Replace a Pivotal Historic Home - Lot for Sale in Historic District

Looking to build in a mature neighborhood? Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC presents this fantastic opportunity to build a new 'historic' home in the North Main neighborhood of Salisbury, North Carolina. The North Main Street Historic District lines the main corridor that spans from Salisbury to the Town of Spencer, with the city's most comprehensive collection of historic homes from the late 1800s through the 1940s.  The boulevard is lined with a variety of residential architectural styles from Prairie Four-Squares, Spanish Mission, Victorian Vernacular, to eclectic Craftsman Bungalows and even a Sears kit-house! The bulk of the homes in this area were built when the electric streetcar line was installed in 1905 from Salisbury to the Spencer Shops.  Rumor tells us that the trolley tracks still lie beneath the asphalt along Main Street! Now, bicycle lanes line both sides of the promenade from Spencer to Salisbury.

The large corner lot sits elevated above the sidewalk-lined boulevard, at the center of the Historic District that stretches 10-blocks to the south and another 7-blocks to the north. Here, the circa 1900 C.L. Emerson House stood, just two blocks from Salisbury's beautiful Hurley Park (an 18-acre public park composed of woodlands, streams, gardens and quiet pathways) and City Park (a 41-acre park with a a four-acre scenic lake, recreation center, tennis and pickleball courts, and more). 

The home was classified as Pivotal in the National Register of Historic Places. Five years ago, nearly to the day of this writing, the impressive home suffered extraordinary damage when fire ravaged the iconic C.L. Emerson House at 1008 N. Main Street.  While the home had once stood in grandeur on this prominent lot, it had more recently been a rental, then vacant, and then sold to a new owner who had been in the process of restoring it when the devastating fire occurred.

Historic Salisbury Foundation (HSF) now owns the lot and recently had what was left of the existing historic home demolished.  The Foundation has designed a replacement home to mimic the original historic home and is seeking a buyer for the lot under the suggestion that the new home to be built follows the plans or any agreeable plan that retains the historic character of the neighborhood, including the covered front porch and turret bay window at the second floor. Wood siding and windows will be required per the City of Salisbury Historic Preservation Design Standards. Some materials from the original house must be reused in the building: the handsome iconic cast concrete porch posts; a beautiful interior spandrel; the original decorative medallions that were at the two gable ends; and windows with diamond-pattern muntins that were at the staircase - all items that are currently in storage. If you always wanted to build your own new home, here is an opportunity where the design phase is already completed for you!

The North Main Street District is the last remaining residential corridor into the city of Salisbury, with deep tree lawns delineating the 17-block length of sidewalk-lined road. Homes are set back from the road and many have deep lots and deep back yards. This .34 acre lot boasts some of the huge shade trees that can be found up and down the historic neighborhood. Location in the North Main Historic District means that exterior design and materials approval is also required from the City of Salisbury's Historic Preservation Committee and most years, budgets allowing, the city's Historic Preservation Grant program supports exterior repair and improvements.

The C.L. Emerson Lot is just 10 blocks from downtown Salisbury, where you'll find unique shops, dining, and night-life, including two micro-breweries, two community theatre troupes, and a nationally accredited art gallery, the Rowan Museum, and the Rowan Public Library.  The City's 13-million-dollar Bell Tower Green hosts festivals and just plain clean-air living all year round.

Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC is the area's best known real estate agent for all things historic: historic or vintage homes, buildings, and neighborhoods.  Greg can help navigate the intricacies of working with historic and protected properties, so with any questions on this wonderful North Main Historic District lot ~ or any other real estate issues ~ give Greg a call: 704.213.6846.  The time is NOW to make this centerpiece lot your new homestead ~ and be an important part of a historic revitalization in one of Salisbury, North Carolina's more prominent Historic Districts!

Greg Rapp 
Salisbury Real Estate LLC 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
GregRappRealtor@gmail.com 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 

Everyone's Favorite: The Bungalow ~ SOLD by Greg Rapp | Salisbury Real Estate LLC

The Arts & Crafts Bungalow is the one home architecture design that has stood the test of time, and adapts itself to nearly all lifestyles and demographics!  Spacious rooms, high ceilings, deep verandas, and fireplaces!  This beautiful 1923 Craftsman-Style bungalow on North Fulton Street in Salisbury, North Carolina is no exception!

Realtor Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC spotted this home that originally needed a bit of TLC, and contacted a local investor who purchased and refurbished it from top to bottom!

705 N. Fulton Street, with three bedrooms, 2 baths, and over 1500 square feet now sports a new roof, all new electrical service, and a new kitchen. The original floors were intact but are now beautifully refinished.  The deep rocking chair front porch has new flooring, and a beautiful new wood deck overlooks the expanse of back yard.  A HUGE basement presents a newly poured concrete floor throughout.  Original windows overlook the other vintage homes along Fulton Street. The home is close to parks and walking trails, as well as the downtown area of Salisbury, filled with unique shops, galleries, public library, theaters, and breweries.

And today . . . this fine specimen of a historic Arts & Crafts home has a new owner, who says, "There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind. -C.S. Lewis. Cheers to this new adventure! I couldn’t have done this without my friends or Greg Rapp, hands down the best realtor I’ve ever worked with!"

Because Greg Rapp is so well connected to local investors and the buyer/seller market in this area, he was able to match a buyer to the seller through this pipeline before the house was ever publicly listed.

Are you ready for quick turnaround on YOUR property?  Call Greg at 704.213.6846....the area's expert on vintage and historic homes.

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705 N. Fulton Street

Salisbury, NC 28144

CMLS #3746597

$187,000  SOLD!!

Greg Rapp 
Salisbury Real Estate LLC 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
GregRappRealtor@gmail.com 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 

Single-Story Living with Space~Space~Space ~ 411 Saint Johns Drive ~ $296.5K!

411 Saint Johns Drive, Salisbury NC ~ $296.5K

Your dream home is here! This custom-built, fully-brick home is single-story, spacious living at its best! Welcome to 411 St. John's Drive ~ a 2465 square foot home located in the St. Johns Wood neighborhood of Salisbury, North Carolina ~ a quiet 55-household neighborhood in Rowan County that includes residences on Saint Johns Drive, Young Road, and US Highway 601.

This gorgeous, nearly new, cream-colored brick home sits on over an acre of property. 411 St. Johns Drive has a very interesting and open floor plan ~ and this with its sprawling lawn offer a feeling of spaciousness both inside and out like you’ve never felt!

Inside the leaded glass front door, with leaded glass sidelites and transom, you are struck by the wide open space with warm hardwood floors stretching out before you ~ the 25’ living room straight ahead, and the nearly 18’ dining room to your left.

The sheer size of the living room, with its gas fireplace and 9-foot ceilings with crown moldings, sunlit by a bank of windows that flanks the entire back of the room, lends itself easily to entertaining on a grand scale. The living area unfolds to the breakfast area and kitchen.

The dining room ~ a gracious 18-foot room ~ is presided over by the magnificent custom triple-wide window with arched transom that equally acts as a focal point for the home's exterior. This dining area with more pristine hardwood floors and crown molding accenting the ceiling line is designed as a alcove off the front entrance and large living area.

The kitchen features recessed lighting, gleaming granite counters, and deep rich custom cherry cabinets. The lunch counter is a nice touch and makes for a great space to socialize with guests or family while the cook is at work! The hardwood floors here lead out to the adjoining breakfast area that overlooks the elevated rear patio area and picturesque back yard.

411 St. Johns Drive features a very large, 17’ x 13’, master bedroom suite has a nearly 10’ x 10’ walk-in closet, and an extra large bath, with ceramic tiled floors, a grand corner Jacuzzi tub with dual vanities flanking either side, and separate shower.

The exterior of this all-brick home is nicely landscaped with evergreen shrubs, roses, dianthus, and variegated liriope. The home has a dual-car, oversized (you can fit 2-autos AND have room for workbenches and storage!), attached garage with a small workshop area. There is more storage space in the unfinished 31’ x 16’ rough-plumbed attic.

411 St. Johns has had just one owner and is so immaculate, it looks like it was built yesterday! And…if this is all not enough, there are no city taxes at 411 St. Johns Drive!!

This 2007 custom built all-brick home with space~space~space, both indoors and out, is waiting for your visit! Call listing agent Greg Rapp today at 704.213.6846 to grasp this wonderful opportunity to own this home!

411 St. Johns Drive, Salisbury NC ~ MLS#: R55619A ~ $296,500 ~ Call Greg Rapp 704.213.6846

Two Free Workshops on Preservation Tax Credits ~ June 27th & 28th

Ever wondered if tax credits could make your preservation dream come true? The City of Greensboro, right up the road from Salisbury, North Carolina, and Preservation Greensboro, will be hosting two free workshops on preservation tax credits next week.

Tax credits might be just the ticket to help you get that dream historic home here in Salisbury, in the Piedmont area of North Carolina....and there are so many beautiful historic homes to choose from!  Just ask Salisbury Realtor ® Greg Rapp ~ 704.213.6846.

 

. . . And Another Success Story! 1022 Terrace Drive ~ SOLD!!!

Greg Rapp finalizes another deal . . . selling the split~level style home at 1022 Terrace Drive, Salisbury North Carolina!  Greg was the seller's agent, and worked diligently to get the right buyer into this post-modern home with its large rooms, great floor-plan, full finished basement, and yawning expanse of yard just waiting for landscaping.

1022 Terrace Drive, Salisbury NC ~ SOLD!!!!

Need the right buyer for your home sale?  Get your property listed with Greg Rapp at Wallace Realty - 704.213.6846.  

Looking for the right home for you and your family?  Let Greg Rapp show you the many fine listings in the Salisbury NC area...there is something for every buyer and every budget!  

Call Greg today at 704.213.6846 to finalize your deal!

Listed with Greg Rapp! Sold Within 90~Days!

Another happy client ~ sharing the news on Facebook! 

To read about this home, successfully sold within 90 days of listing with Salisbury Realtor Greg Rapp ~ check:

http://www.realestatesalisbury.net/2013/02/lake-front-property-yours-now-for-199900.html

And . . . 
http://www.realestatesalisbury.net/2013/02/sold-390-lake-shore-drive-salisbury-nc.html

To add your name to the list of satisfied clients, whether buying or selling, contact Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846! 

The pristine Craftsman home at 204 S. Shaver Street is showing now on OldHouses.com!

Click HERE for more information

This authentic 1928 Arts & Crafts bungalow, originally a duplex and now a single-family dwelling, has LOADS of space, authentic Craftsman features such as plenty of built-ins, wood and tile floors, shady front porches, and many more distinctive features. The gardens alone will blow you away...designed with beauty and simplicity in mind for low maintenance and 'green living' low irrigation needs.  

This immaculate home can be yours for just $129,900.

Check out this wonderful historic home for sale and some of the other beautiful historic homes Salisbury NC Realtor Greg Rapp has listed on OldHouses.com by clicking any one or all of the addresses here:

204 S. Shaver Street ~ Authentic Craftsman Home ~ $129.9K

• 204 S. Shaver Street ~ circa 1928

• 425 E. Bank Street - circa 1887

• 1403 S. Fulton Street - circa 1932

• 309 E. Bank Street - circa 1895

The Bernhardt House ~ 305 E. Innes Street

• 305 E. Innes Street - circa 1882

• 300 W. Horah Street - circa1852

There are many more antique homes available in this area of North Carolina. Contact Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846 or via email at gregrapp@wallacerealty.com to learn more the benefits and advantages of living in an historic home in Salisbury, NC! 

WANTED! Vision ~ Ambition ~ & Elbow Grease!!!

(Editor's Note 10/22/2014: This property is now listed at just $44,000!!!) 

FOR SALE > What once was a fine shop/warehouse with spacious parking to the front of the property, with a house and small horse barn nestled into the two acres behind it, is now in need of a buyer with vision . . . and a bit of ambition and elbow grease.  This 2.45-acre property at 1401 N. Long Street, along one of the busy Salisbury, North Carolina commercial corridors, is a two-parcel piece with a combined tax value of $177,259 ~ yet the asking price for this expanse of land and buildings is only $69,000.  The approximately 3100 sq. ft. brick/cinder-block shop/warehouse needs work including some roof and interior repair.

The home to the rear of the property was clearly once a beautiful dwelling but neglect and time have taken their toll.  The approximately 2500 sq. ft. house is in very rough condition, with floors falling through and leaking roof.  Yet, once back in the property where the home sits, one would never know that this property is located along well-traveled Long Street in Salisbury.  The property has a distinctly rural feel ~ the home removed from the bustle of the commercial world.  There is a small horse barn and pond on the property.  A buyer will have PLENTY of work to do to restore this home to livable condition, but the property is priced right at just $69,000 with this in mind.

1401 N. Long Street, Salisbury NC ~ $69,000

1401 N. Long Street is currently zoned UR8 (Urban Residential ) but its location along one of Salisbury's commercial corridors make it the perfect locale for a small business upstart.  Because of the condition of the buildings, no bank financing would be available ~ however there may be an opportunity for seller financing.  The property is being sold ‘AS-IS’ due to its condition.  Nevertheless . . . unquestionably . . .1401 N. Long Street could be a great place again for the right buyer!



Call Salisbury NC real estate agent Greg Rapp, at 704.213.6846, to check see if you are the right buyer for this potentially awesome property with awesome potential!

 

Circa 1928 Craftsman Bungalow ~ $129,900 ~ Pristine!!!

The Craftsman Movement

The Craftsman Movement (also known as the American Arts & Crafts Movement) emerged in the early 20^th century in the U.S. as an outgrowth of the English Arts and Crafts Movement. Its hallmark is a philosophy of honest, simple design expressed in hand-made creations by skilled craftsmen. Long roof-lines, with exposed rafters are the home styles marker, along with tapered piers that support the long front porch so common with Craftsman home designs. Although many of these front porch designs feature hallmark wood construction, many have also been crafted with stone and brick accents and a low profile of natural materials giving the home style an organic feel. Inside Craftsman floor plans have few walkways and the family rooms and kitchen flow from one to the other with a high level of detail focused on functionality along with built-in cabinetry.

204 South Shaver Street, 1928 Craftsman Home, Salisbury ~ North Carolina

If you are the owner of an historic Craftsman home, you appreciate that elements of its original character cannot be duplicated in a newly built house. There is a sense of continuity, a respect for the past, and an admiration of old-world craftsmanship that comes from owning an historic home. On the other hand, an historical home’s scale is often smaller than the modern norm, especially in areas that families use most, such as the kitchen and bathrooms. This is NOT the case in this pristine circa 1928 Craftsman home at 204 S Shaver Street in Salisbury North Carolina. This over 2000 square foot home, (not including over 200 square feet of finished unheated attic space) with 4 bedrooms and two full baths, offers space galore for any family or professional who works from home.

This is the most authentic (4) bedroom/(2) bath 1928 craftsman bungalow we have seen in some time, and is beautifully maintenance free, newly painted, and in gleaming condition!

Originally built in 1928 as a brick duplex in the Arts and Crafts style in the historic Brooklyn South Square District of Salisbury NC, this solid home is now converted to single family dwelling ~  yet its keeps its distinct separate living areas and historic character. The current owner, a professional visual artist, renovated the home to a single dwelling with artist studios on one side, and living quarters on the other, while maintaining the original smooth flow and character of the Arts & Crafts home design. The remodel created private living spaces in one half, enabling the artist to leave her work in the studio part of the duplex and return with ease to the more private living, entertaining, and sleeping quarters in the home. There is a choice, in other words. Not living in the middle of one’s work seems a key way to manage the stress of today.

All the right things have been done to make this as close to zero maintenance as possible. The home features hardwood & tile floors throughout that are in immaculate condition.  Since the fireplace and hearth were so important to the center of the Craftsman home and family, it received special attention. Often made of brick, tile, or rustic river stone, the fireplace with simply constructed mantelpiece might often be framed by symmetric bookshelves or even built-in benches.  The fireplaces at 204 S Shaver Street are in keeping with the Craftsman philosophy, and gas logs heat the 24’ x 12’ great room fireplace. You will find built-in shelving and cabinetry, also a Craftsman trait, throughout this historic home. This bungalow features new wood replacement windows, in keeping with the historic character of the home, but providing energy efficiency.  The conditioned crawl space provides better performance than vented crawl spaces in terms of safety and health (pest control), comfort (warm floors, uniform temperatures), durability (moisture) and energy consumption (vented crawl spaces experience serious moisture and mold problems that can cost homeowners significant resources to repair). 

This Craftsman bungalow has been outfitted with a gas tankless water heater, which uses high-powered burners to quickly heat water as it runs through a heat exchanger, and is 22 percent more energy efficient on average than the gas-fired storage-tank water heaters.  This historic home is outfitted with a security system.

In true Arts & Crafts style, the home has a connection with the landscape. With the amazing flow of the home, the kitchen leads to the breakfast area, which in turn leads to a large deck at the rear of the home, overlooking an artistically designed, maintenance free garden and landscape. Outside, the xeriscape gardens are meticulously landscaped, again with low maintenance and energy efficiency in mind. Xeriscape landscapes and xerogardening are defined as “quality landscaping that conserves water and protects the environment”, referring to landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental water from irrigation. There is virtually no lawn to mow at 204 S Shaver Street.  The artist designed the gardens, nominated for the City of Salisbury’s Landscape of the Month Award in  2012, with low-water consumption perennial plantings, river rock, and stone mulch, creating an oasis of beautiful  and smoothly transitioning gardens along the front of the home, up the wrap~around driveway, and along the back perimeter of the property and 2-car garage ~ flowing down the south side of the house resplendent with smooth river rock, canna lilies, and other perennials.

This historic 1928 Craftsman Bungalow at 204 S. Shaver Street could easily be converted back to duplex. It features (2) separate HVAC units for each half of the home.  There are two separate front porches and front entries, each with its hand-crafted front door, true to the Arts & Crafts style. The design flow includes (4) bedrooms, two on each half of the home.   Currently, the Master Bedroom in the north suite of the home uses that 2nd bedroom as a walk-in closet system.  The current owner utilized the 2^nd kitchen area and living room as studio space.
 
A large finished attic, with its notable eyebrow window, is located in the wood-paneled,  ½ story upstairs that is unheated and not included in the overall square footage.  This enormous, tiled-floor, space is outfitted with more built-in storage and (2) closets. This large 26' x 9' space can be used as a fifth bedroom.

Craftsman Architecture Historical Background

The Arts & Crafts Movement, (dating from the 1880's in England), fomented artistic revolutions across Europe and America: Art Nouveau in France; The Secession in Vienna; Style Moderne in Russia; Gaudi in Spain; Jugenstil in Germany; Mission –style furniture; and Craftsman Architecture of Gustav Stickley in New York. The American form followed the blocky stylization of the English more than the sensual style of the continental Art Nouveau.

Craftsman Style

When you walk into a Craftsman Bungalow,  you’ll find the openness of the rooms, the sense of space, and the rustic or bold-square styling are characteristic of these beautiful free-flowing homes ~ completely different from that of the Victorian houses of the late 1800’s-early 1910's. The Victorian excesses included highly stylistic ornamentation and gingerbread trim, blending an ornate mish-mash of patterns and style. The primary inspiration for the Craftsman style was to look to nature, local materials, local or native building traditions, and to design and construct after the manner of honest craft traditions using iron and copper blacksmithing, pottery, coarse weaving, and rough-hewn materials.

The Craftsman Bungalow style layout emphasizes the horizontal, rather than multiple stories, with focus on family living ~ with the fireplace or the hearth becoming the family center to a degree that was almost mythical.

The Craftsman home is typically one to one-and-a-half stories, with a long sloping roof-line and a wide, sheltering overhang that makes the house appear to nestle into the earth. The porch is often wide enough to feel like an outside room. The woodwork was often heavy and dark, but is usually square or simple rather than ornately built-up in layers or with gingerbread and spindles as in Victorian times. Some versions of the Craftsman Bungalow have beamed ceilings, wainscoting, many built-ins, hand wrought iron or dark-patina brass hardware, and cozy warm-hued lanterns hanging from ceiling woodwork or as sconces along porch or hallway walls.

Master architects of the Arts & Crafts period include Gustav Stickley, who was the premier design maven of the period, Frank Lloyd Wright, who deserves his own category, and Bernard Maybeck and Greene & Greene, who built many Craftsman houses in California. These architects designed the interior furniture as well as the house in order to create a unified design. The mission furniture of Gustav Stickley, while flat and angular by itself, completes the design of a Craftsman Bungalow at a human scale. 

World War I brought to an end the positivism and the philosophical themes of the Arts & Crafts era, although houses continued to be built in that style, with improved building techniques so that Craftsman style bungalows from the later period are well built and have better foundations and basements.

The Remodeled Historic Home

Any remodel in a historical home should appear natural and historically accurate. The successful whole home remodel of a historic home honors its essential character, while adding new spirit and modern convenience. The reconfiguring of the Craftsman Bungalow at 204 S. Shaver Street from its original duplex construction to a single family dwelling was performed with respect to the house and its history ― historically accurate, and tying to the home's essential character.  The open-flow design and smooth room transitions of this historic home work for today’s life styles with respect for the authenticity of yester~years. 

Call Greg Rapp, Salisbury Realtor & Historic Home Expert

Greg Rapp, one of Salisbury North Carolina’s historic home professionals, has a passion and respect for old houses.  Greg says, "Homes, cars, antiques...anything with age possesses a sense of security. An older house feels like a safe place to call home. And the quality construction and character cannot be matched in newer homes."  To see the authentic 1928 Craftsman bungalow at 204 S. Shaver Street for yourself…and the possibilities it presents for living, working, or an extra income (if restored to its original duplex character), call Greg at 704.213.6846.  The ease of maintenance combined with its beauty and character create a a unique and affordable ($129,900) opportunity to make this immaculate, pristine, and special Arts & Crafts home your own.

Circa 1928 Craftsman Bungalow ~ 204 S. Shaver Street ~ $129,900