The land is beautiful, with a great mix of wooded and open places, a gated and lined driveway, a high flat spot to look down on the fields from, a creek at the bottom of it all. The house is not much, just a ramble of necessity and salvage materials built around an ancient trailer after the house was burned down, but it has its own wayward charm. Somebody can make do with it; the owners did for decades and loved it too.
It fully embodies writer Jay Baldwin's definition of a house, which is ''a skin under which we control the weather.'' Good views too.
There is a well, a septic, a porch, heating and cooling systems, a roof, a kitchen and a bath. Several places to sleep and two big rooms to dance in or have meetings, plus several useful outbuildings and a big deck. There are good fields and big trees and fruit trees and gardens. Lordy, Margaret Brown was a great gardener, and you will see that all around her house and in the courtyard and out in the edges of everything. These gardens and trees just need somebody to tend them and enjoy. Perhaps you.
This property was the home of a couple of heroes, Margaret and Robert Brown, people who stood for something and occupied a place in our regional history.
Look them up.
Sold for $370,000
$370,000
1509 Smith Level Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
2beds
1,100sqft
Manufactured Home
Built in 1938
2.5 Acres Lot
$363,800 Zestimate®
$336/sqft
$-- Estimated rent
Home value
$363,800
$327,000 - $404,000
Not available
Zestimate® history
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Big deckCreek at the bottomTwo big roomsWooded and open placesFruit treesBig treesGood fields
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Gary Phillips 919-444-1075,
Weaver Street Realty & Auction,
Adam Phillips 919-444-9654,
Weaver Street Realty & Auction
Bought with:
Samantha Greaves, 287784
Compass -- Chapel Hill - Durham
Source: Doorify MLS,MLS#: 10084604
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Full bathrooms: 1
Primary bedroom
- Level: Main
Heating
- Central, Forced Air
Cooling
- Central Air, Wall/Window Unit(s)
Appliances
- Included: Free-Standing Range, Refrigerator
Features
- Flooring: Vinyl, Wood
- Basement: Crawl Space
- Fireplace features: Wood Burning
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,100
- Total interior livable area: 1,100 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,100
- Finished area below ground: 0
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 6
- Parking features: Driveway, On Site, Private
- Has uncovered spaces: Yes
Features
- Levels: One
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Deck, Patio
- Exterior features: Courtyard, Garden, Private Yard, Storage
- Fencing: Gate
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Creek/Stream, Forest, Garden, Pasture, Trees/Woods
- Water view: Creek/Stream
Lot
- Size: 2.5 Acres
- Features: Agricultural, Back Yard, Garden, Meadow, Native Plants, Private, Views, Partially Cleared
- Residential vegetation: Grassed, Partially Wooded
Details
- Additional structures: Barn(s), Covered Arena, Mobile Home, Outbuilding, Shed(s)
- Parcel number: 9777615033
- Special conditions: Trust
- Horse amenities: Pasture
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: MobileManufactured
- Architectural style: Rustic
- Property subtype: Manufactured Home
Materials
- Wood Siding
- Foundation: Block
- Roof: Metal
Condition
- Fixer
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1938
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Septic Tank
- Water: Well
Community & HOA
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Chapel Hill
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $336/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $158,800
- Annual tax amount: $1,829
- Date on market: 3/25/2025
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional
- Road surface type: Asphalt, Paved
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/2025 | Sold | $370,000+2.2%$336/sqft |
Source:  Doorify MLS #10084604 Report a problem | ||
| 4/2/2025 | Pending sale | $362,000$329/sqft |
Source: Doorify MLS #10084604 Report a problem | ||
| 3/25/2025 | Listed for sale | $362,000$329/sqft |
Source: Doorify MLS #10084604 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,262 +14.3% | $244,700 +54.1% |
| 2024 | $1,979 +2.1% | $158,800 |
| 2023 | $1,938 +1.5% | $158,800 |
| 2022 | $1,908 +1.1% | $158,800 |
| 2021 | $1,888 -4% | $158,800 +2.1% |
| 2020 | $1,968 | $155,500 |
| 2018 | $1,968 +2% | $155,500 |
| 2017 | $1,930 -2% | $155,500 -0.3% |
| 2016 | $1,968 | $155,920 |
| 2015 | $1,968 +1% | $155,920 |
| 2014 | $1,948 | $155,920 |
| 2013 | -- | $155,920 |
| 2012 | -- | $155,920 |
| 2011 | -- | $155,920 |
| 2010 | -- | $155,920 |
| 2009 | -- | $155,920 +28.2% |
| 2008 | $1,531 +5.5% | $121,634 |
| 2007 | $1,451 +5.8% | $121,634 |
| 2006 | $1,372 | $121,634 |
| 2005 | $1,372 +20.2% | $121,634 +26.2% |
| 2004 | $1,141 +3.1% | $96,356 |
| 2003 | $1,107 +2.7% | $96,356 |
| 2002 | $1,078 +2% | $96,356 |
| 2001 | $1,057 +24.9% | $96,356 +43.2% |
| 2000 | $846 | $67,300 |
Find assessor info on the county website
Neighborhood: 27516
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Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 4/10Northside Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-5Distance: 3.5 mi
- 6/10Grey Culbreth Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 1.6 mi
- 6/10Carrboro High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.6 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Chapel Hill Carrboro - Mary Scroggs Elementary School
- Middle: Chapel Hill Carrboro - Grey Culbreth Middle School
- High: Chapel Hill Carrboro - Carrboro High School
Source: Doorify MLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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Estimated market value
$363,800
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- North Carolina
- Orange County
- Chapel Hill
- 27516
- 1509 Smith Level Rd
