1910 Restoration Project in Burlington’s Historic District, $175,000
610 Peele Street, Burlington, Alamance County
- 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,870 square feet, 0.40 acre
- Price/square foot: $94
- Neighborhood: West Davis Street-Fountain Place Historic District (local and NR)
- Restoration being abandoned part way through. The early history of the house is obscure. It was built at an unknown address on West Front Street. By 1930 it had been moved to its present location and was sold to Cleo Wade Johnson Fonville (1891-1977). The house remained in the Fonville family for 82 years.
Also Worth Noting:
Two Condos in 1930s Apartment Buildings in Greensboro Historic Districts
- $159,000
- 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 744 square feet
- Price/square foot: $214
- Built in 1937
- Irving Park Historic District (NR). Condo in the Country Club Apartments.
- $136,000
- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 608 square feet
- Price/square foot: $224
- Built in 1930
- Fisher Park Historic District (local and NR). Condo in the Dolley Madison Apartments.
December 13, 2023
A 1910 queen Anne cottage in Winston-Salem’s West Salem, $230,000
620 Hunter Avenue, Winston-Salem
- 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,070 square feet, 0.20 acre
- Price/square foot: $215
- District NR nomination: “Tri-gable Cottage with Queen Anne decorative work.”
December 13, 2023
A 1926 Home in winston-Salem’s Buena Vista, $749,900
767 Oaklawn Avenue, Winston-Salem
- 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,716 square feet, 0.36 acre
- Price/square foot: $276
- Built in 1926
- Listed December 13, 2023
- Last sale: $135,000, April 1984
- Neighborhood: Buena Vista
- The first known residents were John W. Fitz and Lillian H. Fitz in 1929. John was vice president of Carolina Cadillac Company. During World War II, he headed the War Production Board district office in Raleigh and then became head of research and development for Dr Pepper in Dallas.
December 10, 2023
A Prolific Mill Builder’s 1881 House in Gibsonville, $425,000
305 Church Street, Gibsonville, Guilford County
The Berry and Emily Davidson House
- 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3,151 square feet, 1.22 acres
- Price/square foot: $135
- The house has had only two owners. Descendants of Berry and Emily Davidson sold it in 1975 to the current owner. In a 60-year career, Berry Davidson built and owned saw mills, grist mills and cotton mills mainly in Alamance and Guilford counties, including the Minneola and Hiawatha mills in Gibsonville.
December 9, 2023
A Mayor’s 1952 Mansion in Mebane on 29 Acres with a Lake, $3.1 Million
4672 Forest Lake Drive, Mebane, Alamance County
- 5 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms, 7,455 square feet, 29.01 acres
- Price/square foot: $416
- The house apparently was built by Lucius Pender Best Jr. (1910-1998) and Evelyn Cooper Best (1910-1997). Lucius was active in business and politics, serving as chairman of Kingsdown, mayor of Mebane, chairman of the Alamance Board of Commissioners and chairman of the county Democratic Party.
December 8, 2023
A Judge’s 1923 House in Greensboro’s Lindley park, $504,990
- 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,585 square feet
- Price/square foot: $195
- Built in 1923
- The house has a separate in-law suite/apartment with exterior and interior entrances. The original owner appears to have been Edwin Earle “Scrubby” Rives (1898-1953), an attorney and later an innovative local judge (here and here; he was mentioned briefly in an interesting Time magazine piece, September 1948). He bought the property in 1926 and rented it out until selling it in 1935.
Also Worth Noting:
A Condo in a 1915 Building in Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter, $319,000
101 N. Chestnut Street, No. 411, Winston-Salem
- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1,204 square feet
- Price/square foot: $265
- HOA: $398/month
- Eighteen residential condos are located in this former R.J. Reynolds factory. “Albert Hall was reconstructed after a 1998 fire into office space for technology firms, with the top floor housing loft-style residential condominiums.”
December 7, 2023
A Grocer’s 1929 Craftsman Bungalow in Winston-Salem, $469,000
417 W. Academy Street, Winston-Salem
The Walter and Mae Hauser House
- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,858 square feet, 0.19 acre
- Price/square foot: $252
- Neighborhood: West Salem Historic District (NR)
- The original owners were Walter Ray Hauser (1895-1984) and Viola Mae Wrights Hauser (1898-1966). Walter operated a grocery store next door for 25 years.
Also Worth Noting:
Relatively Affordable Bungalows in Denton and Liberty
166 John Carroll Road, Denton, Davidson County
- $250,000
- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,402 square feet, 1.45 acres
- Price/square foot: $178
- Built in 1909
328 E. Raleigh Avenue, Liberty, Randolph County
- $220,000
- 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 1,632 square feet, 0.60 acre
- Price/square foot: $135
- Built in 1910
December 6, 2023
A 1915 Restoration Project on 5 Acres North of Reidsville, $189,000
1575 Wolf Island Road, Reidsville, Rockingham County
- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,978 square feet, 5.12 acres
- Price/square foot: $96
- Located 5 miles north of Reidsville
December 6, 2023
A Former Baptist Church in Summerfield, $190,000
4917 Rhondan Road, Summerfield, Guilford County
- 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 2,624 square feet, 0.43 acre
- Price/square foot: $72
- The church was known throughout the years as Wayside Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist Church and Summerfield Baptist Temple. County records give 1931 as the date, but a 1952 deed appears to state the building was constructed in 1951 or 1952.
December 6, 2023
A Beautifully Restored 1879 Home in Danville, $325,000
- 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,000 square feet, 0.09 acre
- Price/square foot: $108
- Neighborhood: Old West End Historic District (local), Danville Historic District (NR)
- Restored Italianate Victorian house — hidden gutters have been replaced, corbels rebuilt or restored and windows rebuilt.
December 5, 2023
The 1910 Queen Anne Bungalow of a Dynamic Couple in Elkin, $475,000
105 Gwyn Avenue, Elkin, Surry County
- 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3,076 square feet, 0.66 acres
- Price/square foot: $154
- Neighborhood: Gwyn Avenue-Bridge Street Historic District (NR)
- Note: The property includes a garage with former maid’s quarters upstairs.
- “The ca. 1910 Mason Lillard House at 105 Gwyn Avenue made use of an asymmetrical Queen Anne-style form, while incorporating a hint of the Colonial Revival style in its wraparound porch with Tuscan colonettes.”
December 4, 2023
A Whimsical 1950 Bungalow in Greensboro, $599,900
102 Wedgedale Avenue, Greensboro
- 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,176 square feet, 0.45 acre
- Price/square foot: $276
- Neighborhood: Starmount Forest
December 2, 2023
The 1897 Home of a Notable Mocksville Family, $319,000
534 N. Main Street, Mocksville, Davie County
The Dr. W.C. Martin House
- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,364 square feet, 0.51 acre
- Price/square foot: $135
- Neighborhood: North Main Street Historic District (NR)
- The house appears to be owned by a third-generation member of the Martin family. It was the home of a longtime, prominent physician and his daughter, who was a science teacher and local historian.
December 1, 2023
The 1920 Tudor Home of ‘Mr. Tobacco’ in Winston-Salem’s West End, $1 Million
1000 W. 5th Street, Winston-Salem
The Taylor-Northup House
- 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3,200 square feet, 0.18 acre
- Price/square foot: $341
- Four houses built by tobacco executive Archibald Taylor, his father and brothers share this block with Grace Park. For 28 years, this one was the home of Anne Northup, painter and widow of architect Willard Northup..
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