Picturesque Circa 1930s Secluded Cabin, Barn, and Acreage ~ FOR SALE!

If you are looking for that fairytale cottage in the woods, with rustic charm and secluded privacy, look no further! Realtor® Greg Rapp / Salisbury Real Estate LLC, with Preservation North Carolina, is pleased to offer this historic cabin, with acreage, far enough off the highway that passers-by are unaware of its existence!

Welcome to the Forbes-Luther Cabin, a circa 1938 cabin nestled down in the woods, set on 25+ acres ~ once the Livengood Plantation.  "Sleepy Hollow" is the name given to this picturesque hide-away in southern Davie County, North Carolina.  (The original log home may have been constructed in the mid-1800s, but the get-away home you see today was last updated in the 1930s.)

Proceed down the grassy trail past the massive log barn . . . and into the woods . . . to find the old log house. Then, get ready to step back in time in your new get-away-from-it-all home!

You will enter this picturesque cottage via a small entry porch and into the upper loft that houses three bedrooms and the home's single bath.  Knotty pine walls throughout are a signature 1930s feature offering an embracing warmth. 

A rustic staircase with fabulous log & twig balustrades, remarkably sturdy, takes you down to the vaulted Great Room ~ an incredible space crowned by the monumental 2-story stone fireplace ~ the Forbes-Luther Cabin’s centerpiece!  The fireplace is outfitted with a wood-burning stove.  More knotty pine walls envelope this wonderful room, sure to be a favorite gathering space.

Through a Dutch door, enter the expansive wrap-around enclosed screen porch overlooking your private pond and spillway to the creek below.  All of the glass windows open to screens for the ultimate in fresh air living!  The adjacent porch not only serves as an idyllic spot overlooking views of the nearby pond and creek spillway, but also does double-duty as a dining room.  Around the ell of the porch, a charming seating area is warmed by a wood stove connected to the massive stone chimney.  Beyond, park benches overlooking the pond offer a chance to listen to nothing but the breeze rustling the trees as the water trickles below. 

Off the Great Room, a very rustic kitchenette awaits.  Tiny and functional, this cooking space with its antique wood cook stove exudes charm in the simplest of ways.  

Overhead beams are decorated with a charming collection of tiny woven baskets.  

Another Dutch door leads to the screened-in porch.  The serious cook may wish to modernize this space.

As you enter the 25+ acre property, you are first met by the amazing pre-Civil-War log barn ~ an incredible find! This significant historic resource onsite is the imposing hardwood log barn, believed to date back to the mid-19th century, when the property was part of the large Livengood Plantation. This piece of the plantation was sold to a family named Craig; Margaret C. Craig, a widow, sold it in 1936 to Dr. John Selby Forbes (1896-1946) and May Stewart Cuthrell Forbes (1894-1969) of Salisbury. It has been in their family ever since.

This two-story hardwood dogtrot log barn with hip roof and shed porch roof on the east elevation is a historic tangible connection to the 1800s farm place.  And look!  The barn is loaded with precut firewood for the woodburning stoves in the cabin!

Now here comes some interesting stuff!  The sale of the Forbes-Luther Cabin and the Livengood Barn includes all personal property, furniture, and vast collections in and around the buildings.  A stately pair of leather chairs are in the Great Room, as well as an array of antique Mission-Style furniture that could be original Stickley brand.  A 1975 newspaper article suggests the mission furniture pieces are family heirlooms.  The bedrooms are furnished simply with beds and wood dressers; a set of bunk beds is in the smallest of the three bedrooms.  The home is filled with lamps, books, pewter candlesticks, and treasured knick-knacks.  The dining table alone must be 12' long aligned with ten ladder-back chairs. An array of wicker-ratan seating is arranged on the porch.

A smaller concrete block structure is on the property.  We have not gained access to this building that is partially overgrown with greenery and therefore cannot provide further information as to its square footage or interior layout, but the building may provide studio space or another creative use for the new prospective owners.  Another nearby wood structure has collapsed upon itself.  A small (possible) well house (the cabin is on city water) is on the property, with a bronze plaque from the City of Salisbury.

The Forbes-Luther Cabin and the Livengood Barn come with Historic Preservation of NC covenants and deed restrictions, with room for a future homesite if desired.  Roughly 5.2 acres of pasture currently support a small cattle herd, fenced at the road frontage near the barn. The remaining acreage providing mature woodland landscape, rolling hills, and heavy tree canopy.  A massive oak tree stands at the oversized 2-car carport.  There is an opportunity here for an appropriate new home site.  The design and location of a possible new home will require review and approval by Preservation North Carolina. 

The Town of Mocksville is one of 74 towns in North Carolina to receive the Tree City USA recognition.  The town is a designated “Main Street Community” and recognized as one of the 50 Safest Cities in North Carolina. Mocksville is home to 3 different vineyards and wineries, 2 golf clubs, a local farmer’s market, and plenty of locally owned antique, boutique, and gift shops.  The Forbes-Luther Cabin, in Mocksville, is located just 20 minutes from Salisbury, and only 1 hour from both Charlotte and Greensboro, about 30 minutes to Winston-Salem and High Point, and 2 hours to Raleigh.  Cooleemee Mill Village on the banks of the Yadkin River is also nearby. 

A rural retreat on 25+ acres of tranquil farmland, the circa 1938 Forbes-Luther Cabin has served for decades as a place of respite and relaxation in the western Piedmont.  The Forbes-Luther Cabin and Livengood Barn is not currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places but may be eligible for listing. If listed, it would become eligible for historic preservation tax credits. For more information on Historic Preservation Tax Credits, please contact the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office at 919-807-6570 or at www.hpo.nc.gov.

"Sleepy Hollow" offers not only the chance for isolation, but offers the opportunity to build a 21st century farmstead for the buyer who respects the historical significance of the Luther-Forbes Cabin and Livengood Barn and is committed to preserving these Civil War-era structures according to preservation standards. Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC is excited to be able to offer the opportunity for someone new to contribute to the stewardship of this property, balancing respect for its legacy with the practical aspects of its ownership.  Give Greg a call at 704.213.6846 to see this amazing property for yourself.  This is the fairytale setting you have been waiting for. Sold as is.

 

256 Pine Ridge Road
Mocksville, North Carolina 27028-6750
$389,000 | 1,613 sq ft | 25.7 acres
MLS #4195567

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

Rare Historic House - History & Stories - Restoration Opportunity

If you love history, and the stories that come with it....this historic home in Linwood, North Carolina has one of the more wonderful tales to tell!  

Realtor® Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC, working in partnership with Preservation North Carolina, is so excited to present this fascinating opportunity to rehabilitate and restore an important part of Davidson County's early history. 'Beallmont' ~ or The Moore-Beall House (per the National Register of Historic Places) is a remarkable circa 1840s (and older!) 2-story Federal-to-Greek Revival style home that originally sat at the crest of a gentle open rise of land near the Yadkin River in south Davidson County. 

But there is more to the story: The home is colloquially referred to as an 1840s home, however, 1840 is the remodel date: The original small two-story frame house was built in the late eighteenth century. In 1840, the then-owner transformed the house by combining the log home and the original wood frame home into the fashionable picturesque villa, the remnants of which we see today.

The home was moved to its current location on the 2.5+ acre property across the road in 2016. While set on a new foundation and stabilized, the chimneys were lost in the move, and the home needs a massive amount of work. 

 

The main structure is a two-story hall-and-parlor house of Federal design, reminiscent of early American plan book cottages. The details of the 1840s 'remodel' transformed the house into an approximation of Andrew Jackson Downing's "cottage" style. 

The original two-story frame house was built by the original 1763 land-grant holder (from King Charles II) in the late eighteenth century or early nineteenth century. A two-story log addition was built on in the early 1800s (you can see the log walls through a doorway where the wall sheathing has deteriorated). Burgess Lamar Beall, a prominent physician and politician, transformed the house into a fashionable picturesque villa in the late 1840s.  

What we see today is the 1840s rebuild and a rare example of the early nineteenth-century Davidson County domestic architectural configuration and detailing, yet overlaid with stylish details reflecting the picturesque movement. 

The main entrance, in the east bay of the facade, and the two floor-length nine-over-nine sash windows are sheltered by the full facade porch. The porch's hip roof has an arched ceiling resembling a parasol. The flush wall sheathing sets off the ornate symmetrically molded surrounds with corner blocks. The double raised-panel front doors are flanked by elaborate sidelights with elegantly contrasting wide and narrow panes of glass. The 1840s 'remodel' included wide latticework posts with delicate sawn-work brackets, none of which remain. 

Beallmont boasts floor-length nine-over-nine sash windows and a large bay window off the east side wall. The floor-length paired windows on each side are protected by functional louvered shutters.  All other openings, except for the twentieth-century alterations, have simple Federal surrounds, six-over-six sash, and flat-paneled doors of the Federal style.  The side wing was added during the picturesque villa remodeling and featured latticework in its day. The one-bay wide porch was added in the twentieth century.

The first floor contained a hall, a parlor, a dining room, a "private passage below," a "lower bedroom," and a "back Piazza." In addition, the second floor contained an upper passage, a "large upper room," a "small bedroom," and "Aunt Mary's Room." The l840s remodeling was concentrated in the hall, parlor, dining room, stair and stair passages, and the large upper room. Here are found symmetrically molded surrounds with ornate corner blocks similar to those of the porch facade, high molded baseboards, and bold mantels of Greek Revival designs. 

The open-string stair has strongly curved stair brackets, a lovely flat-paneled wall enclosing the closet beneath the stair, and a gracefully ramped handrail with slender balusters (from the National Register of Historic Places / The Moore-Beall House). What we love about the upper story: The staircase splits off in one direction to the front rooms, and splits again to the rear large room that could accommodate a wonderful primary suite with space for an upper full bath. (There are currently no bathrooms in the home.)

The present small central portico is a twentieth-century replacement. The two-story rear wing of log construction and the one-story frame rear wing have similar but not identical Federal window and door treatment. Both wings were, according to family tradition, originally Federal period free-standing buildings which were later incorporated into the main structure. The entire structure is covered with plain weatherboard. The three tall brick chimneys that had been of mid-nineteenth century vintage were demolished in the house move: two were located on the interior and one on the exterior. 

The only other significant alterations on the exterior were the enclosure of the rear wrap-around porch in the mid-twentieth century. The original kitchen was a separate stand-alone 2-story brick building located behind the house at the home's original location and demolished in 1913. The current galley kitchen is located in the porch enclosure portion.

The stand-alone building behind the house, on its own foundation, might have been the early physician's quarters and shop.  It was originally attached to the house via an L-shaped porch that served as connection between the two structures. Preservation NC desires this structure to be reconnected to the house.

1567 Belmont Road is located on 2.58 acres and overlooks a large pond with deeded access. The property is partially clear and partially wooded. There is a small spring on the property where one of the original structures may have been located. 

The surrounding land, 123 acres adjacent to and behind the house, is subject to a conservation easement held by the Three Rivers Land Trust, ensuring that the surrounding property will always be used for agriculture or forestry.

'Beallmont' at 1567 Belmont Road is a RESTORATION project at its very heart, calling for a historic preservation enthusiast! While many of the original features are intact including much of its original millwork & windows, the house requires comprehensive rehabilitation including additional structural repairs, a connection to the rear section of the house, installation of all systems, new bathrooms and kitchen, and reconstruction of three brick chimney stacks that will host the six individual fireplaces throughout the home.

 

The property needs a driveway, a septic system, full plumbing and electricity, and all mechanicals. Historic Covenants & Deed restrictions are in place and will guide and protect the restoration process. Proof of funds for partial rehab (250K) is required by Preservation NC. 

The visible architectural evolution of the structure and continuous voluminous historical records make Beallmont one of the best-documented early houses in Davidson County. We know restoration projects of this nature are not for everyone.  But the true preservationist will relish this opportunity to renew the Moore-Beall House and return it to the landmark treasure it deserves to be!  So ~ you know who you are ~ let's roll up your sleeves and get to work!

Greg Rapp and Salisbury Real Estate LLC are pleased to partner with Preservation NC Inc. to bring this fabulous restoration opportunity to the market!  Call Greg at 704.213.6846 to see this amazing piece of history!

 
1567 Belmont Road
Linwood, North Carolina 27299
Davidson County
2,422 square feet
Lot Size: 2.584 acres

Zoning: Residential
MLS#4185269

$69,000

Elegant Executive 1927 Home - Exquisitely Renovated - FOR SALE

10/9/2024: Editor's Update! New Price:  $599,000

After two and a half years of renovating - the restoration is finally completed! 

Welcome to 300 West Thomas Street in the prestigious West Square Historic District of Salisbury, North Carolina.  

This stately all-brick American Foursquare had suffered 40 years of neglect and was slated for demolition. Not only saved from the wrecking ball, the current owner preserved, stabilized, restored, and renovated this vintage gem in one of Salisbury's more prestigious neighborhoods: The Historic West Square.  The results are outstanding!  Let Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC show you luxury modern living with history and class in this spotless timeless home!

Step inside 300 W. Thomas Street to discover a labor of love, where every room whispers tales of carefully curated renovations. Constructed in 1927, this 3,364-square-foot home wears its history with grace while bringing its new owners all the modern conveniences. 

The House

This elegant circa 1927 home has been thoroughly renovated with careful attention to detail and sensitive updates that offer modern conveniences while respecting the historic nature of this grand home. Stepping through the front door with its beveled glass windows, the cozy entry opens to a surprisingly large great room with plenty of room for seating areas and that 8-ft sofa you love and all of the accompaniments, ensuring you can live and entertain with elegance. Here, the home's original fireplace (non-functioning) boasts its original Arts & Crafts style brick surround and mantel. Window arrays, with a unique 9-over-one pane pattern original to the house, flood the great room with natural light.  Through beautiful French doors, you will find more of these wonderful light-filled windows in the spacious formal dining room. 

You will immediately note the luxurious, luminous light floors! These are the home's original oak floors, and while many homes of this era feature darkly stained wood flooring - here, this uplifting neutral aesthetic was achieved by a bleaching process, sealed with a satin polyurethane to a soft glow. The effect is so calming and uplifting!

Wait until you see the incredible top-to-bottom newly installed kitchen! This custom kitchen sparkles with a white tile backsplash, a plethora of new custom cabinetry,  unique quartz countertops, and elegantly appointed with a dual-fuel stove, wine fridge, and separate beverage fridge, and beautiful farmhouse sink. Above the sink, as pair of handsome leaded, beveled antique glass windows have been added to the lower sashes of each window.  The tile backsplash above the stove features our favorite thing EVER . . a built-in pot filler! YES! A pretty bleached pine floor continues here, but laid on the diagonal to set it apart from the living/dining rooms.

But wait, there is more!

When the original rear abutment was removed, it was replaced with a much larger addition that offered the space for the first-floor half-bath, beyond which you will find the main-floor owners' suite in the newly constructed rear 3-story wing, overlooking the backyard. The suite includes a new laundry room, a huge walk-in closet, and a gorgeous new designer bath, elegantly appointed with Carrera marble flooring, marble wall tiles, and marble vanity. WOW!

Upstairs, you'll find three (3) more beautiful bedrooms. The rear bedroom includes a wonderful sleeping porch that overlooks the backyard and could be utilized as a dressing room, playroom, sunroom, or office. The full bath here features the original classic 1920’s black and white tile - in perfect condition despite 40 years of neglect. A good power wash brought it back to its original beauty.  The new, black, 30” marble-topped vanity perfectly complements the white tile and the original DEEP white bathtub. 

So. . . you might think that now you have seen the entire house.  But another surprise awaits!  Downstairs, an astounding new basement-level expanded living area turns this house from ordinary to extraordinary! Over 970 square feet with three freshly fully-finished basement rooms expand your heated/cooled living!  

A cozy media room at the bottom of the stairs steps up through a geometrically arched doorway to an intermediate bonus room . . . storage? more living area? . . . you decide!

  

This room opens to a HUGE walk-out recreation room where windows on three sides stream with natural daylight. 

Each of the lower-level rooms offers glistening epoxy floors. An additional unfinished room houses the home's mechanicals. This fully rebuilt and expanded rear 3-story addition features a metal roof and is supported by an array of new helical piers.  

History

300 W. Thomas Street is the first of a row of five almost identical houses built in 1927 by Walter F. McCanless, a son of prominent Salisbury businessman Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless, who purchased the land along the north side of W. Thomas Street and built these dwellings as investment houses. This house was sold to prosperous lumber dealer E.A. Goodman in 1934. Goodman used it as a rental house before selling it to Victor H. Yost in 1937. Yost, assistant manager and later vice-president of the Belk-Harry Store, occupied the house until his death and his widow occupied it for many years after his passing. The home is listed in the National Register of Historic Places under the Salisbury Historic District Extension. 

In recent years, the home had fallen into disrepair...most remarkably, the original 3-story rear abutment was in imminent danger of falling off the house. This abutment was removed, and a new and expanded addition was built that provides the space for the amazing basement rooms, the 1st-floor owners' suite, and the pretty 2nd-floor sunroom. 

Details

This brick home features the typical rectangular shape and hipped roof of the American Foursquare style with a central dormer so popular in this part of the district. The main roof is covered in its original terra cotta ceramic tile. The front porch with its metal roof, supported by impressive wooden piers, stretches across the facade to form a porte cochère over the circular drive. The newly erected addition at the rear, supported below grade with new 40' helical piers, sports a metal roof.  The home has undergone an entirely new whole-house rewire, new plumbing, and new HVAC systems. The terra cotta tile roof on the main portion of the home is original.

Location

This lovely historic home has been fully renovated, blending restored original details with amazing updates. But should you choose to make exterior changes, this property is supported by the City of Salisbury's Historic Preservation Grants, an annual grant program that provides fiscal assistance to preserving and maintaining homes and structures within the locally designated historic districts. The city's Historic Preservation Commission oversees major exterior changes through a COA (Certificate of Appropriateness) application program.

A timeless tale of love is felt throughout this graceful historic American Foursquare with remarkable detailing. 300 W. Thomas Street is a fully updated executive-level home in a prime location, just blocks from the city of Salisbury's vibrant downtown with restaurants, unique shopping, a microbrewery, community theatre, and a $3M publicly funded central park. The West Square Historic District is known for its walkability, its tree-lined sidewalks, and its inventory of beautiful historic homes dating from the 1820s through the 1930s. Salisbury is within an hour's drive of the larger metro areas of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro, but without the traffic and high costs!

Your New Home

This exquisitely renovated circa 1927 home is a must-see! Call Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC to picture yourself in your new home at 300 W. Thomas Street in Salisbury, North Carolina. Your personal tour with the area's premier real estate agents specializing in historic properties is waiting: 704.213.6846.

300 W Thomas Street

Salisbury, North Carolina 28144 

MLS#4178179 

$615,000

$599,000

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