517 W Front Street, Statesville, NC 28677

There's a certain kind of street that makes you slow the car down. West Front Street is one of them. Sidewalks that actually go somewhere. Front porches on both sides, close enough that neighbors still wave. This is the Mitchell College Historic District — one of Statesville's most beloved old neighborhoods, and here's your chance to own a newer home in it. 517 West Front Street wears soft seaside green clapboard, crisp white trim, and a deep front porch that runs the full width of the house. The main level opens into one bright, connected room — a great room flowing into dining, dining flowing into kitchen — with rich laminate wood flooring running the whole way through and windows on three sides pulling light across the floor all afternoon. An oak staircase with white spindles rises along one wall, the kind of detail that gives a new house instant gravity. The kitchen anchors it all: white shaker cabinetry, granite countertops, stainless appliances, and a generous center...