I first posted about 927 Carolina Street here.

927 Carolina in April 2022.

927 and 929 next door were demolished circa 2023.

Is a $225,000 shotgun house what East Wilson needs? This two bedroom/two bath/no storage house costs more than $200 a square foot. In comparison, new three-bedroom construction off Airport Road and Raleigh Road Parkway runs about $170/square foot. Not only is this being built in an area of the city that desperately needs affordable housing, it’s even more expensive than housing in higher-income neighborhoods. And who is this artificially generated image (with a white fence and mature landscaping that I can guarantee you are not in place) and shots of Whirligig Park and Warbirds stadium being pitched to? Obviously, the market will settle any debate about the price of 927 Carolina Street, but if this price point for this product is the victor, East Wilson is really in trouble.]

927 Carolina Street is on the eastern end of the former property of Sallie Lipscombe, which was surveyed and platted in 1920.

927 and 929 Carolina were the last standing of this row of shotgun houses. Detail of the 1930 Sanborn fire insurance map of Wilson, N.C., page 27.