A Valuable Piece of Downtown Americana ~ for Sale with Tax
Credits available! ~ The circa 1882 Bernhardt Hardware Store, Salisbury NC ~ $290,000
Bernhardt Hardware at 111 N Main Street, Salisbury NC was
always known for having sleds at the ready for the first snow. But the sleds
are gone. All the bicycles and little red wagons have been sold. The last
tomato plants have been given away. The Bernhardt Hardware Store on Main Street
has forever been a downtown Salisbury, North Carolina fixture and a destination
for shopping or a social visit. Now the 1882 Bernhardt Hardware Store is for
sale and is eligible for Historic Restoration Tax Credits that potentially can
cover 40% of restoration costs!
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| Original Artwork of the Bernhardt Hardware Store by Robert Richard Toth |
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| Main Level ~ side 1 |
Paul M. Bernhardt
moved to Salisbury in the 1860s and started a hardware business that family
members continuously operated since that time in downtown Salisbury NC. When Paul Leake Bernhardt, downtown merchant and former
mayor of Salisbury, passed away in 2012 at 87, the "Sage of Main Street"
(a great storyteller, Bernhardt was frequently called upon for advice and questions
about olden times in Salisbury) left the legacy that was Bernhardt Hardware up
for new and innovative usage of marvelous retail space. Located at this
historic downtown crossroads, Bernhardt Hardware is right on the Main Street
Corridor in what is known as “The Square” ~ the 100 block in each direction
from the intersection of Main and Innes Streets.
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| Main Floor ~ side 2 |
111-115 North Main
Street houses the circa 1882 Bernhardt
Hardware Store. Inside this large space, all three of the 25’ wide bays combine
into one store with two storefronts. The building has 75’ feet of frontage on
Main Street and an equal amount of frontage in the rear that faces the recently
improved Central City Lot, providing ample and lit parking.
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| Second story |
The Bernhardt Hardware Store space draws the impression of
North Carolina that seems to disappear more quickly with each passing day. So
many, in so many places, tear down old buildings and landmarks, replacing them
with big-box retailers and corporate arenas large and small, where once stood
beautiful, intimate towns and country stores, some owned and operated for
generations by the same families. There aren't many left. In Salisbury North Carolina, however, the
preservation instinct is strong, and the downtown is intact with thriving
businesses in beautiful nostalgic storefronts.
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| Our Vanishing Americana, Lassiter & Grant |
The wonderful book, Our Vanishing
Americana: A North Carolina Portrait, (http://www.ncamericana.com/)
by Mike Lassiter and Lee Grant, takes you on a journey through a treasured
museum of life the way it was , helping one to grasp what is left of the
passing scene in towns across North Carolina that helped form the state’s
heritage. The Bernhardt Hardware Store,
while not featured in this wonderful photographic journal of the disappearing
family-owned genre of shops such as hardware stores, general stores, and ‘filling-stations’,
could be nestled in the pages of this book…it is just exactly an example of the
iconic downtown community oriented shopping space.
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| Rear Parking |
If the prime location alone in the main square of downtown
Salisbury is not enough to convince you to purchase this historic Bernhardt
Hardware building, a community icon and historic business site, for your retail
venture, take a look around the downtown to see the plethora of other businesses
that have, in just recent years, flocked to this thriving historic and
nostalgic North Carolina downtown.
Restaurants such as The Salty Caper, Uncle Bucks, The Bangkok Downtown,
and Gritz are newer establishments nestled alongside older familiars such as
Spanky’s Sandwich Shoppe, The Sidewalk Deli, Santo’s Goodfellows, and the SweetMeadow Café. New entertainment spots are
springing up such as Nashville Nights, Go Burrito (with the town’s first rooftop
entertainment area!), and Coopers, all thrive with their neighboring Blue VineWine Shop, Benchwarmer’s. A locally owned book store and two locally run coffee
houses fill these historic buildings dotted with art galleries, new dress
shops, and health food stores. Your
business at the Bernhardt Hardware Store will be in good company in a bustling
downtown in central North Carolina!
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| Downtown Salisbury, North Carolina |
The downtown~centric
location of the Bernhardt Hardware Store is perfect for a variety of
businesses. The location and square footage of the space provides endless
possibilities for stores, shops, or any other retail, as well as a great potential
space for residential apartments, condominiums, or small boutique style hotels.
The downtown location is also perfect for restaurants, bars, and pubs.
This large and spacious
building, with over 16,000 square feet, is in need of many upgrades and is
therefore only priced at $290,000 in this prime retail location. The first
floor alone houses nearly 8,000 square feet of space, the second floor holds
over 8,000, and the 500+ square foot mezzanine is a value added space. The owners
will consider subdividing in to 2 or 3 buildings. This property is available for Historic
Restoration Tax Credits that amount to as much as 40% of the restoration costs.
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| The Bernhardt Hardware Store ~ over 16,000 square feet on Main St, Salisbury NC |
This is the second installment in Salisbury ~ The Downtown Series highlighting wonderful available real estate in downtown Salisbury North Carolina. Salisbury Real Estate Agent Greg Rapp extends you the invitation to come to Salisbury
North Carolina, spend the day, take in the downtown and feel the positive vibe,
exemplified in the recently hosted NC Main Street Conference here that sent
over 500 visitors home wanting to model their community after Downtown Salisbury
NC, and check out this fabulous potential now available at the Bernhardt Hardware
Store. And with the promise of 40%
restoration costs covered by Historic Restoration Tax Credits, http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/tchome.htm,
this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss to snatch up this large Main
Street storefront with infinite retail, commercial, or even residential mixed
use potential. Contact Greg at 704.213.6846 to accept his invitation! You won't believe your eyes! . . . . And stay tuned for Salisbury ~ The Downtown Series #3!
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