I thought of joining in to show off our little town in North Carolina. Once you are done here head on over to her blog and look at all the other hometowns; I am sure you will enjoy them all. Now first off I apologize for some of the pictures. My car window shows up in some. I did these with the two little kids in tow and they were not up to getting out at every place to take pictures. They were great troopers driving around do what we did though so thanks you two.
Our town is a small town - pretty much a bedroom community to a bigger town north and south of here so not alot of modern things to do but we do have a great deal of old stuff.
We have 4 historic home districts and a historic downtown. It is small but we like it that way. We have all the modern conveniences not to far away with out all the congestion and traffic.
We'll start at our house. It is a foursquare and we have it all decked out for the 4th of July. I love to decorate for all holidays and being military anything patriotic is always fun.

Next is our neighbor- funny thing we bought this house in 2003 and did lots of renovations and cleaning up to it. But in 2007 with the addition of a 4th child we needed more room. We tried to get an addition built but none of the contractors wanted to deal with our historic board and their lengthy processes. So, when the green foursquare came up for sale we bought it and then sold this one. This one is a french eclectic with some Mediterranean influences. I loved the the house and its layouts.



This bungalow is huge and very deceiving from the front - it goes on and on forever.
My military family friend lives here and she enjoys decorating and gardening too.

This house is around the block from us. It is done to the nines. It is a very formal house and nice to look at.












This is another neighborhood icon. The Fairview Dairy Bar- it is know for great lunches and my kids swear by its ice cream. And as you can see from the cars - it is busy all the time all day long.
This is one of my fave old churches in town. I love it's Gothic window and who doesn't love a bright red door?





Look at the small concrete driveway with grass in between - I love those - not so much concrete. Looks good and adds to the house I think.

This is another house up the street from us. I love her porch columns how they are short on top of brick pillars. Very neat and it is grey and I love grey.


As they say down south..y'all come back now y'hear. We can drink Sweet tea on the porch.
Tammy, Thanks for the town of my Hometown!!!!! Oh my gosh, I kept saying that looks like a house in >>>>, that does too, then I saw the Temple Theatre and I knew!!! Wow! :D Jewel
ReplyDeleteForgot to say that I went to St. Clair School from 1st to 5th grade and walked rain or shine the whole block or two. :D Jewel
ReplyDeleteTammy...what a wonderful tour! I love your home town and I am crazy about historic homes! Out of all of them, yours is my fav! Your picket fence melts my heart! Thanks for a great tour! Susan
ReplyDeleteI am nuts for older homes too! What a beautiful area.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post. I love all the charm and character of old homes. I wanted to show a few of my favorites but the day I went to shoot photos they all had something going on. I couldn't get any good shots without motorhomes or deliver trucks or lawn services blocking the view! Great job!
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What a great little town! The homes are just gorgeous, and the pride of ownership just shines. They are all beautiful, but I really think I like yours the best - I love the bunting for the 4th! And I love the park, what a great idea to create a focal point for everyone to gather. Thanks for the tour. Kathy
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place to live! So many homes that are nothing but eye candy. Thank you for the tour!
ReplyDelete~Michelle
What a super town, and all the homes are just gorgeous. I love yours and your 4th decorations are so pretty. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteOh Tammy .. The homes are beautiful.. historical homes are my favorite.. I find my self wondering about all the families that shared them over the years.. I love yours esp with all of the patriotic colors... very beautiful. Thanks so much for the tour.
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Debbie
Ok, seriously... my suitcase is packed. I am moving to your town! I don't think I've ever seen such a collection of adorable houses in one area...ever. And I was completely sold at Sandra's bakery... good cinnamon rolls and donuts? I'm there. Your house couldn't be any cuter... especially with all of the patriotic decor. This was almost too much goodness for one post! ;) Thanks for joining in the town tour... I thoroughly enjoyed your town! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet town! I love all your historical homes! I really wish my neighborhood was like that but my city is so new. It became a city in 2001! LOL. Great pictures!
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Allison
Beautiful homes. TFS your wonderful town.
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Your town is truly Americana at it's best! I adore your home...the whole tour made me want to live there! I'm new to your adorable blog and I'm going to look around in hopes that you've shown more of your wonderful house!
ReplyDeleteThank you ~ I feel all red, white and blue now!!!
Happy 4th~
Robin
All Things Heart and Home
Another Carolina girl!! Love your town - loved your tour!!
ReplyDelete~angela @ peonypatch
I loved looking at all of these beautiful homes in your hometown. So charming and cozy!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a great place to live.
Thanks for sharing,
Traci
What a fun tour of all those cute homes in your cute town. Thanks for sharing and have a happy 4th of July!
ReplyDeleteJoyce
I want to know what town this is. It reminds me of Lee's Summit, MO where we lived. They had a working train over in the center of town and the cutest little downtown with great shops. I want my husband to find a job there in your town-in a few weeks, when he is done with school, so we can move there. I love old fixer uppers. So much charm-so adorable.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great place to live! I am always bugging my husband to move us somewhere like this, but now we have a son going into high school, so we have to stay put for now.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!
What a great tour. I love them all. Your is so homey looking and that first yellow one? The American dream.
ReplyDeleteI could also move into the 3rd one from the top. That is my kind of look. How much fun could I have decorating it. :0 The tree lined streets are gorgeous and I love it that you are so proud of your town. It looks like the perfect place to live.
Pam
I am so glad you linked these beautiful homes to the party. I love the older homes with character. And those porches. Love them all.
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