Piedmont Historic Homes

November 30, 2024

A 1900 Restoration Project on 13 Acres near Seagrove, $375,000

4083 Busbee Road, Moore County

• $375,000
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,200 square feet, 13.1 acres
• Price/square foot: $312
• Built in 1900 (per county; see see note)
• Last sale: $15,000, November 2023
• Listed October 21, 2024
• Neighborhood: Located off N.C. 705, about 8 1/2 miles southeast of Seagrove and 8 1/2 miles north west of Robbins. The property has a Seagrove address but is across the county line in Moore County.

For sale by owner. The listing says the property includes a pond. The home may have been built by Stephen H. Davis (1870-1946), a farmer, and Polly Ann Hussey Davis (1875-1965). It is now being sold by a great-grandson.

November 28, 2024 — Happy Thanksgiving

A Groceteria Owner’s Elegant 1928 Bungalow in Greensboro, $450,000

1200 Hill Street, Greensboro

• $450,000
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,183 square feet, 0.24 acre
• Price/square foot: $206
• Built in 1928
• Listed November 22, 2024
• Last sale: $345,500, November 2016
• Neighborhood: Latham Park

The house was apparently a rental in its early years. By 1939, the renters were Joseph C. Tillman (d. 1971) and Marjorie S. Tillman (dates unknown). They bought the house in 1943. Joseph was the proprietor of Tillman’s Groceterias, early self-service grocery stores. Joseph sold the house in 1956.

November 28, 2024

Relisted: A striking 1930 Bungalow in Hamlet, $255,900

• $255,900 (originally $242,500, later $279,900)
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,509 square feet, 0.71 acre
• Price/square foot: $102
• Built in 1930
• Listed November 23, 2021; relisted November 28, 2024
• Last sales: $245,000, November 22, 2021; $65,000, June 2021

Unusual Craftsman design with porte-cocheres on both sides of the house. The house was put up for sale the day after it was sold.

November 27, 2024

A 1938 Restoration Project in Greensboro’s fisher Park, $328,600

110 Fisher Park Circle, Greensboro
The William and Eunice Bogart House

• $328,600
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,378 square feet, 0.25 acre
• Price/square foot: $138
• Built in 1938
• Listed November 27, 2024
• Last sales: $565,000 on January 5, 2024 (foreclosure auction); $108,000, May 1987
• Neighborhood: Fisher Park Historic District (local and NRHP)
• Note: Until the recent foreclosure, the house had had only two owners.

District NR nomination: “Col Rev (brk vnr), Residence, 1935-40, W.H. Bogart, Clerk, Proximity Mfg Co. Brick quoins mark entry and corners of this gable-end house.” The original owners were William Hawkins Bogart Sr. (1901-1991) and Eunice Bowen Bogart (1900-1986), who were listed as residents of the house in 1939, the first year the address was listed in the city directory. William was a clerk at Proximity and later became a technician and a textile designer at Cone Mills. They bought the property in 1938 and sold it in 1988.

November 27, 2024

The 1920 Home of Two Mayors In Liberty’s Historic District, $378,000

429 N. Asheboro Street, Liberty, Randolph County

• $378,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,028 square feet, 0.79 acre
• Price/square foot: $186
• Built in 1920 (per county)
• Listed November 27, 2024
• Last sale: $27,000, May 2019
• Neighborhood: Liberty Historic District (NR)

The house was bought in 1938 by Cyrus Shoffner (1889-1972) and Julia Smith Shoffner (1886-1973). Cyrus was president of Liberty Machinery Company. He served as mayor of Liberty and chairman of the Liberty School Board. In 1956, they sold the house to their son Jack Preyor Shoffner (1919-1973). Like his father, Jack operated the Liberty Machinery Company and served as mayor of Liberty and on the Liberty school board. Jack and his wife, Katherine Smith Shoffner (1921-1997), sold the house in 1965.

November 27, 2024

A 1970 MCM in High Point, $399,900

1602 Country Club Drive, High Point

• $399,900
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,384 square feet (per county), 0.37 acre
• Price/square foot: $168
• Built in 1970
• Listed July 16, 2024
• Last sale: $161,500, April 1997
• Neighborhood: Emerywood Forest

The original owners were Charles Durham Wallace (1939-2012) and Carol Purvis Wallace. Charles worked for Golding Upholstery Fabric. They bought the property in 1970 and sold it in 1986.

November 26, 2074

A 1930 Bungalow in Greensboro’s Dunleath Historic District, $355,000

674 Chestnut Street, Greensboro

• $355,000
• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,262 square feet, 0.19 acre
• Price/square foot: $281
• Built circa 1930
• Listed May 31, 2022
• Last sales: $325,000, June 2022; $125,000, July 2007
• Neighborhood: Dunleath Historic District (local), Summit Avenue Historic District (NRHP)
• Note: The property includes a detached garage.

Although county records give a 1938 date, the address first appears in the city directory in 1930. Joseph Mitchell (1892-1974) and Affe Shahane Mitchell (1901-1982) bought the house in 1939, and it remained in their family for 48 years. Joseph was a salesman and later operated a general merchandise store, Mitchell’s, at 311 East Market Street. He and Affe were born in Lebanon. Their neighbors two doors away were Abdou and Edna Showfety, who also were born in Lebanon.

November 26, 2024

A 1935 House in Burlington’s Central Heights, $519,900

404 Glenwood Avenue, Burlington, Alamance County

• $519,900
• 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,280 square feet (per county), 0.26 acre
• Price/square foot: $228
• Built in 1935
• Listed November 24, 2024
• Last sales: $435,000, July 2023; $215,000, October 2022
• Neighborhood: Central Heights

The house was a quick fix-and-flip when it was sold last year. In 1968 the house was bought by Donald E. Johnson (1934/35-2021) and Sylvia Smith Johnson (1936-1980). Their son sold it in 2022. Donald was a manager at Glen Raven Mills and the 1953 fast-pitch softball batting champion.

November 26, 2024

A 1958 MCM in Winston-Salem Long Associated with Western Electric Employees, $349,900

3516 Kingston Road, Winston-Salem

• $349,900
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 1,819 square feet, 0.59 acre
• Price/square foot: $192
• Built in 1957
• Listed November 18, 2924
• Last sale: $173,000, September 2015
• Neighborhood: Town and Country Estates

The house was built by Ross Minish Sigmon Jr. (1918-2006) and Frances “Polly” Crowder Sigmon (1920-2004). They bought the property in 1956 and were listed in the city directory in 1958. Ross was a Navy veteran and an engineer with Western Electric. They were gone by 1960, but the next two owners also were Western Electric employees who owned the house for a total of 42 years.

November 23, 2024

Civil Rights Leader Dr. George Simkins Jr.’s 1923 Home in Greensboro, $360,000

161 N. Dudley Street, Greensboro
The George and Anna Simkins House

• $360,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,518 square feet, 0.43 acre
• Price/square foot: $143
• Built in 1923
• Listed November 22, 2024
• Last sale: September 1922, price not recorded on deed
• Neighborhood: Cumberland
• Note: The house is across the street from N.C. A&T State University.
  • The house needs significant interior work. Online listings show no photos of the kitchen.

Dr. George Christopher Simkins Sr. (1880-1958) and Anna Guyrene Tyson Simkins (1900-1992) bought the property in 1922 and were listed at the address in 1924. After their deaths, their son, George Jr. (1924-2001), and daughter-in-law, Anna Oleona Atkins Simkins (1926-2011), inherited the house. His estate is now selling it. George Jr. was a major figure in the civil rights movement in Greensboro and was the lead plaintiff in a landmark civil rights case that integrated the nation’s hospitals. Like his father, he was a dentist. He led the Greensboro chapter of the NAACP for 25 years and was deeply involved in local politics. He worked to integrate Greensboro’s public golf course, tennis courts and swimming pools. He was active in the Greensboro Citizens Association, which is now the Dr. George C Simkins Jr. Memorial Political Action Committee.

November 23, 2024

A 1958 MCM in Greensboro’s Hamilton Lakes, $675,000

4132 Dogwod Drive, Greensboro
The Ned and Betty Lawrence House

• $675,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,915 square feet, 0.39 acre
• Price/square foot: $232
• Built in 1958
• Listed November 22, 2024
• Last sale: $270,000, December 2008
• Neighborhood: Hamilton Lakes

The house has had only three owners. Edward M. “Ned” Lawrence (2018-2006) and Betty Jane Johnston Lawrence (1920-2003) bought the property from the Starmount Company in 1958 and owned it until 1980. Ned served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. He was vice president of Pomona Pipe Products. Betty was a 30-year member of the Wesley Long Hospital Auxiliary and a founder of the Charioteers service club at Grimsley High School.

November 23, 2024

A 1900 House in Pilot mountain, $385,000

105 Dodson Street, Pilot Mountain, Surry County
The Oscar and Laura Snow House

• $385,000 (originally $465,000, later $364,000)
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,871 square feet, 0.91 acre
• Price/square foot: $134
• Built in 1900
• Listed November 29, 2022; relisted November 23, 2024
• Last sale: $29,000, November 2018

The house is named for Oscar Edward Snow (1874-1941) and Laura Mae Fulp Snow (1878-1963). Oscar was an attorney and a veteran of the Spanish-American War.

November 22, 2024

An Architect’s 1940 home in Greensboro’s Irving Park, $1.8 million

607 Woodland Drive, Greensboro
The Woodroof House

• $1.8 milion
• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 2,844 square feet, 0.32 acre
• Price/square foot: $633
• Built in 1940
• Listed November 22, 2024
• Last sales: $999,000, May 2017; $640,000, May 2002
• Neighborhood: Irving Park

The original owners were Albert C. Woodroof (1895-1986) and Mary Gilbert Rosser Woodroof (1899-1986). The property remained in their family for 63 years. Albert was an architect; he may designed the house himself. He designed residences, schools and several Greensboro churches, including First Baptist, Holy Trinity Episcopal, College Park Baptist and First Friends Meeting.

November 20, 2024

A Much-Expanded 1907 House in Yadkinville, $599,900

301 Virginia Drive, Yadkinville, Yadkin County
The Henry and Emily Mackie House

• $599,900
• 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 5,321 square feet (per county), 0.63 acre
• Price/square foot: $113
• Built in 1907 “and later” (see note)
• Listed November 25, 2024
• Last sale: $332,000, August 2021
• Note: The State Historic Preservation Office shows the date as “1907 and later,” reflecting its significant additions. County records give a date of 1940, which could be the date of a major addition.
  • The property includes a swimming pool.

The house is one of three Yadkinville properties bearing the Mackie name that have been placed on the National Register Study List. The Study List identifies properties that are likely to be eligible for the National Register, although it isn’t a guarantee. The original owners of this house were Henry Hamilton Mackie (1860-1923) and Mary Emily Shugart Mackie (1862-1949). Henry operated a general store for more than 20 years. The house remained in the Mackie family until 1984.

“He was one of the best known, most highly respected and most successful merchants of Yadkinville and this section of the state,” the Winston-Salem Journal said in Henry’s obituary. “He was a consecrated Christian gentleman and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him.”

November 18, 2024

An 1895 Farmhouse in Thomasville, $249,000

1108 Trinity Street, Thomasville, Davidson County
Collett Farm

• $249,000
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2,913 square feet, 2.63 acres
• Price/square foot: $85
• Built in 1895 (per county, but likely earlier; see note)
• Listed November 17, 2024
• Last sales: $135,000, June 2019; $33,000, March 1976
• Note: For sale by owner

Thomasville, North Carolina: 2004 Comprehensive Architectural Survey: “More traditional house forms stand outside downtown in areas that were beyond the original city limits but which have been annexed in the last several decades. The two-story single-pile, weatherboard-clad house at the center of the Collett Farm (DV 713) at 1108 Trinity Street dates to 1892. The largely intact dwelling with a two-story rear ell features a single-leaf entry with sidelights, nine-over-one windows with window screens hinged at the top of the window trim, and a brick chimney occupying each gable end of the main block.”

November 17, 2024

A Granite Bungalow in a Mount Airy Historic District, $349,990

424 Spring Street, Mount Airy, Surry County

• $349,990
• 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1,987 square feet (per county), 0.19 acre
• Price/square foot: $176
• Built in 1938 (per county, or 10 years earlier; see note)
• Last sales: $160,335, July 2024 (auction); $179,000, February 2021
• Neighborhood: Mount Airy Historic District (local and NR)
• Note: Flipped house
  • The house was sold in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2024.

District NR nomination: “This story-and-a-half Craftsman bungalow appears to have been built in 1928 or 1929. Its granite exterior is load-bearing, according to the 1929 Sanborn map, not a veneer.”

November 16, 2024

An Extravagantly MCM House Near Thomasville, $799,000

6832 Colonial Club Drive, Randolph County

• $799,000
• 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, 3,123 square feet, 1.12 acres
• Price/square foot: $256
• Built in 1982 (per county; see note)
• Listed November 1, 2024
• Last sale: $292,000, September 1998
• Neighborhood: Colonial Country Club

Designed by Jon Andre Condoret (1934-2010). Condoret was born in Algiers and received a bachelors degree in architecture from the L’Ecole Speciale d’Architecture in Paris. He came to North Carolina from Algeria in 1962. He designed a number of modernist houses in Chapel Hill and Chatham County and served as senior architect for Fearrington Village in Chatham County near Chapel Hill.

November 17, 2024

A Richly Detailed 1893 Farmhouse in a Rural Historic District in Ashe County, $449,900

15366 Old Highway 16, Grassy Creek, Ashe County
The Walter Greer House

• $449,900
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,532 square feet, 0.96 acre
• Price/square foot: $127
• Built in 1893
• Listed August 15, 2024
• Last sale: Information unavailable from county website
• Neighborhood: Grassy Creek Historic District (NR)
• Note: A house is in a relatively rare rural historic district.
  • The Ashe County GIS website indicates Grassy Creek didn’t suffer damage from Hurricane Helene.

District NR nomination: “In the course of the nineteenth century, a number of farm communities developed along the north and south forks of the New River, but the most prominent was along Grassy Creek, a tributary of the New River. … The most prominent among the farming families of the valley, the Greer family, came in the second decade of the nineteenth century. During four generations of ownership over the next hundred years, the Greers, who raised pure-bred Shorthorn cattle, became the largest landholders in the area and established six individual farms there. … The farms have large two-story dwellings with decorated gables, eaves, and porches, each surrounded by a full complement of outbuildings.”

November 14, 2024

One of Greensboro’s Most Striking Mansions, a 1919 Tudor Revival on the National Register, $950,000

1007 N. Elm Street, Greensboro
The John Marion Galloway House

• $950,000
• 7 bedrooms, 5 1/2 bathrooms, 5,655 square feet (per county), 0.69 acre
• Price/square foot: $168
• Built in 1919
• Listed November 16, 2024
• Last sale: $365,000, September 1988
• Neighborhood: Fisher Park Historic District (local and NR)
• Note: Online listings show 7,121 square feet.

National Register nomination: “An eclectic residence in which elements of the Tudor Revival and bungalow styles are most evident, the Galloway House was designed by Greensboro architect Harry Barton. It is built with a veneer of random-coursed granite with half-timbered gable ends, gable-roofed dormers, and a red tile roof. The mortar of the house is chocolate colored, as is the wood trim. The area between the half timbering is filled with ochre colored stucco. An adjacent two-story double garage which once included servants’ quarters is of the same type material and style.”

November 12, 2024

A 1910 Farm House on Two Acres in Swepsonville, $475,000

1406 E. Main Street, Swepsonville, Alamance County

• $475,000
• 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,584 square feet, 1.95 acres
• Price/square foot: $184
• Built in 1910
• Listed November 12, 2024
• Last sale: $65,000, February 2016

Little is known of the home’s earliest owners. In 1914, it was bought by brothers Charles Maynard Horner (1875-1951) and Thomas Jefferson Horner (1889-1939) and Needham Walsie Sparrow (1886-1966). Charles Horner was a founder of the Pearson Remedy Company (its two most popular products were Baseball Liniment and Indian Blood Purifier). In 1918 they sold the house James Polk Teer (1844-1930), who operated a store in Swepsonville for 50 years and lived in the house for the rest of his life.

November 10, 2024

A Mill Owner’s Relatively Affordable 1900 House in Denton, $259,900

216 W. 2nd Street, Denton, Davidson County
The Autie and Mary Morris House

• $259,900
• 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2,270 square feet (see note), 0.22 acre
• Price/square foot: $114
• Built in 1900
• Listed November 10, 2024
• Last sales: $185,000, November 2023; $50,000, July 2013
• Note: Online listings call it the “Audie Morris House.”

Autie Ray Morris (1895-1982) was operating a grocery store in 1934 when he and a partner founded the Mor-Val Mill, a hosiery manufacturer. It mainly produced men’s socks. Autie soon became sole owner, and in 1945 he started a second mill. He also served as a member of the Davidson County Board of Commissioners and the Denton town board. The architecturally significant Mor-Val Hosiery Mill, built in 1936, is the only National Register property in Denton.

November 11, 2024

A Massive 1920 Boarding House in Eden, $450,000

421 Vine Street, Eden, Rockingham County

• $450,000
• 17 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, 5,834 square feet (per county), 0.60 acre
• Price/square foot: $77
• Built in 1920
• Listed May 20, 2020
• Last sales: $50 (50 dollars), September 2024; $54,000, September 1987

Once known as the Carolina Inn or Carolina Home, identified variously as a boarding house or nursing home. No interior photos are included in the listing.

November 9, 2024

An 1870 House in Milton with 1880s Embellishments, $249,900

77 Broad Street, Milton, Caswell County
The Wilson-Austin-Mehaffey House (more photos)
Listing withdrawn March 16, 2019; relisted February 18, 2020
Listing withdrawn August 12, 2020
Relisted November 6, 2024

• $249,900 (originally $149,500)
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,948 square feet, 0.37 acre
• Price/square foot: $128
• Built around 1870: Historic records say circa 1870, county records show 1882.
• Listed March 29, 2018
• Last sale: $35,000, July 1994
• Neighborhood: Milton Historic District (NR)

From the invaluable Caswell County North Carolina website: “Built around 1870, this elegant Victorian house was known for many years as the Dr. Wilson House. The 1880s expansion of the front of the house incorporated a variety of Victorian features including shingled gables above fanciful wood brackets along the eaves, a balcony and side stoop adorned with decorative woodwork and brackets, and a generous two-story, wrap-around porch supported by Doric columns with dentil moldings along the cornice.”

November 9, 2024

An 1895 Farmhouse Near Mount gilead and Lake Tillery, $350,000

1475 Lillys Bridge Road, Mount Gilead, Montgomery County

• $350,000
• 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, 3,224 square feet, 0.96 acre
• Price/square foot: $109
• Built in 1895 (per listing; see note)
• Listed November 16, 2024
• Last sale: $160,500, June 2016; $84,000, June 1998; $75,000, August 1991;
• Neighborhood: Located 5.2 miles northwest of Mount Gilead

County records give the date as 1905. The property was bought in 1972 by Samuel Alexander “Shorty” McRae (1926-2023) and Mildred Catherine Eudy McRae (1930-2022). Shorty was the owner of McRae Roofing and Siding Company in Asheboro. The property was one of nine, totaling more than 20 acres, sold by MAC Enterprises to the McRaes. They sold the house in 1991.

November 9, 2024

A Small 1955 MCM House in Winston-Salem, $325,000

3743 Crosland Road, Winston-Salem

• $325,000
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,935 square feet, 0.50 acre
• Price/square foot: $168
• Built in 1955
• Listed November 8, 2024
• Neighborhood: Old Town Heights
• Last sales: $279,900, October 2022; $145,000, April 2019

The house has had a remarkable number of owners. It was sold five times in 1976 and 1977 alone. It has been sold four times since 2006 (including a 2018 foreclosure).

A 1900 House Built by Cone Mills in Gibsonville, $125,000

500 Whitsett Street, Gibsonville, Guilford County
The Opal Mae Isley House

• $125,000
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,430 square feet, 0.27 acre
• Price/square foot: $87
• Built in 1900
• Listed November 9, 2024
• Last sale: $69,000, January 2005

The home was built by Cone Mills. The company sold it in 1962 to an employee, Opal Mae Isley (1920-2008). She sold the house 42 years later.

A 1917 House in Winston-Salem’s Washington park, $599,900

148 Park Boulevard, Winston-Salem
The Edgar and Lucy Barber House

• $599,900
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,739 square feet, 0.25 acre
• Price/square foot: $219
• Built in 1917
• Listed November 4, 2024
• Last sale: $198,000, July 2001
• Neighborhood: Washington Park Historic District (NR)
• Note: The house sits well above the street across from Washington Park.

The interior of this house is remarkably gorgeous.

November 3, 2024

Two Relatively affordable Bungalows in Winston-Salem Historic districts

2448 Patria Street, Winston-Salem

• $210,000
• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 988 square feet (per county), 0.17 acre
• Price/square foot: $213
• Built in 1925 (per country, but probably a few years later; see note)
• Listed November 3, 2024
• Last sale: $60,000, April 2024
• Neighborhood: Sunnyside-Central Terrace Historic District (NR)
• Note: Quickly flipped house. Caveat emptor.

District NR nomination: “One-story side-gable Craftsman Bungalow with wraparound porch supported by battered posts on brick piers; one-over-one replacement windows; false beams; vinyl siding.”

440 Granville Drive, Winston-Salem
The Luther and Naomi Sides House

• $269,000
• 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,265 square feet, 0.13 acre
• Price/square foot: $213
• Built in 1930
• Listed November 1, 2024
• Last sale: $65,000, November 2017
• Neighborhood: West Salem Historic District (NR)
• Note: The property includes a detached garage with electricity.

District NR nomination: “Craftsman Bungalow. One story; front gable; front-gable projection; side-gable, wraparound porch; brick; battered posts on brick piers; one-over-one replacement windows; multi-light door.”

November 2, 2024

A Relatively Affordable 1937 Bungalow in Lexington, $280,000

314 Fairview Drive, Lexington, Davidson County
The Edgar and Etrulia Sheets House

• $280,000
• 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,094 square feet (per county), 0.98 acre
• Price/square foot: $90
• Built in 1937
• Listed July 26, 2024
• Last sale: $177,000, March 2016

Most of the historic character inside the house has been lost. The earliest known owners were Edgar Holmes Sheets (1909-1984) and Rhoda Etrulia Going Sheets (1906-1992). They were listed at the address by 1941 and lived there the rest of their lives. Edgar was secretary and later president of B&B Laundry. He also was president of People’s Insurance and Finance Company.

November 2, 2024

A 1928 Brick Bungalow in Greensboro, $385,000

1317 Fairmont Street, Greensboro
The Scarboro House

• $385,000
• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,544 square feet, 0.19 acre
• Price/square foot: $249
• Built in 1928
• Listed October 31, 2024
• Last sale: $210,000, July 2006
• Neighborhood: West Market Terrace/Westerwood

The house was initially a rental. By 1941, Ernest Marshall Scarboro (1909-1982) was renting it, along with his parents, Julian Marshall Scarboro (1878-1957) and Lovey Ellen Goley Scarboro (1872-1956). Ernest had been a school teacher. He was advertising manager for Home Building & Loan and later senior vice president of Home Federal Savings & Loan. Ernest bought the house in 1943, and he and his parents lived there for the rest of their lives. Ernest’s estate sold the house in 1982.

November 1, 2024

A 1920 Bungalow on 1.5 Acres in Troy, $279,000

130 Shiloh Road, Troy, Montgomery County
The Burrow House

• $279,000
• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,558 square feet, 1.52 acres
• Price/square foot: $179
• Built in 1920
• Listed November 1, 2024
• Last sale: $239,000, February 2024; $1,000, July 1975

The original owners were Andrew Jackson Burrow (1869-1945) and his wife, Nancy Angeline Baldwin Burrow (1864-1937), who bought the property in 1920. It remained in their family for 55 years. Andrew was a sheet metal worker. In 1945 ownership passed to their son Luther Gordon Burrow (1892-1972) and and daughter-in-law Ina Steed Burrow (1894-1961). Their heirs sold the house in 1975.

November 1, 2024

A Longtime Rental House in Greensboro’s College Hill Historic District, $385,000

912 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro

• $385,000
• 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 2,386 square feet, 0.19 acre
• Price/square foot: $161
• Built in 1905 (per county, but probably about 12 years later; see note)
• Listed November 1, 2024
• Last sales: $257,500, March 2021; $185,000, May 2014; $170,000, June 2010
• Neighborhood: College Hill Historic District (local and NR)

Rental property. The house has been a rental for much of its history. The seller is suggesting a zoning violation: “this property is currently leased by four tenants, with potential to increase cash flow by converting an existing space into a 5th bedroom.” Greensboro zoning doesn’t allow more than four unrelated persons to occupy a single-family residence, like this one. The house is one block from UNCG. The house was sold in 2010, 2014 and 2021. No central air conditioning.