Edwards Home County's Largest

Carolina Journal Online ^ | January 26, 2007 | Don Carrington

[Tom D.]

Edwards Home County's Largest

The 28,200-square-foot Edwards home in Orange County is expected to be valued at more than $6 million.

RALEIGH — Presidential candidate John Edwards and his family recently moved into what, according to county tax officials, is the most valuable home in Orange County. The home, which includes a recreational building attached to the main living quarters, also is probably the largest in the county.

“The Edwardses’ residential property will likely have the highest tax value in the county,” Orange County Tax Assessor John Smith told . He estimated that the tax value will exceed $6 million when the facility is completed.

The rambling structure sits in the middle of a 102-acre estate on Old Greensboro Road west of Chapel Hill. The heavily wooded site and winding driveway ensure that the home is not visible from the road. “No Trespassing” signs discourage passersby from venturing past the gate.

Don Knight, Orange County building plans examiner, told CJ that, including the recreational building, the Edwardses’ home would be one of the largest in Orange County.

Knight approved the building plans that showed the Edwards home totaling 28,200 square feet of connected space. The main house is 10,400 square feet and has two garages. The recreation building, a red, barn-like building containing 15,600 square feet, is connected to the house by a closed-in and roofed structure or varying widths and elevations that totals 2,200 square feet.

The main house is all on one level except for a 600-square-foot bedroom and bath area above the guest garage.

The recreation building contains a basketball court, a squash court, two stages, a bedroom, kitchen, bathrooms, swimming pool, a four-story tower, and a room designated “John’s Lounge.”

Edwards was the Democratic candidate for vice president in 2006 and a former N.C. senator.

Thursday afternoon, the Edwards for President press office was unable to provide information on any additional buildings planned for the estate.

Don Carrington is executive editor of Carolina Journal.

[Howlin]

No, they are not.

What's going on down there that we don't know about........LOL.

[Constitution Day]

Check it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex,_North_Carolina

Rex is a "Census Designated Place" (CDP) with "55 people, 17 households, and 13 families residing in the CDP" as of the 2000 census.

It's not hard to drive the per capita income into the stratosphere when you have 17 households with high income.

My guess is that this "Census Designated Place" is some gated community for "the rich".
Let's get Edwards to investigate! Obviously this is an address in the other of the Two Americas.

[Carolinamom]

Good idea! LOL....NOW, w/that info, it's understandable. Thanks for digging it up.

[Howlin]

If that's the case, I'm sure Old Greensboro Road in Chapel Hill will soon be designated at CDP.


A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. CDPs are communities that lack separate municipal government, but which otherwise resemble incorporated places such as cities or villages. CDPs are delineated to provide data for settled concentrations of population that are identifiable by name but are not legally incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located. They are often informally called "unincorporated towns."

The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities, the boundaries of the CDP may not precisely correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a community where the rest lies within an incorporated city.

By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in the same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category.

However, the CDP has no separate town rights or city councils. The population and demographics of the district are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. In no case is a CDP defined within the boundaries of an incorporated city, village or borough. However, note that the Census Bureau considers Towns in New England states and New York as well as Townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states.

[lugsoul]

If no one sued them, we could just dispense with malpractice insurance companies altogether, huh?

[Constitution Day]

:)

[Constitution Day]

Interesting, thanks.

[STARWISE]

Fascinating. Quite a spread ..I love real estate and mansion stories.

More on the shameless fees he's earned.

Also .. I'm surprised that Barack/Biden/She-*tch/Dodd et al haven't grabbed part of Camelot .. just so they could over-used it and link to their icon on the stump.

Hickory Hill, Bobby and Ethel Kennedy's place has been on the market for awhile. Not moving .. price reduced to I think $12M now, but started at $25M IN '03.

Washington Fine Properties

Washington Fine Properties Search - just check current listings on right & CLICK SEARCH on top

And, just for fun .. on that site .. click on "entire database" on the right, then go back to the blue "search" box at the top .. and look at all the multi-M$ "solds." Wonder if that's for the new Rats in power, advisors, etc.

"Hickory Hill, Robert F. Kennedy's Estate for over 50yrs, was previously owned by President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy. This handsome 19th Century residence sits on almost 6 acres w/majestic trees and rolling lawns. The mansion has 12BDRMS,10.5 BATHS,12FPs, family rooms, parlours, a 38ft grand salon, two pools w/pool house, tennis court and stables. Call Lister for brochure and showing instructions"

$16,500,000
13 Bedrooms
8 Full Baths
1 Half Baths

Pool & Cabana

I didn't know that JFK owned it first, paid $125,000 .. which is the price at which he sold it to Bobby .. wow. (if I'd only bought more real estate 30 yrs. ago .. ;(

[TC Rider]

When the landscaping is completed, I predict a mixture of grass variety's that guarantee four seasons of green.

Some folks in the area will overseed with Rye grass for the cooler months, it dies back as soon as the summer heat hits it. I'm sure Julio and Little Juan will take care of that.

[TC Rider]

With a window as big as his ego!

[Howlin]

Exactly. He has to run right past my friend's house to get to the beach; he is forever looking around to see if somebody is LOOKING at him.


On the beach, he works the groups just like you would a convention, moving from blanket to blanket, glad-handing and smiling.

It would be really quite pathetic to watch, if you didn't know how dangerous he is.

The funny thing is, the people down there have REAL money they didn't make by suing somebody. They basically avoid him like the plague.

[Howlin]

Don't even JOKE about that!

[Howlin]

The thing about Hickory Hill is that Ethel and the kids basically trashed the place; dogs and pets had the run of the place; she never did any upgrading and they say it smelled to high hell.

She didn't have the money to keep it up.

[TC Rider]

I recall hearing that the new place was designed with accommodations for Secret Service.

[Howlin]

Are you kidding?

I can tell you one thing: the people down at Figure Eight are horrified that he might win and make that the Summer White House.

They nearly stroked out when somebody rented to Al Gore and the Secret Service showed up and blocked roads leading to millionaire's homes!

[sgtbono2002]

I am sure your shot at sarcasm is delightful .

Certainly Malpractice Insurance is necessary to cover a Doctors mistakes, and they do make mistakes, However some continue making them and they should have their license to practice pulled.

** During his 20 years of suing doctors and hospitals, Edwardds pioneered the art of blaming psychiatrists for patients who commit suicide and blaming doctors for delivering babies with cerebral palsy, according to doctors, fellow lawyers and legal observers who followed Mr. Edwards' career in North Carolina.
"The John Edwards we know crushed [obstetrics, gynecology] and neurosurgery in North Carolina," said Dr. Craig VanDerVeer, a Charlotte neurosurgeon. "As a result, thousands of patients lost their health care." **

If this is the guy you want hel;ping the poor, I think you need to rethink things.

. "How many little people do you know who will supply you with $60 million in legal fees over a couple of years?"

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040816-011234-1949r.htm

[Mo1]

I'm surprised that one isn't selling .. I would think some lib would love to buy that house

[STARWISE]

I've heard . .. check out the "tour" ..they're showing the presentable rooms... lol.

This is SO predictable .. the Burglar's wife is a real estate agent in DC .... was involved in the Clinton's DC home.

I'd imagine she's pretty busy now .. maybe she has her best thief getting her *pocket* listings, when he's not fishing dumpsters.

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"It now seems that President and Senator Clinton finally have a Washington home to call their own at 3067 Whitehaven Street and just in the nick of time, with the closing date having been scheduled for Inauguration Day.

Thanks to the cooperative efforts of veteran realtor Terri Robinson of AGS Realty, and Sandy Berger's wife SusanBerger, of Evers & Company, the Clintons are expected to be comfortably ensconced in the brick Georgian with six bedrooms and seven and a half baths by press time.

Mary White of Mary White, Inc. was the agent for the sellers Josephand Lucia Henderson, who had been asking $3.5 million for the home, but agreed to let the Clintons have it for $2.85 million. ((( friendly persuasion, I'm sure )))

The house which is situated next to the Embassy of New Zealand, and just a stone's throw from the Vice President's residence near the Naval Observatory, has a swimming pool, a two-car garage, and room for Mrs. Clinton's mother, DorothyRodham.

Susan Berger

Evers & Company

[Mo1]

This is SO predictable .. the Burglar's wife is a real estate agent in DC .... was involved in the Clinton's DC home.

Oh my .. what a small world

[TC Rider]

Are you kidding?

I am absolutely not kidding about the SS quarters in the new digs. I can't recall the source right now, but heard in local media a few months ago. I'll try to track it down. It's not like he hasn't got room for them.