G
R A Y ’ S CREEK – For Jon and C a r o l i n e P a r s o n s , their home
is a labor of love, a love so intense that they’ve devoted the past decade of their busy lives transforming a historic house into a comfortable and welcoming home. This stately two-story has
been in Caroline’s family since her great-grandfather, Sheriff Neill McQueen, bought it and surrounding property shortly after the Civil War more than 150 years ago. It sits just off N.C. 87 in the Gray’s Creek community, hidden by a stand of pecans, oaks and maples, through which a winding dirt driveway provides access to this Southern respite. Out back, the Parsons recently planted 15 acres of long-leaf pine trees. Add on six acres of fallow farm land, and it’s quite a backyard.
Total transformation | This home has been in Caroline Parsons’ family for generations, but the kitchen is anything but old-fashioned. The Parsons have managed to retain that farmhouse feel with all of the modern amenities.
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