To Demolish or Not to Demolish. That Was the Question. SOLD!

1408 S. Fulton Street. " Where?", people ask. "That house . . . at the end of Fulton Street." And then the discussion, and the arguments, would start to fly.

1408 S. Fulton Street is perched at the edge of the Fulton Heights National Historic District in Salisbury, North Carolina, one of Salisbury's more desirable neighborhoods brimming with vintage homes, cottage gardens, a park, and a grid of walkable sidewalks. 1408 S. Fulton Street has also been a mistreated and endangered property, its 100+ years of structure showing its age.

A good many neighbors and citizens wanted the 1,966 square foot bungalow demolished, a 'blight on the neighborhood' they said. But just as many, if not more in preservation-conscious Salisbury, wanted the structure saved.

Thanks to Historic Salisbury Foundation and its Revolving Fund, and MUCH contentious discussion, the home was stabilized. HSF contact historic house expert Greg Rapp to sell the home. "Simple!", you might say, or "End of story!", yes? NO!

One of Fulton Heights earlier homes, this circa 1914 home needed a complete restoration! It undoubtedly has the potential to be a lovely 4-bedroom/3-bath home. Other attractive (and redeeming) features include the deep back yard, the beautiful pink granite foundation, and the large front porch and an area at the rear of the house that would be a perfect spot for a deck patio.

BUT . . . This house needed everything. One entire floor was missing from a room at the rear of the home. Folks were advised to bring a flashlight and watch your step!

To make matters more challenging, the home was being sold AS-IS / Cash Only. No 'Sight-Unseen' offers would be accepted. AND Historic Salisbury Protective Covenants and Restrictions would be placed on the deed once the house was sold.

Challenging, you say? Not for Realtor® Greg Rapp. Greg, noted as the area's #1 marketer of historic and vintage homes, listed this home for sale on 08/09/2019, and had it under contract by 09/30/2019. The sale closed on 10/17/2019.

THAT, friends, is not the end of the story, either, but it is the end of this chapter! Now to watch the structure transform into a truly renovated vintage home.

List your vintage or historic home with Greg Rapp when you want fast results and an agent that understands how to sell these special homes that have withstood the test of time. THAT, friends, is the end of story.



1408 S. Fulton Street
Salisbury NC 28144
CMLS #3538790
$30,000  SOLD!!!





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

A New Price Makes This ca.1910 Restoration Even More Attractive!

Greg Rapp, historic property expert in Salisbury NC, has this wonderful home in a prime location in the prestigious West Square Historic District in Salisbury North Carolina on the market...and it is now offered at a NEW PRICE!!!  All this vintage house for $82,500!!

313 West Fisher Street is a solid ca.1910 2.5-story frame house nestled into a neighborhood of homes that attracts visitors from far and wide: Salisbury's Historic West Square. (The West Square is formally known as the Salisbury Historic District and was the first neighborhood here to be designated as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975).

(Read the Salisbury Historic District Inventory, National Register of Historic Places here: http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/RW0052.pdf)

This once marvelous home is a blank slate waiting for a buyer with vision and vivacity to restore it to its original grandeur.  At some unfortunate point in time, this nearly 4,000 square-foot house was divided into 3 apartments and will need complete rehabilitation and restoration. Fortunately, most of the original woodwork and floors remain. The home will need a new kitchen, baths, and mechanicals. A new roof installed in 2017 has stabilized the home.  The asking price, now $82,500, reflects the work that must be done here (tax value at 313 W. Fisher Street is $167,579) and it is bound to be worth it! 

313 W. Fisher Street is in a fabulous location just doors from the Rowan Public Library, and blocks from the historic downtown center of Salisbury. A large central park is planned across the street, expanding on where the small landmark Bell Tower Park currently exists.  Work has already begun on this sure-to-be-lovely central green-space in the downtown. You might be able to already picture yourself enjoying summer evenings on the wrap-around porch overlooking the park.

This home is surrounded by some of Salisbury's finest historic homes and is just waiting to join its peers! And not only is this grand vintage home priced well below its tax value of 167K, it is additionally is eligible for exterior grants through the City of Salisbury's Historic Preservation Grant program.  This home's restoration will be additionally be eligible for North Carolina Historic Tax Credits.

These fine homes are neighbors of 313 W. Fisher Street

The Historic Salisbury Foundation is the owner of 313 W. Fisher Street, therefore the home is protected by covenants and deed restrictions. The neighborhood is zoned Historic Residential, so apartments are no longer and option for this home - it must be restored to a single family dwelling. The home is 'Sold As Is'.

313 W. Fisher Street, a prime address in Salisbury, North Carolina, is just waiting for the right person to breathe new life into its historic bones. At $82,500 and a new roof, a new beginning is within sight! To assess this fine potential yourself, be sure to call Greg Rapp with Wallace Realty. Also a restorer of antique homes, Greg can give you honest dialogue about the project at hand.

Contact Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846 and make your appointment to be the next award-winning restoration project in Salisbury NC - at 313 W. Fisher Street.

313 W. Fisher Street
Salisbury NC 28144
CMLS#3349711
$82,500






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

Selling Historic Houses in Salisbury NC - Greg Rapp Realtor®

Greg Rapp with Wallace Realty has earned himself a reputation as Salisbury-Rowan County's top-notch marketer of historic properties. . . and there is a reason!

This is OctoberTour™ weekend in Salisbury, North Carolina. This is the 42nd year that this immensely popular tour of historic properties has come to town, courtesy of the Historic Salisbury Foundation. Each year, private property owners open up their vintage homes to thousands of visitors.

Greg Rapp has consistently been the front-runner in selling historic properties here. One look at the Wallace Realty advertisement in this OctoberTour weekend edition of the Salisbury Post is proves the case in point. 90% of the historic listings are with Greg Rapp. Greg has been awarded Preservation Professional of the Year by the Historic Salisbury Foundation, and has been voted 2nd runner up in the Salisbury Posts' Roco Gold People's Choice awards. This comes from a dedication to marketing historic properties here in methods that WORK!

Visit OctoberTour . . . and you'll surely be inspired to own a vintage home of your own, and when you are, let Greg show you the fabulous antique homes in the area. From big to small, rugged to restored, there is something for everyone.

Ready to downsize from your spacious vintage home? Greg is the one to call: 704.213.6846. Let's make this happen!

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

Historic Salisbury Foundation 'At Risk' ca. 1890 Home ~ Sold by Greg Rapp!

Historic Salisbury Foundation (HSF) is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve, protect and revitalize the historic fabric of Salisbury and Rowan County. The Historic Salisbury Foundation focuses on historic preservation education, neighborhood revitalization, advocacy, and the preservation of historic landmarks and structures. HSF has saved over 100 historic buildings through an active revolving fund program. A distressed property is acquired, stabilized and sold with protective covenants to a buyer who completes the renovations to meet their needs and tastes.


Enter 1008 N. Main Street, The C. L. EmersonHouse, in the North Main Historic District of Salisbury, North Carolina. Once one of the grander homes along the North Main Street promenade, and still a pivotal property (per its listing on the National Register of Historic Places), this fabulous bungalow-turned-Victorian (see circa 1903 photo below) had been treated as a rental property for many years. The final blow to the home's dignity was a small kitchen fire in 2016. The owners donated the home to the Historic Salisbury Foundation . . . and the rest, as they say, is history!

1008 N. Main before a renovation that added the turret and other Victorian touches.

HSF contacted Greg Rapp, real estate agent with Wallace Realty who is well-known for his marketing of historic properties, to list and promote this challenging 'at-risk' vintage home. In 53 days, Rapp had this home under contract, and just 3-weeks later the sale was finalized. The new owner has plans for a full restoration of this circa 1890 home.



Greg Rapp received the Preservation Professional and Craftsman Award for the Marketing of Historic Homes and Neighborhoods from the Historic Salisbury Foundation in 2015. When residents in the Salisbury/Rowan area have a vintage property to sell, there is no question who to call: (704) 213-6846.

We hope you will know who to call! Call or text Greg Rapp at (704) 213-6846 for a consultation.

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

Live, Work, Play in Salisbury North Carolina

Here is just a snippet of some of the wonderful things that happen in Salisbury, North Carolina each month of the year! This video series, 'Salisbury Now', is composed by the City of Salisbury public communications group, and we think they do a great job!


Salisbury NOW (episode 010) from City of Salisbury, NC on Vimeo.


What the video doesn't tell you is that the cost of living, and the cost of purchasing a home here in Salisbury NC, is much lower than many surrounding cities!

An adorable vintage bungalow, with 3 bedrooms and two baths, plenty of square footage, and loads of original period details can run you into the hundreds of thousands in the Charlotte/Mooresville areas.

But here in Salisbury, the same can be as little as just UNDER $100,000 to just under $200,000.

Greg Rapp, licensed Realtor® with Wallace Realty, Salisbury's oldest and most established real estate firm, has a breadth of knowledge covering vintage homes in this area. . . as well as newer homes and subdivisions! Let's put some money BACK in your pocket when you purchase a Salisbury NC home! Then you, too, can enjoy the many and varied events hosted in Salisbury, North Carolina, each month of the year!



Greg Rapp Realtor®
704.213.6846
gregrapprealtor@gmail.com
www.RealEstateSalisbury.net

Welcome to 418 W. Liberty Street ~ Nearly 3200 Square Feet of Historic Living!

418 W. Liberty Street in historic Salisbury, North Carolina is for sale!  Greg Rapp, with Wallace Realty, is the area's #1 agent for heirloom homes and properties and has this beautiful Victorian home listed for sale.



This 'turn-of-the-century' Victorian is an immaculate, move-in ready historic home with all of the modern amenities.

An exceptionally large wrap-around front porch greets you, and 5, yes FIVE, fireplaces await you inside.

This circa 1900 home offers over-sized rooms and a beautifully updated kitchen with granite tops & tile floor. You'll love the Butler's Pantry w/built-in china cupboard just off the formal dining room. The expansive sunroom and breakfast room overlook the private and secluded fenced patio area. A beautiful formal library features built-in bookshelves flanking the fireplace.

A 4th bedroom in this 4 bed/2.5 bath home is currently a laundry room. The spacious Master Suite provides one of the (5) fireplaces and a large walk-in closet. Hardwood floors, plantation shutters, and tile are found throughout the home.

This beautiful 3199 square foot home is in the Ellis Street Graded School District in Salisbury, North Carolina, where City of Salisbury Historic Preservation Commission guidelines apply to changes to the exterior of home. The City often provides Historic Preservation Grants to assist homeowners with exterior upgrades and repairs.

Salisbury has 2 new breweries, 3 local theater companies, the Salisbury-Rowan Symphony, and a nationally accredited art gallery. The historic town offers thriving nightlife, unique shopping, and a variety of restaurants. Salisbury is home to three colleges, an Amtrak Depot, and so much more. Ready to make 418 W. Liberty Street your home? Call Realtor® Greg Rapp (704) 213-6846 for a private showing.



418 LIBERTY STREET WEST
Salisbury, NC 28144
MLS#59274
$235,000








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

'One of the principal landmarks at South Yadkin River' . . . Centennial House for Sale in Salisbury NC

Traveling north out of Salisbury, North Carolina, the character of the landscape decidedly turns to countryside - opening up to winding roads and undulating fields. At the Rowan and Davie County line, just outside of Salisbury, along the southeast bank of the South Yadkin River, sits the landmark 2-story Lindsay-Tatum-Wyatt House on its 16.9 acre parcel. This historic home is now 'For Sale' with Greg Rapp at Wallace Realty.



John 'Captain Jack' Lindsay settled at South Yadkin River in the 1870s, and while little record is available for the exact build-date of this fine home, we can confidently call it a 'Centennial House' ~ built in or around 1875-1876.

Welcome to 8670 Hwy 601 North! Let us take you on a tour of what was once an elegant homestead...and can be again! Just wait until you see this 140+ year old gem!!




A slate walk takes us up through what was once a lovely landscaped estate, resplendent with acuba, ivy, lariope, nandina, magnolia, hollies, and more . . . to the expanse of front veranda with pierced balustrade ~ 34 feet of veranda to be exact!



The interior of this wonderful 2620+ square-foot home follows a center-hall plan, featuring well-executed vernacular woodwork, beautiful wide heart-of-pine floors throughout, and gorgeous original mantles. The woodwork absolutely gleams. In the tradition of a center-hall plan of this era, two parlors flank the foyer. One is now a main-floor master bedroom that connects to the first floor bath.







A large formal dining room separates the front parlor from the kitchen ell.



The circa 1875 Lindsey-Tatum-Wyatt House is described in The Architecture of Rowan County by Davyd Foard Hood, as such: "The well preserved L-plan house remains today little altered from its original appearance. The home is mostly original with the exception of the two bathrooms and kitchen."





The front two-story block of the home is described as having a "one-story hipped roof sheltering the three first-story bays set in flush sheathing. Its bracketed posts are connected by a reticulated balustrade. The brackets are repeated along the eaves of the house's gabled roof. Chimneys flanked by fenestration [the arrangement of windows and other openings in a building] at each level stand at either gable end."





The narrative goes on to say that a two story ell and shed occupy the rear elevation. Today, the two-story ell houses an enclosed back porch and the kitchen.

A handsome stairwell with original 1870s banister and wood walls takes us from the center hall up to the second story bedrooms. A second bath was carved out of the original upper hall, and the two bedrooms flank that space. Above the kitchen ell are two additional rooms, original to the home, that have never been finished and are only accessible through bedroom #3. There, you can see the center chimney. The dining room fireplace would have fed that chimney.




















This grand 141 year old home is only one piece of the story! Sitting on nearly 17 acres with almost 1600 feet of river frontage, a curving drive snakes up the property between the house and an green metal-roofed building we've been calling 'The Club House'. Locals say that at some point in time, there were dams along the South Yadkin River. The dam created a beach at this junction of the river, and the 'Club House' was a sort of resort building, with bath house below, and dance hall above!



This very large building features a small entry room/kitchen area that then opens to an enormous open room with fireplace (picture fiddle players and dancers here!) and built-in benches lining the side walls. A windowed porch (now in dire need of attention) looks out over the river's flood plain - or where perhaps the rumored beach once lapped the shores. The lower level underneath the Club House, with a distinct 'root-cellar' appeal, is accessed by a narrow staircase along the outside of the building. Picture what you could do with this wonderful space!

Two massive magnolias flank the 32' front porch. From this view, you can see the Clubhouse across the drive.

Behind the house, another adventure begins. A large two-car garage sits to the side of the property, and from there the acreage unfolds in undulating hills, large open fields with small wooded knolls, and a woods to the river rich with wildlife (we came upon six deer as we were taking photos!). Down the hill, you'll find the stable barn, hay still in place. Behind the stables is another arbor building.

















As you walk back up the rolling landscape up to the house, you'll notice a wooden structure on your right overlooking the steeply sloping river flood-plain area. That's exactly what this is ~ a look out! And again, a narrow stone stairway takes you down underneath the structure where perhaps a garden once interlaced the wooden beams.









You may have noted on this journey through the Lindsay-Tatum-Wyatt House, that the home is in some need of attention. You would be correct! However, the house is extremely sturdy and level. Architectural details such as ornamental corbels and the pierced porch balustrade are all intact. Fireplaces would have been in every room in a home of this era, but you will note that some are walled over or filled in. We believe the dining room fireplace hearth is under the rug. The house sports its original metal shingle roof, visible from the back upper ell. Here too, old house enthusiasts will be excited to see the post and beam construction...no nails here, a lost art form!






This once grand estate on the South Yadkin River may just be the homestead you've been waiting for! To see the potential of this fine property, make an appointment with Greg Rapp ~ noted preservation and historic property specialist in Rowan County: (704) 213-6846. Don't let this one get away ~ it's just that good!








8670 US Hwy 601
Salisbury NC 28147

*** SOLD AS IS ONLY***

MLS#59222
CMLS#3233445

$249,900

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

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