Forest Glen ~ Private Community Living ~ a Special All Brick Home ~ $499,000

Salisbury, North Carolina is a historical city located along Interstate 85 within an hour's drive to Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston Salem. One of the premier residential communities in Salisbury is Forest Glen. Located on Hwy 150 just two miles from Jake Alexander Blvd., Forest Glen offers the best of private yet casual suburban living with easy access to the region's major cities.

Forest Glen features facilities that include tennis courts, a large built-in swimming pool, and clubhouse for residents to host gatherings of up to 100 people. Community architecture features a beautifully landscaped entrance, winding shady streets and cul-de-sacs, antique verdigris streetlights and mailboxes, walking trail, and curbed streets with sidewalks. A single entrance and exit controls access to the community to enhance safety of homes and residents.

Forest Glen Home Owners' Association has organized Community Watch Zones to facilitate close communications and care of our residents. Great local schools and excellent regional health care make Forest Glen the premier choice for families to settle and build homes in Salisbury.

Wallace Realty Realtor® Greg Rapp has the Forest Glen community home you've been waiting for! 226 GLENVIEW DRIVE WEST has everything you could ask for and more! 226 Glenview is a custom-built Reid Link home. This 5,536 square foot brick home, with gorgeous mature landscaping and trees, has four large bedrooms and four full baths, as well as an additional half-bath.


The master suite is on the main level and features a large separate sitting room, walk-in closets, and an extremely spacious bathroom with a tiled and marble bath.


The 20' x 20' kitchen with its vaulted ceiling, complete with skylighting, is a chef's dream with double ovens, solid surface counter tops, and cherry cabinets, and central work island.



The great room has built in nooks, vaulted ceilings where sunlight streams in through large palladium windows, and a gas-log fireplace. This is where you truly see the glory of the custom-built home. The great room opens to the dining room, separated by circular columns, which in turn opens to another sitting area, again flanked with formal columns. The space simply undulates from living area to dining area to living area.


A sunroom off the main level overlooks the back yard, a wonderfully sized room at 14' x 27', and is heated and cooled via a separate heat pump.


But the really special room in this home is the second story bonus room ~ an enormous 37' x 22' carpeted room with another sunlit palladium window, wall-to-wall built-in bookshelves, beamed ceilings, and a built-in wet bar.


When you move into this all brick home, with its huge attic and storage space, its 3-car attached garage, and large laundry area, you also get a central vacuum system, intercom system, a back-up Generac house generator, and a complete irrigation system for the mature landscape. In addition, the Homeowners Association gives you privileges to the pool, tennis courts, club house and nature trails. The Forest Glen community has all the amenities of a gated community without the hefty price tag!

Contact Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846 to see this spacious and solid brick home at your earliest convenience. You'll appreciate the quiet beauty of the Forest Glen neighborhood from the first glance, and you'll know in a heart-beat that this is the home you've been waiting for!

A Pre-Civil War Log Home ~ Secluded Country Lot ~ $150,000

Rowan County, North Carolina has a wealth of historic homes and architecture dating from the 1700s, 1800', and early 1900s. But even so, the number of remaining pre-Civil War dwellings is dwindling. Yet, this marvelously secluded home in the Rockwell area is just that! The circa 1855 Joseph Henry Mingus House, situated deeply off-road at 2220 Gold Knob Road, down a long gravel drive, is a late antebellum style log farmhouse, built just before the Civil War.

Yes ~ this is an 1850's log home!  This sophisticated early 19th century building method renders these homes a significant part of the historic architectural fabric of Rowan County and a foremost contribution to the architectural history of the State. The log construction was very seldom if ever left uncovered on the exterior but was covered with weatherboards.  These carefully finished, permanent log dwellings are very different from the lost log cabins ~ often crude, temporary construction used by early settlers or for mountain cabins. The squared-log construction used on the log homes (logs hewn on four sides for better fit) is sheathed with weatherboard ~ a common and more sophisticated method of construction (Hood, Davyd F, 1983). You'll see when you walk through the front entrance to 2220 Gold Knob Road that the door jamb itself is perhaps at least a foot deep!


The interior of this nearly 2200 square-foot c.1855 living piece of history follows the Quaker style of architecture (a large living space and two smaller chambers) with a very open floor plan with lots of light shining into the kitchen and dining areas.

The wide mantel in the large 25' x 18' living room may be the original piece. This home, though predating the Civil War in construction and retaining the character of such a home, has many modern upfits. The master bedroom is on the main level and has a walk-in closet. Each of the 3 large bedrooms has its own full bathroom!


The kitchen is now designed with a long breakfast bar facing the work area that is nicely outfitted with honey-toned cabinetry. A good-sized unattached garage will hold two cars and more.

The Joseph Mingus House, featured in Davyd Foard Hood's wonderful book, The Architecture of Rowan County, is one of a group of substantial weatherboarded log houses built late in the antebellum period whose distinct symmetry differentiated them from the earlier nineteenth-century log houses. The home is capped with a charming green metal roof. Many folks who are interested in making their house more energy efficient while adding a beautiful and striking major design element, and never want to replace their roof again, consider a metal roof. It will likely last a lifetime and it is practically maintenance-free. The practical advantages of a metal roof are that it makes your home safer in harsh weather and can significantly cut down on your energy bills. Metal roofs are durable (Monticello — Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home — still wears its original "tin" roof . . . and it's in fine shape to this day). Aesthetically, a metal roof is versatile in design to complement many architectural styles, from a century old farmhouse to a contemporary home.

According to family tradition, the Joseph Henry Mingus House, was originally built on Campbell Road and was moved to 2220 Gold Knob Road. The home was built about 1855 as the plantation seat on this farm that was originally some 370 acres. Over the years, Mingus considerably increased the size of this plantation. In his will, he left his eldest son two tracts of land; his eldest daughter 100 acres off the southeast end of what he called 'the Wood place', his second son received the remaining 170 acres of the Wood place, and his second daughter and youngest son, were left equal parts of the homeplace and buildings. Of those buildings, the house and small log crib remain. Joseph Mingus Jr. owned the farm until his death in 1941, after which it was sold by his daughter (Hood, Davyd F, 1983).

Photograph from The Architecture of Rowan County, Davyd Foard Hood

The house consists of a rectangular two story log block with a one story frame ell at the rear elevation, both covered with weatherboards and gabled roofs. The one-story hopped roof porch supported by square chamfered posts, shelters the central entrance and its flanking bays on the homes south or front entrance. At some point the porch was widened to span the entire front of the home. A massive brick chimney stands at the center of the house's west elevation (Hood, Davyd F, 1983).

This home is not visible from the road. It is nestled in a clearing down a long gravel drive, just minutes from the town of Rockwell, NC. This is a very private setting sitting on almost an acre of land ~ semi-surrounded by woods. The yearly taxes for 2220 Gold Knob Road are only $833.

This 1855 home at 2220 Gold Knob Road is for sale at just $150,000 ~  a country estate pre-dating the Civil War in a secluded setting, with all the modern amenities. Call Greg Rapp at Wallace Realty, 704.213.6846, to see this piece of history for yourself. A home this special will not languish on the market. This is the opportunity you've been waiting for to own a rare piece of pre-Civil War architecture! Contact Greg ~ 704.213.6846 ~ today!

Historic OPEN HOUSE ~ Saturday October 12th & Sunday October 13th ~ 3:00-5:00PM

Salisbury North Carolina will host its 38th Annual October Tour of Historic Homes on October 12th & 13th ~ a ticketed event. 

You are invited to view another historic home ~ for free ~ during the Historic Open House at 301 W. Marsh Street.

This grand circa 1925 solid brick Craftsman-style home is for sale, and she is opening her doors, welcoming guests and prospective home-buyers, as she hosts her first open house from 3:00pm - 5:00pm on Saturday & Sunday October 12th & 12th.

Please stop by to take in the grandeur of this beautiful home, the tree-lined neighborhood, and to picture yourself owning a historic home of your own!

What: Open House ~ HOUSE FOR SALE ~ $369,000
Where: 301 W. Marsh Street
When: Saturday October 12 & Sunday October 13th
Time: 3:00PM ~ 5:00PM
Who:  Greg Rapp Realtor® ~ 704.213.6846!

No ticket required!

301 W. Marsh Street ~ FOR SALE ~ $369,000 ~ MLS # R54911A

See Greg Rapp at the 38th OctoberTour™ of Historic Homes

For 38 years, the Historic Salisbury Foundation has been hosting the OctoberTour™ of Historic Homes. The 38th October Tour is just around the corner. Saturday and Sunday, October 12th and 13th, Salisbury, North Carolina will greet hundreds of guests as they fill the town to go on this wonderful tour of antique homes.

As autumn colors begin to arrive, the rich history and architecture of Salisbury is showcased in Historic Salisbury Foundation's annual OctoberTour™ of Historic Homes. Visitors to Salisbury get an inside peek at private, historic buildings, and experience Salisbury's charm in a select few of its ten districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Trolley rides, living history encampments, food vendors, artists and musical entertainment make this one event you don't want to miss.

Dr. Josephus W. Hall House, c. 1820: 226 South Jackson Street

The Bank Street Cafe is one of the treats of the OctoberTour™. Bank Street closes to vehicle traffic and becomes a food court where food vendors of all varieties set up, and the Historic Hall House Museum lawn becomes a stage for music performance all weekend long.

Salisbury Realtor® Greg Rapp will host an information booth at the Bank Street Cafe during the 38th annual OctoberTour™.  Greg has a magnificent collection of historic homes on the market ~ and once you see the beautiful homes on tour, it's guaranteed you will be hooked and will want to have one of these beautiful pieces of historic architecture for your own! Greg is the Realtor® to see!

Among the many historic homes available on the market today, Greg has the following homes (and more!) to show you:

•  301 W. Marsh Street is a prime example. This gracious brick home was featured not just once, but TWICE, in OctoberTour™. This circa 1925 home, though not on tour, is for sale at $369K and just waiting for its next historic home lover .

301 W. Marsh Street ~ c. 1925 ~ Greg Rapp Realtor® 704.213.6846

•  The Mary Steele Scales House at 126 E. Steele Street is another historic beauty that has also been featured on OctoberTour™. This wonderful circa 1893 Victorian, restored to every detail, has an influential history behind it as well! Talk to Greg Rapp who has this historic home listed for just $149K.

126 E. Steele Street ~ c. 1893 ~ The Mary Steele Scales House ~ Greg Rapp Realtor® 704.213.6846

•  Turn of the century more your style? Take in 927 N. Main Street and the charm of the c. 1928 hilltop bungalow with the coziest front porch you will ever find!  Let Greg Rapp show you this immaculately restored home, for sale at $149.9K.

917 N. Main Street ~ The North Main Historic District ~ Greg Rapp Realtor® 704.213.6846

•  Up for a challenge? Want to be a part of a neighborhood revitalization movement? Check the c. 1900 homes at 812 and 820 S. Jackson Street, part of the Chestnut Hill neighborhood revitalization effort! These homes are priced right for the right person to uplift the homes and the neighborhood, which promises to soon have historic designation in the future! Contact Greg Rapp, 704.213.6846, and see what how much historic house just $19K, yes NINETEEN, will get you!

812 and 820 S. Jackson Street ~ circa 1900 ~ CHESTNUT HILL REVITALIZATION PROJECT ~ Greg Rapp Realtor®

• And the grande dame ~ The Bernhardt House at 305 E. Innes Street ~ a grand scale c. 1882 Victorian in a highly visible site, immaculately restored by the Historic Salisbury Foundation ~ is just waiting to be your home or business . . . or both, and at $175K, is a bargain by any standards!  Let Greg Rapp show you why!

305 E. Innes Street ~  The Bernhardt House circa 1882 ~ Greg Rapp Realtor®

12 historic houses are featured on this year's tour. Of the 12 ~ Greg Rapp sold two of these properties: The Tankersley-Tatum House, c. 1902, at 217 South Ellis Street; and the Silliman-Peeler-Miller House, c. 1893, at 424 East Bank Street. When we say Greg Rapp is the area's expert on historic homes, we mean it!

The J. R. Silliman House ~ SOLD ~ Greg Rapp Realtor®

The Tankersley-Tatum House, circa 1902 ~ Greg Rapp Realtor®

So mark your calendar for October 12 & 13, 2013 and plan your relaxing weekend getaway to historic Salisbury, North Carolina.  Enjoy OctoberTour™, visit Greg at the Bank Street Cafe, and talk to him about which one of these historic homes can be yours in the very near future.  Once you go on the OctoberTour™ ~ you'll be hooked!

301 Marsh Street ~ Resplendent in Every Way! ~ Now $369K

On a quiet side street in the West Square Historic District of Salisbury, North Carolina, resplendent with the shade of gracefully arching 100-year-old pin oaks, resplendent with beautifully kept historic homes, resplendent with artfully designed and meticulously maintained gardens and landscapes, sits 301 W. Marsh Street ~ perched on it's corner vantage point ~ a magnificent brick Arts & Crafts Home ~ the queen of the block !

This is no ordinary, run-of-the-mill, Craftsman home! No, sir! Many of the Craftsman era homes in this area of North Carolina are the bungalow style, typically charming one story homes. However, this expansive two-story home, with over 3500 square feet, is no bungalow, and yet is a grand specimen of the Arts & Crafts era ~ with beveled glass windows, stained glass, stained wood moldings and trim, and many of its original c. 1925 features such as mantels, tile work, and chair rails still in place, and oak hardwood floors & ash moldings throughout.

The home's deeply shaded, warmly inviting, and all encompassing front porch (over 550 square feet of porch!) is the most impressive first detail of the house. With an arched dormer inviting guests to the Federal style front door, this porch is nearly one-of-a-kind. It's warm quarry-tiled flooring and solid granite trim lets one know immediately that this house was built to last! A very cozy sunroom sits off the living room and has its own entrance to the front porch through a pair of gorgeous beveled glass French doors.

Every room is beautifully scaled to fit the house~ from the 23-foot living room to the 16-foot dining room to the 16-foot master suite ~ the rooms flow into one another with perfect rhythm. The kitchen leads to a breakfast room with built~ins, typical of the Arts & Crafts era, and a butler's pantry.

This corner property features mature landscaping in the deep ~ 200 foot lot ~ with graceful shade trees, roses, nandinas, and 100 year old pin-oaks. A small enclosed breezeway at the back of the home overlooks this deep, fenced-in lot, with play areas for children, and a small patio for gathering around evening fires.

As if this home in and of itself were not enough ~ it is located in the most prestigious historic district in Salisbury North Carolina ~ the West Square Historic District ~ a destination neighborhood for those who like to take in street after tree-lined street of fabulous turn of the 20th century architecture. The Historic Salisbury Foundation often features homes this neighborhood in its annual October Tour of Historic Homes. The neighborhood truly has the most thorough and eclectic collection of homes from the late 1800's and early 1900's in North Carolina.


The price for this beautiful brick Craftsman home? The listing price has just been reduced to $369K. Contact Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846 to visit this spectacular home at 301 W. Marsh Street, take a walk in the neighborhood, and avail yourself of the charm of small town Southern living in Salisbury, North Carolina.

The Price is Right ~ Fresh Air & Country Living ~ Under $50K!!!

The Price is Right! No ~ not a TV show ~ but an AWESOME opportunity to own a little house in the country . . . AND . . . for UNDER $50K!!!!

This cute little place is very affordable and a superb opportunity for someone to snap up a home of their own surrounded by fresh air and countryside!

155 Joyner Lane ~ at just $48,700 ~ sits just outside the Salisbury North Carolina city limits. This solid 3-bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home features a huge living room and a wonderfully open kitchen & dining area.

The large, spacious deck out back overlooks the backyard of this nearly half-acre country lot. Plenty of room for the kids and the dogs to run around and get their quota of fresh air and Carolina sunshine!

One look and you can tell that once upon a time, 155 Joyner Lane was once beautifully landscaped. There is even a small outbuilding on the property (Got Storage?).

This would make a wonderful first-time buyer home, or perhaps a nice investment property. A little TLC (a little paint, some carpeting, and a little deck repair) and 155 Joyner Lane whips up to be a very fine home.

If a little home in the country is what you've been looking for, and especially at the right price ~ then get a hold of Realtor® Greg Rapp in Salisbury to see this cute little place for yourself.

Phone 704.213.6846 or email Greg at gregrapp@wallacerealty.com.

The Price is Right ~ right NOW!

155 Joyner Lane, Salisbury NC ~ FOR SALE ~ $48,700

One Cute Bungalow Sold ~ But Another Still Can Be Yours!

SOLD! ~ 1403 S. Fulton Street

Greg Rapp just closed the deal on this über cute brick bungalow in the Fulton Heights Neighborhood. This charming little all~brick, 3-bedroom home has all the charm of the bungalow style, many original details of its 1930's era, a fabulous yard, and sitting porch ~ but needed a little TLC to bring it to modern living standards. 

If you missed the opportunity to buy into the Fulton Street bungalow ~ and investing time and elbow grease is not your cup of tea ~ it's not too late!

927 N Main ~ c. 1928 Brick Bungalow ~ $149,900

Greg has another c.1928 brick bungalow, impeccably restored, with all the charm and MORE, in the North Main Neighborhood (NOMA)! This 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath brick home at 927 N. Main is immaculate and not only move-in ready but live-in ready ~ with a GREAT landscaped yard, modern cook's kitchen, restored hardwood floors throughout, and the coziest front sitting porch you will ever want in your life (one look and you'll see why!)!

927 N. Main additionally has a rear-access alleyway with solid cinder-block two-car garage. You'll be able to enjoy dining al fresco on your patio amid mature maples and fig trees, to the sound of your built-in water feature.

A bungalow is a single-story house, the design of which originated in India, where it was typically a small home featuring a veranda. The British adopted the style into their summerhouses in the 1600s and the bungalow later became famous in America with a high-status connotation. The bungalows of today have evolved and offer many advantages to the occupants of these

distinctive homes.

The early 20^thcentury American bungalow, due to its single-story design and moderate and open space, is an affordable living style due to modest heating and cooling requirements compared to other types of properties with multiple floors. AND . . . the bungalow is often the best investment in terms of home ownership: The property value of bungalow homes is not likely to decline. This architectural style has withstood the test of time, and a well-maintained house will have a higher resale value even during hard times. Its unique look is often a good selling point compared to recent development properties, many of which look the same.

So you missed out on one brick bungalow in Salisbury ~ (you gotta move fast on these!) ~ but the 927 N Main bungalow perched on its banked lot is awaiting you! Just move in and start enjoying the bungalow life ~ no TLC or elbow grease required! This home is so perfect, it's almost too good to be true ~ contact Salisbury Realtor Greg Rapp ~ 704.213.6846 / gregrapp@wallacerealty.com ~ and come see for yourself!