Moser Design Group’s ‘Sugarberry Cottage’ is the first home to be completed in our new pocket neighborhood on Delburg Street in the heart of downtown Davidson. Built for a local couple, this beautiful home is the first of 15 to be built in this great community that is rapidly transforming this part of Davidson. The […]
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514 Walnut Street For Sale
Categories: Davidson NC, Homes For Sale, News & Updates
(NOTE: This house is now sold!) John Marshall Custom Homes, with a bit of mixed emotions, announces that our home at 514 Walnut Street in downtown Davidson is now for sale. Our original homeowner is taking a job out of state, and while we’re sad to see him move, we are happy that someone else […]
Walkability – Why It Matters
Categories: Davidson NC, News & Updates
I really feel that we are on the cusp of something special in the pocket neighborhood we are developing in downtown Davidson, and this month’s issue of Builder Magazine reinforces what I and my customers have known for some time: walkability matters. Not only walkability, but also good design and opportunities for building community. You […]
Davidson’s First Pocket Neighborhood
Categories: Davidson NC, News & Updates
John Marshall Custom Homes is creating Davidson’s first pocket neighborhood, featuring historically inspired cottage homes, lots of green space and great proximity to downtown Davidson. Pocket neighborhoods are unique communities that have been very successful across the country, and we are proud to be the first such community in not only Davidson but all of […]
Our Latest LEED Home is Underway!
Categories: Davidson NC, News & Updates
Construction of our latest LEED certified home began today at 625 James Alexander Way in downtown Davidson. James Alexander Way is located in Davidson Springs, our neighborhood of nine custom homes in the heart of the village. This home will mark the first home we’ve built under Version 3.0 of ENERGY STAR. John Marshall Custom […]
Historic Home Addition in Davidson
Categories: Davidson NC, News & Updates
The best compliment about an addition to an existing home is “it looks like it’s been there all along.” We recently added on to a 1920s home in downtown Davidson, and I think it’s safe to say ‘it looks like it’s been there all along.’ A good architect is always a necessary and first step […]
Active Adult Living in Davidson
Categories: active adult, Davidson NC, News & Updates
What comes to mind when you hear the term “active adult?” For me, having grown up in Tucson, it’s visions of senior citizens zipping around on their golf carts to yet another programmed activity, or it’s a Del Webb community where everyone is, well, an active adult. Active adult communities are great, and if you’re […]
A Healthy Walk To The Bank!
Categories: A 5 Minute Walk, Green Home Blog
More than half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas. An urban area does not have to be a large city, but can be a location such as downtown Davidson North Carolina that features a concentration of community resources such as shopping, banks, churches, libraries and educational institutions. The desire to live in […]
Summit Coffee Davidson
Categories: A 5 Minute Walk, Davidson NC
In the past ten years, Summit Coffee has brewed or sold 122,840 pounds of coffee. The shop has been open for 52,632 hours, has employed 253 different people, and there have been 1,130 musical performances at Summit Coffee. Additionally, Summit Coffee has made charitable donations, charity fundraising, and community involvement a top priority. In the […]
The Porch: Not a Place, But a State of Mind
Categories: active adult, News & Updates
One of my objectives in building a home is to create spaces where families can interact, not only within the family but also with friends and neighbors. Such interactions are what build a community. The porch is perhaps the best example of a space that can build relationships and community. In the warmer months my […]