Another Beautifully Restored Vintage Home SOLD ~ with Realtor® Greg Rapp & Salisbury Real Estate LLC

Cute as a button and completely refurbished ~ this adorable circa 1925 Arts & Crafts bungalow in Spencer, North Carolina is now home to NEW OWNERS ~ thanks to Realtor® Greg Rapp. 701 5th Street ~ SOLD by Salisbury Real Estate LLC!

A short drive down quiet 5th Street, just off the main corridor in downtown Spencer, leads to a neighborhood setting filled with vintage homes!

Handsomely located on its gently sloping, spacious corner lot with woods behind, this pretty 3-bedroom/2-bath vintage home had just undergone a complete refurbishment that included a totally NEW kitchen with quartz countertops, new flooring, new cabinetry, and fresh paint. Who could resist?!

The renovation to this 1,304 square-foot home respected many original details, such as the chair rail that encircles the living room, a delightful architectural feature synonymous with the Arts & Crafts era, and the charming fireplace mantel, likely original to the home.

This sweet home at 701 5th Street has found its new owners, but if you are looking for YOUR vintage home, complete with quality and character that newer homes cannot duplicate ~ give Realtor® Greg Rapp a call!  Specializing in vintage and historic properties, Greg has an ear to the ground and can find the home you have pictured in you mind's eye!  And his concentration on the Salisbury/Rowan County area - the City of Salisbury and its vibrant downtown with over 20 restaurants, unique shopping, and the Bell Tower Green central park, the Town of Spencer with its large historic district filled with beautiful vintage homes dating from the late 1800s through the 1930s, and more in this special area of central North Carolina, give him that extra in-depth community knowledge you'll miss from a 'big-box' real estate company.

So happy to have new owners in this sparkling charmer at 701 5th Street in Spencer, North Carolina in time to see the trees in Spring bloom! 

Call Realtor® Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate to list YOUR home, or to buy your vision: Salisbury Real Estate LLC | Greg Rapp | 704 213 6846

701 5th Street
Spencer, North Carolina 28159
CMLS #3934616

SOLD

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

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 

Cute Completely Refurbished 1925 Bungalow - Spencer NC - FOR SALE

Cute as a button and completely refurbished ~ this adorable circa 1925 Arts & Crafts bungalow in Spencer, North Carolina is FOR SALE ~ with Realtor® Greg Rapp at Salisbury Real Estate LLC!

Welcome to 701 5th Street! Drive down the quiet road off the main corridor in downtown Spencer into a neighborhood setting and find your new home!

Handsomely located on its gently sloping, spacious corner lot with woods behind, this pretty home welcomes you with a sweet  rocking chair porch and shuttered windows. With a fenced rear yard and oversized single-car garage, this 3-bedroom/2-bath home sports a wonderful floor plan with an open and airy feel. This light and breezy diminutive bungalow feels surprisingly bigger than you would expect, with spaces designed to maximize storage, including an exterior garage to store your stuff!

You are going to love your NEW kitchen with quartz countertops, new flooring, new cabinetry, and fresh paint. The good looking and efficient island cart has a fold-down breakfast shelf to conserve space. The sharp looking stainless steel refrigerator and stove, and microwave convey.

The ultra-spacious combination living room/dining room in this 1,304 square-foot home is bedecked with a chair rail that encircles the room, a delightful architectural feature synonymous with the Arts & Crafts era. An array of windows open and brighten the space. A charming mantel, likely original to the home, denotes where a (now-long-gone) fireplace once heated the home. Here too, you'll find more of the beautiful luxury flooring that ties the home's look together.

Bathrooms feature beautiful new white tile, flooring, and light fixtures. A neutral color palette throughout will lend itself to anyone's decor preferences! The bedrooms offer lush new carpeting ~ encasing your feet (and your sleep!) with a soft, quiet, and warm touch, with the ability to retain heat and lessen your energy bills! Cozy carpeting does it all when it comes to comfort!

A large laundry room/mudroom leads to a fantastic 12'x36' deck ~ perfect for dining al fresco or entertaining, or just enjoying sunny mornings and moonlit evenings. The area to the rear of the home is wooded and the trees maintain that private feel.

This sweet home at 701 5th Street was earlier updated with a new roof and replacement windows prior to the current owner's purchase. The home has had licensed professionals perform all electrical and plumbing, however no permits were pulled.  The HVAC was recently serviced in 2022. The exterior is vinyl-sided and low maintenance!

Close to the City of Salisbury's vibrant downtown with over 20 restaurants, unique shopping, and the Bell Tower Green central park, the Town of Spencer sits approximately halfway between greater metro areas of Greensboro and Charlotte, NC . . . with an appreciably lower cost of living! A bicycle lane running from Spencer to Salisbury invites you to bike to farmers markets, music in the park, nightlife, community theatre, and more! Spencer boasts a large historic district filled with beautiful vintage homes dating from the late 1800s through the 1930s, and is home to the wonderful North Carolina Transportation Museum. You may hear the nostalgic sound of the steam engine whistles from time-to-time!

701 5th Street is a super-nice turnkey home, move-in ready with a landscaped yard featuring flowering ornamental trees (hello, Spring!!) in a quiet neighborhood location. Enjoy a 3-D walk-through to see the layout of this charming home!

Make this sparkling charmer at 701 5th Street in Spencer, North Carolina your home today and you'll be in in time to see the trees blooming! Call Realtor® Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate for your private viewing: Salisbury Real Estate LLC | Greg Rapp | 704 213 6846

701 5th Street
Spencer, North Carolina 28159
CMLS #3934616

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

Holiday House Sales - Yes, it can happen! With Salisbury Real Estate LLC

As the winter holidays ~Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and all ~ approach in late autumn, many might be reluctant to place their property on the market for sale. Many think that folks will be distracted by holiday planning and activities. But in reality, a home or property on the market during the holidays gets the attention of the truly serious buyer!

Realtor® Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate listed this unique property in the Town of Rockwell, North Carolina in November of 2022.  Not only listed just before the holidays kicked into full gear, this property was also unique unto itself . . . a homestead on 8+-acres hidden away in the woods, off ~ WAY off ~ the beaten path!  

Not for the typical home-buyer, this tucked-away 2-bedroom/2-bath 2,296 s.f. home sits in the center of a clearing on deeply rolling and heavily wooded land, with its own pond and several outbuildings.  The right buyer would be someone seriously looking over the holidays who wanted just that . . . a small remote home with some land to play with.  Say no more!  Greg Rapp knows how to reach that special buyer! 190 Dutch Farm Road hit the market November 12th, 2022 with Salisbury Real Estate LLC.  Bring on the big holidays, no problem!  The home went under contract on December 12, 2022, and the sale on this special property closed January 9th, 2023 ~ despite holidays, severe weather, local electric outages, and all that landed between listing day and closing!

When you want that special property of your own sold ~ challenges or no ~ list with Greg Rapp, the real estate agent who gets your story out to the widest reach, and most importantly. . . the right buyer. 704.213.6846 gets it done.

190 Dutch Farm Road
Rockwell, NC 28138
CMLS#3922796
$499,999  SOLD

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

Perseverance & Tenacity Sold this c. 1891 Victorian Gem

At the gateway to the Historic Park Avenue/Long Street Historic District, 414 Park Avenue, the oldest house in the District, the circa 1891 Wright-Kesler/Cannon Mills House, with nearly 4,000 square feet of living space, is everything the restoration craftsman wants in a historic Victorian.

Like many Victorian homes of its day, 414 Park Avenue's exterior is graced with a wonderful 500 square-foot wrap-around front porch and two sitting balconies. The circa 1891 Victorian home features enormous rooms, hardwood floors, ample center hallways, and nine . . .yes (9) . . . fireplaces!

Yet, this pivotal home at the gateway to its historic neighborhood was not without its challenges. Left empty and mid-restoration for a handful of years, this beautiful 5 bedroom, 4 bath Victorian was livable but needed some attention!

Listed by Realtor® Greg Rapp of Salisbury Real Estate LLC in July of 2022, the home definitely caught the attention of interested buyers, but for one reason or another, at least two contracts fell through! But Greg knows that a project home like this sprawling Victorian takes perseverance and tenacity on the part of a dedicated real estate agent. Greg also knows that the right buyer is out there, every time, . . . and that is exactly what transpired. Today, the oldest house in the Park Avenue/Long Street Historic District is home to new people! Welcome home, 414 Park Avenue!

When you are looking for the right buyer for your home, whether it is in pristine condition or wanting some care, listing with the right agent is the most important step! If you are even thinking of selling your home in the near future, get the important conversations started with Greg Rapp (704-213-6846) who can show you all opportunities available to you to make the sale as efficiently and streamlined as possible. 

List with the agent that will provide the perseverance and tenacity you need in this changing market!! Salisbury Real Estate LLC.  Let's do this!

414 Park Avenue
Salisbury, NC 28144
CMLS#3883659
SOLD $155,000

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