Historic House Listings

Pool was a surprise! Circa 1900 in North Carolina. $195,000

October 16, 2025

That pool was a nice surprise! The house was built in 1900. It is located on .65 acre in Salisbury, North Carolina. The house feels a bit dark inside. Some of that is the dark paneling. The house has potential! It features a covered front porch, nice wood floors and baseboards. There is a large in-ground pool on the property. I feel like this house is priced a bit high and it even just had a price reduction. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,877 square feet. $195,000

Contact Deanna Jackson with Denali Realty and Associates: [email protected]

From the Zillow listing:

 

UNCOVER THE POTENTIAL OF THIS 1900 COLONIAL FARMHOUSE THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME, OFFERING A UNIQUE CHANCE TO RESTORE A PIECE OF HISTORY. THIS PROPERTY FULL OF CHARACTER & ORIGINAL FEATURES. A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESTORATION ENTHUSIATS OR INVESTORS LOOKING TO CREATE A DREAM HOME OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS OF FAITH. BRING YOUR IMAGINATION & CRAFTMANSHIP TO REVIATILIZE THIS HISTORIC POTENTIAL 5 BR (SEPTIC PERMIT 4 BR) 2 BTH GEM. JUST IN TIME TO ENJOY YOUR SUMMER IN THE SPACIOUS BACKYARD THAT FEATURES AN IN-GROUND POOL, IDEAL FOR SUMMER RELAXATION, & ENTERTAINING. LESS THAN 10 MIN TO I85, SHOPPING & DINNING… LOCAL TRADITION HOLDS THAT THE TOWN OF FAITH WAS NAMED AFTER NEWSPAPER WRITER JOHN WYATT WHO STARTED A QUARRY ON ROCKY LAND DESPITE HAVING NO EXPERIENCE. HE CLAIMED HE WAS “BUILDING HIS QUARRY ON FAITH” LIKE WYATT THIS HOME MAY BE A LABOR OF LOVE POSSIBLY RESTORED ON FAITH. *AC UNIT IN PLACE, BUT NOT FUNCTIONING, WINDOWS, WOOD SIDING, & ROOF IN NEED OF REPAIR/REPLACED SOLD AS IS

 

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