Circa 1922 Stately Brick Home at the Gateway to Historic West Square, Salisbury NC ~ FOR SALE!

Update May 13, 2026:  Fresh new price to reflect today's market:  $549,000

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The McCanless-Busby-Thompson House, circa 1922, stands at the gateway to the desirable West Square Historic District, just blocks from vibrant downtown Salisbury. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this stunning all-brick 3,545 square-foot residence, on a 1/2 acre lot, blends Arts & Crafts, Mission, Mediterranean Revival, and Colonial Revival architectural influences, highlighted by elaborate decorative brickwork, ceramic tile roof, and a voluminous showcase - open-air, wrap-around, quarry-tiled veranda. This stately home is one of the West Square's jewels!

Welcome to 128 W. Thomas Street in Salisbury, North Carolina!

Approaching this expansive, 2-story house from the front walkway, the striking brick pattern along the front facade will surely catch your eye.

But upon your arrival at the top of the entry stairs ~ the vast front veranda with its terracotta quarry-tile flooring will stop you in your tracks. 

A welcoming and elegant outdoor entertaining space, large, open, uncovered verandas such as this were a defining feature of 1920s architecture, particularly in Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles, which were designed to promote indoor-outdoor living. These spaces often served as extensions of the living area. The veranda sweeps and ells around the house to the left, where it becomes a more secluded covered porch.

A unique Arts & Crafts entry vestibule welcomes you beneath large rafter tails under a Palladian eyebrow-arched roofline, through a beveled-glass, arched door flanked by eight-paned beveled sidelights. A curved drive through a covered porte-cochere echoes a bygone era of elegance. Earth-toned brick, green trim, and the original green ceramic tile roof create a tranquil, period-correct exterior.

Inside, the foyer opens to a jaw-dropping, elegant entertaining parlor with soaring coffered ceilings, gleaming oak herringbone parquet floors, 8-over-1 windows, and high wainscoting. The grand, curved staircase, modeled after the Hambley-Wallace Mansion on nearby Fulton Street, is a sweeping focal point.  As you take the stairs upward, be sure to turn around at the upper landing for the bird-eye view of the sweeping parlor and its massive original fireplace, featuring original Rookwood tile surround and the impressively deep mantelpiece. Even the staircase landings have the herringbone-patterned wood flooring.  You'll note beautiful period-correct light fixtures here and throughout the home.  

Two pairs of beveled glass French doors flank the formal parlor, leading to a handsome sunroom on the right and to an informal parlor, often referred to as the 'gentlemen's parlor' in days of yore, or den to the left.

The sunroom features TEN 6-over-6 windows and neutral-colored tile flooring.

The smaller parlor offers handsome oak flooring, more 8-over-1 windows, and handsome architectural wainscoting. Another grand fireplace is here, with fluted columns at the mantel and surround. 

A bygone touch (often seen in grand vintage homes like the Biltmore in Asheville) is the center-floor outlet ~ so that you can plug in lamps near your fireplace seating without trailing cords across the floor to the wall outlets!  This room accesses the covered portion of the wrap-around veranda and the porte-cochere via another set of handsome multi-paned French Doors.

Pocket doors in the parlor lead to a bright and spacious formal dining room with high architectural wainscoting topped with a plate rail. Natural light streams through large, 10-over-1 windows. More period-correct light fixtures finish this beautiful room.  A large cased passageway opens graciously into the gleaming NEW kitchen. 

The kitchen features solid-surface countertops, a gorgeous hammered copper sink, and a pot filler over the gas stove, along with ample pantry and storage space.  A center island provides more workspace and a pleasant seating area or breakfast bar.  The upper glass-front cabinets above the stove are lit from within.

Off the kitchen to the rear is a cozy breakfast nook or garden room that leads downward to a backyard doorway, and further downward to the basement. Exposed brick walls along the back entry and basement staircase add a handsome rustic touch.

Off the kitchen, towards the interior, is a small hall bedecked with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Here, the first-floor full bathroom is tucked privately away. Three full bathrooms, one on the main floor and two more upstairs, showcase new subway tile, gorgeous basket-weave tile flooring, and sparkling walk-in showers. One bath has a tub.

As you climb the sweeping staircase, you reach a large mezzanine landing that overlooks the front parlor.  Even this space includes deep architectural moldings and trim.

From there, the staircase turns to arrive at a large upper hall from which the home's four large bedrooms and the laundry room are accessed. One of the front bedrooms, used by the current owner as an office, includes the home's 3 fireplaces.  The upstairs baths are arranged as Jack-and-Jill pass-throughs between the bedrooms.  Each bathroom features beautiful custom tile floors, including a basket-weave in one, hexagonal tiles with a creative inlaid border in another.  The bathrooms offer a beautifully tiled walk-in shower in one, and a traditional bathtub in the other.

The McCanless-Busby-Thompson House lay vacant for a period of time, damaged by Hurricane Hugo in 1989.  Colloquially known as the 'Hidden House'.

In 2017, Realtor Greg Rapp worked with a potential buyer to save the house from demolition. The home underwent a permitted restoration and renovation from 2017–2022, including a new electrical system, new plumbing, new HVAC systems, and carefully sourced period light fixtures. The new bathrooms and kitchen were added during this phase.

Additional features include a full unfinished basement, the original green ceramic tile roof, repaired where needed with extra tiles stored on site, and a garden shed in the rear yard.

The professionally landscaped yard is planted with zoysia grass - a warm-weather turf that turns golden during its winter dormancy and starts to green up again in mid-April for the hot summer months. (The photos showing green turf lawn have been digitally enhanced to show their appearance from April to November.)

128 W. Thomas Street is located at the gateway to one of Salisbury's more prominent historic districts, just blocks from the vibrant city center and downtown amenities. Salisbury, North Carolina is located equidistant, approximately an hour drive, between the metro areas of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro, with a 2-hour drive to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Asheville area, and a 4-hour drive to Atlantic Ocean beaches.  The McCanless-Busby-Thompson House is located in the West Square Historic District and, therefore, is under the purview of the City of Salisbury Historic Preservation Commission for exterior changes. 128 W. Thomas Street also has a Historic Salisbury Foundation Deeded Preservation Agreement in place to preserve this historic home for future generations.

Are you ready to be the next steward of this fantastic circa 1922 home? Call Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate for your private showing, then pack your bags . . . because The McCanless-Busby-Thompson House is calling you home!

128 W. Thomas Street
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144
MLS#4355129
$575,000

$549,000

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

Stately Luxury Home in Historic West Square - FOR SALE - Greg Rapp | Salisbury Real Estate LLC

Get ready to fall in love with this stately all-brick American Foursquare that has been preserved, restored, and renovated! This circa 1927 vintage gem is located in one of Salisbury's more prestigious neighborhoods: The Historic West Square. A luxury home with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a main floor primary bedroom, chef's kitchen, fully finished basement, and brand-new 3-story rear addition! The results are outstanding!

Welcome to 300 West Thomas Street in the prestigious West Square Historic District of Salisbury, North Carolina.

This impressive house had suffered years of neglect and was slated for demolition. Not only saved from the wrecking ball, the circa 1927 McCanless-Goodman-Yost Home is now preserved, stabilized, restored, and renovated. Let Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC show you luxury modern living with history and class in this spotless, timeless home!

Step inside 300 W. Thomas Street to discover a labor of love, where every room whispers tales of carefully curated renovations. Constructed in 1927, this 3,364-square-foot home wears its history with grace while bringing its new owners all the modern conveniences. 

The House

This elegant circa 1927 home has been thoroughly renovated with careful attention to detail and sensitive updates that offer modern conveniences while respecting the historic nature of this grand home. Stepping through the front door with its beveled glass windows, you step through the entry to a surprisingly large great room. This extra-spacious living room offers plenty of room for seating areas, that 8-ft sofa you love, and all of the accompaniments, ensuring you can live and entertain with elegance. Here, the home's original fireplace (non-functioning) boasts its original Arts & Crafts style brick surround and mantel. 

Window arrays, with a unique 9-over-one pane pattern original to the house, flood the great room with natural light.  Through beautiful French doors, you will find more of these wonderful light-filled windows in the spacious formal dining room. 

You will immediately note the luxurious, luminous floors! These are the home's original oak floors, and while many homes of this era feature darkly stained wood flooring - here, this uplifting neutral aesthetic was achieved by a bleaching process, sealed with a satin polyurethane to a soft glow. The effect is bright and so calming and uplifting!

Wait until you see the incredible top-to-bottom newly installed kitchen! This custom kitchen sparkles with a white tile backsplash, a plethora of new custom cabinetry,  unique quartz countertops, and elegantly appointed with a dual-fuel stove, wine fridge, and separate beverage fridge, and beautiful farmhouse sink. 

Above the sink, as pair of handsome leaded, beveled antique glass windows have been added to the lower sashes of each window.  The tile backsplash above the stove features our favorite thing EVER . . a built-in pot filler! YES! A pretty bleached pine floor continues here, but laid on the diagonal to set it apart from the living/dining rooms.

But wait, there is more . . . and MUCH more!

When the original rear abutment was removed, it was replaced with a much larger addition that offered the space for the first-floor half-bath, beyond which you will find the main-floor owners' suite in the newly constructed rear 3-story wing, overlooking the backyard. The suite includes a new laundry room, a huge walk-in closet, and a gorgeous new designer bath, elegantly appointed with Carrera marble flooring, marble wall tiles, and marble vanity. WOW!

Upstairs, you'll find three (3) more beautiful bedrooms. The rear bedroom includes a wonderful sleeping porch/sunroom that overlooks the backyard and could be utilized as a dressing room, playroom, studio, or office. 

The full bath here features the original classic 1920’s black and white tile - in perfect condition despite 40 years of neglect. A good power wash brought it back to its original beauty.  The new, black, 30” marble-topped vanity perfectly complements the white tile and the original DEEP white bathtub. 

So. . . you might think that now you have seen the entire house.  But another surprise awaits!  Downstairs, an astounding new basement-level expanded living area turns this house from ordinary to extraordinary! Over 970 square feet with three freshly fully-finished basement rooms expand your heated/cooled living!  

A cozy media room at the bottom of the stairs steps up through a geometrically arched doorway to an intermediate bonus room . . . storage? more living area? . . . you decide!

  

This room opens to a HUGE walk-out recreation room where windows on three sides stream with natural daylight. 

Each of the lower-level rooms offers glistening epoxy floors. An additional unfinished room houses the home's mechanicals. This fully rebuilt and expanded rear 3-story addition features a metal roof and is supported by an array of new helical piers.  

History

Over the years, the McCanless-Goodman-Yost House had fallen into disrepair...most remarkably, the original 3-story rear abutment was in imminent danger of falling off the house. This abutment was removed, and a new and expanded addition was built that provides the space for the amazing basement rooms, the 1st-floor owners' suite, and the pretty 2nd-floor sunroom. 

Details

This brick home features the typical rectangular shape and hipped roof of the American Foursquare style with a central dormer so popular in this part of the district. 

The main roof is covered in its original terra cotta ceramic tile. The front porch with its metal roof, supported by impressive wooden piers, stretches across the facade to form a porte cochère over the circular drive. 

The newly erected addition at the rear, supported below grade with new 40-foot helical piers, sports a new metal roof.  The home has undergone a complete rewire of the entire house, new plumbing, and new HVAC systems. 

Location

This lovely historic home has been fully renovated, blending restored original details with amazing updates. But should you choose to make exterior changes, this property is supported by the City of Salisbury's Historic Preservation Grants, an annual grant program that provides fiscal assistance to preserving and maintaining homes and structures within the locally designated historic districts. The city's Historic Preservation Commission oversees major exterior changes through a COA (Certificate of Appropriateness) application program.

A timeless tale of love is felt throughout this graceful historic American Foursquare with remarkable detailing. 300 W. Thomas Street is a fully updated executive-level home in a prime location, just blocks from the city of Salisbury's vibrant downtown with restaurants, unique shopping, a microbrewery, community theatre, and a $3M publicly funded central park. The West Square Historic District is known for its walkability, its tree-lined sidewalks, and its inventory of beautiful historic homes dating from the 1820s through the 1930s. Salisbury is within an hour's drive of the larger metro areas of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro, but without the traffic and high costs!

Your New Home

This exquisitely renovated circa 1927 home is a must-see! Call Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC to picture yourself in your new home at 300 W. Thomas Street in Salisbury, North Carolina. Your personal tour with the area's premier real estate agent specializing in historic properties is waiting: 704.213.6846.

300 W Thomas Street

Salisbury, North Carolina 28144 

MLS#4253731 

$550,000

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