Restoration Projects: Sales, January to June 2026

7323shadyside

7323 Shadyside Drive, Summerfield, Guilford County

  • Sold for $181,000 on July 15, 2026 (originally $225,000)
  • 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2,424 square feet, 0.32 acre (per county; see note)
  • Price/square foot: $75
  • 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”
  • Note: Online listings say the lot is 0.59 acre. It’s not clear where the other 0.27 acre is. The county GIS map doesn’t show any other adjacent property owned by the seller.
    • 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.

1475w4th

  • Nightclub next door in background

1475 W. 4th Street, Winston-Salem

  • Sold for $110,000 on July 14, 2026 (originally $169,950)
    • The buyer is an LLC based in Utah.
  • 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1,092 square feet, 0.25 acre
  • Price/square foot: $101
  • Built in 1920
  • Listed March 26, 2026
  • Last sales: $137,500, May 2021; $40,000, August 2000
  • Neighborhood: Wachovia Highlands
  • Listing: “Major renovations are underway or planned on most of the properties on this block.” I don’t know whether that’s true, but a house right across the street has certainly been improved and is now for sale.
    • “Located in a flood zone; buyers should complete due diligence.”
  • Note: A rare amenity: Filly’s Gentlemen’s Club is next door.
    • Peters Creek Parkway runs along the back of the lot.
    • The address first appeared in the 1920 city directory. It was most likely a rental, as different residents were listed almost every year in the 1920s.
    • Curtis Calvin Parker (1925-1991) and Edith Trivette Parker (1925-2016) bought the house in 1953 and owned it for 47 years. Curtis worked for Duke Power. They initially lived in the house, but by 1959 they were using it as a rental property. Edith sold it in 2000.

319cherry

319 Cherry Street, Eden, Rockingham County

  • Sold for $100,000 on July 5, 2026 (originally $179,900)
  • 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,932 square feet, 0.28 acre
  • Price/square foot: $52
  • Built in 1925
  • Listed June 29, 2024
  • Last sale: $10,000, September 1970
  • Neighborhood: Leaksville
  • Note: The house was owned from 1941 to 1970 by Joseph Swanson Warren (1896-1982) and Maybelle Washburn Warren (1897-1951). Joseph was a millwright and also worked for Fieldcrest Mills.
    • In 1970, Melvin Brooks (1925-2009) and Norma Brumbeloe Brooks (1935-2024) bought the house. It’s now being sold by their heirs. Melvin worked for Stoneville Furniture Company and for many years at Fuzzy’s BarBQ in Madison. Norma was an office clerk with Fieldcrest Mills.