Showing posts with label West Square Historic District Salisbury NC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Square Historic District Salisbury NC. Show all posts

October 10, 2025

Gorgeous 1923 Brick Home - Revived and Spectacular - FOR SALE

Visitors to the Historic West Square Neighborhood in Salisbury, North Carolina, are often enchanted by the sense of stepping back in time. Walking through West Square feels immersive—every corner reveals a story, whether it’s a Civil War-era mansion or a Craftsman bungalow with a deep front porch. History buffs, architecture enthusiasts, and casual travelers alike find the neighborhood inspiring, romantic, and quietly vibrant. And now, Salisbury Real Estate LLC presents an opportunity FOR YOU to own one of these storied mansions.




Welcome to 414 South Fulton Street in the West Square Historic District, listed FOR SALE with Greg Rapp of Salisbury Real Estate LLC. This is the first time this impressive brick home has been on the open market in over 40 years! This stunning, completely revived, circa-1923 brick home sits in the very heart of Salisbury’s West Square Historic District, a desirable neighborhood known for its historic charm. This area is one of Salisbury’s oldest and most architecturally rich neighborhoods, with homes dating from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, showcasing a wide range of period styles such as Victorian, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman.




Sidewalks and shade trees welcome you to 414 S. Fulton Street's deep - over 32-foot-wide - veranda with its ornate balustrade and handsome double columns. Here you'll enjoy a generous outdoor living space that beautifully complements the decorative two-tone brick façade.




The front façade of this 2 1/2 story home is notably decorated with historic clinker brick masonry in a diamond pattern across the expanse. Clinker bricks are produced when wet clay bricks are exposed to excessive heat during the firing process, sintering the surface of the brick and forming a shiny, dark-colored coating. Clinker bricks have a blackened appearance, and a fun fact - clinkers are so named for the metallic sound they make when struck together. Clinker bricks are denser, heavier, and more irregular than standard bricks, and are water-resistant and durable.




Through the elegant front door with beveled glass windows and sidelights, you enter the massive front parlor, one of two. The room features original stain-grade woodwork, newly refinished oak floors, and a fireplace framed by original built-ins. Two pairs of French doors accentuate the space and provide privacy from the rest of the home. Through a wide opening flanked by handsome wood columns is a second parlor. Through the second parlor, you enter the formal dining room that also carries on the beautiful original woodwork throughout.










A newly designed and installed dream kitchen brings another WOW-factor. This bright and functional space offers NEW solid-surface countertops, NEW high-end appliances, and a NEW stylish tile backsplash. A pot-filler plumbed above the stove is super-convenient and a luxury modern touch.






The adjoining coffee bar/breakfast room overlooking the back yard offers the cutest sitting area, lots more storage, and a beverage refrigerator.




Just off the kitchen is a freshly minted laundry/mud room that leads to the back yard with a newly installed concrete walkway and freshly seeded lawn.




A main-level bedroom to the rear of the home has dual closets and offers flexibility as a guest room or office.




A truly beautiful hall sits beyond the front parlor's French doors and the main-level bedroom, leading to the magnificent staircase.  Almost a small room itself, the refinished wood here glows! 



A NEW full bath with shower off this hallway shines with gorgeous tile in complementary patterns.



From the hall, you can choose to go through a doorway to a small landing with a doorway that leads to the side of the house, or down another small flight to the partial basement and crawl space. OR . . .




Let's head upstairs! The staircase remarkably still has its original newel post, and the balustrades are rock solid. The staircase turns at a beautiful window-lit landing and heads up and around to the generous second-story hall.




Upstairs, more gleaming floors light the way to the additional 4 (or 5!) bedrooms. The big WOW-factor up here is the spacious primary suite ~ a graciously sized bedroom WITH an adjoining sitting room that charms with its original fireplace with completely intact vintage tile surround and two walk-in closets, making it equally suited as a private lounge, office, or nursery/playroom. This wonderful 3,188 square-foot home could be a 6-bedroom house by utilizing this upstairs sitting room as a bedroom, making it a potential additional #6 bedroom. Back in the upper hall, a pull-down staircase provides access to a small attic.









Another NEW bathroom off the upper hall sparkles with more beautiful tile work and modern finishes.




A back bedroom streams wonderful natural light with an array of windows on two sides, leading us to believe that this was perhaps originally a sleeping porch, consistent with residential architecture of the era.





414 S. Fulton Street provides off street parking via a common alley from the side street that leads to your private driveway behind the home with its two-car detached carport that also provides utility and garden shed storage. Here, the perfectly sized back yard - not too big and not to small - is shaded by a towering silver maple tree, and offers greenspace for al fresco dining, entertaining, gardening, play, and more.




This fabulous circa 1923 home has undergone a fully permitted, comprehensive renovation, including a total house rewire, all new plumbing, and two new HVAC systems. All the light fixtures are new. The slate roof was recently inspected and repaired as needed by KW Arthur Roofing of Salisbury, and new chimney caps have been installed. Freshly blown insulation increases the home's sustainable energy usage. FUN NOTE: The home's original blueprint was found during the renovation and now hangs over the main fireplace.





414 S. Fulton Street
is mere blocks from the City of Salisbury downtown, vibrant with unique shops, a variety of locally-owned restaurants, community theatre, public library, and the $13M Bell Tower Green Park. A landmark Amtrak station is right downtown, or jump on the highway to head to Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and points beyond. Salisbury is a 2-hour drive to the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains or a 4-5 hour drive to North Carolina's dazzling Atlantic Ocean beaches.




Salisbury is the oldest continually populated colonial town in the western region of North Carolina, noted for its historic preservation. The West Square Neighborhood is like a living museum, a testimony to this, with beautifully preserved or meticulously restored homes. Mature oaks and maples form shady canopies over the sidewalks, enhancing the timeless, peaceful atmosphere and making it ideal for simply strolling the quiet, brick-lined sidewalks. Visitors and residents alike are drawn to the ornate woodwork, wide porches, turreted towers, and stained-glass windows that tell the story of a bygone era. The neighborhood is supported by an active neighborhood association that fosters listening, proactive engagement, and a sense of community while hosting fun events and get-togethers.





Residents take pride in maintaining the neighborhood’s historic integrity, and many of the homes have plaques detailing their history. Several of the city's Landmark Properties are located here. The West Square is part of Salisbury’s commitment to preservation. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is one of the City of Salisbury's 5 local historic districts. The City's Historic Preservation Commission retains oversight on any exterior changes through a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) process.





Now . . . it's time for YOU to come see this fabulous renovation for yourself, and make it your forever home. We suspect it will be another 40 years before this hits the open market again, because this home is that amazing. Call Realtor® Greg Rapp at Salisbury Real Estate LLC to see for yourself: 704.213.6846. Let's do this!

 



414 S Fulton Street
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144
3,188 square feet
2.5 Story w/Basement
5 Bedrooms / 2 Baths
MLS#4296048
$599,000








Greg Rapp 

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














December 28, 2018

Gorgeous ca.1920 Arts & Crafts Home Listed with Greg Rapp - Sold!

Centered in one what might easily be the most prestigious historic district in Salisbury, North Carolina, stands the spectacular 319 W. Horah Street - a 2-story Arts & Crafts home. This outstanding circa 1920 home, complete with all the wonderful details we all love about the homes of this era, is surrounded by a plethora of other grand homes dating from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.  Yet, this home represented a bit of a challenge.  The owners listed the home with Realtor Greg Rapp of Wallace Realty, and today the home is sold.  What was the challenge?  

Listen here:




319 W. Horah Street, while a stand-alone home in every respect, is part of a condominium plat. The luxury high-end Fairmont Terrace Condominiums another historic building in the West Square Historic District, is nearby and includes this fine home. The property basically came with no yard or lawn, but provides a gracious circular drive and handsome foundation landscaping. So . . . house or condo . . . how does one market such a property?  List with Greg Rapp and the rest is history!







This fabulous 2400+ square foot house has the look and feel of a private home, but has little to no yard to keep you from enjoying the space and your own time! Additionally, it is chock full of the character and detail one can only find in a circa 1900s Arts and Crafts home of this nature. Look at the classic lines of this Craftsman home! Beveled glass, working transoms, GORGEOUS woodwork, vintage mantels above vintage fireplaces, French doors...the list goes on and on. And even better, while this home was definitely part of a condominium plat . . . it carried no fees or dues and is excluded from the condo association! YES!



Entertain in the sprawling front parlor with its handsome wood floors and masonry fireplace. A cozy den sits behind it with another beautiful vintage fireplace. 




The new owners of 319 W. Horah Street can take that same entertaining to another level in the enormous dining room that enters to a huge kitchen with large center work peninsula and loads of cupboard space.





Up the grand center staircase are (3) gracious  bedrooms and two full baths. Each bedroom closet is outfitted with closet organizers. An intimate Florida room with tin flooring stream sunlight. Additionally, the mezzanine hallway offers 3 lighted closets (one is a cedar closet!) and a laundry, a rarity for a home of this era.

Greg marketed 319 W. Horah Street by comparing the desirability of a private home...the bountiful square footage, the space between neighbors, the individuality.. . . and the benefits provided to the condo owner - no lawn mowing, weeding, or hedge trimming. And now, another historic home is added to the Greg Rapp SOLD roster.

The new owners will have all the advantages of a single-family home ~ privacy, space, individuality ~ with the benefit of low exterior maintenance that comes with a condo...but without all the fees and restrictions! 

When you are selling your property, or are in search of that perfect home, call Greg Rapp with Wallace Realty to help you get that SOLD sign happening! (704) 213-6846 makes it happen today.


319 W. Horah Street
Salisbury NC 28144
CMLS #3421094










Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 




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June 09, 2018

Can't Afford to Buy in Prestigious West Square? Build!!

Greg Rapp, real estate agent with Wallace Realty Company, has the rare opportunity for you to scoop up a building lot in the prestigious West Square Historic District in Salisbury, North Carolina.

The homes in this historic neighborhood are not just vintage, but most often grand in both aesthetics and magnitude. The area frequently hosts the annual Historic Salisbury Foundation's OctoberTour of Historic Homes, where private homeowners open these spectacular homes for viewing to a large ticket-holding attendee roster.


Taking advantage of this opportunity to purchase a .31 acre lot (average size lot for in-town city residential acreage) and build the home of your dreams is a must-do! The deep, irregularly shaped lot is lined with mature shade trees. The neighborhood is a grid of vintage homes, sidewalks and shade trees, a most welcoming sight. The West Square is close to historic downtown Salisbury amenities, such as theater, unique shopping, and a plethora of restaurants.  And the best news yet. . . this lot is priced BELOW tax value!


Because this building lot is located in one of Salisbury's (10) historic districts, the city's Historic Preservation Commission has exterior oversight and designs must be approved as such. Additionally, the Historic Salisbury Foundation holds covenants and restrictions here. A copy of the recent survey and deed restrictions are on file ~ ask Realtor Greg Rapp (704.213.6846) to view.

Gather your house plans and give Greg a call/text/or email. Just wait until you see this opportunity in this lovely neighborhood! Call 704.213.6846 today!




600 S Jackson Street
Salisbury NC 28144
CMLS#3399379
$18,500





Greg Rapp 
Wallace Realty Co. 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
704 636 2021 Office 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 



#GregRappRealtor #OldHouseGuy #SalisburyNC #HomesForSale #RealEstate #ListWithMe