Louisburg, NC Multifamily Home for Sale

The downtown of Louisburg is, at times, indistinguishable from a hip college town: Breweries, tattoo shops, thrift stores and bars can be found along freshly-repaired sidewalks. But this rural town still holds onto its country roots, holding events like an annual whole-hog barbeque contest and proudly showcasing its local farms. As part of the growing exurbs of the Triangle, Louisburg is evolving in a thoughtful way. The Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, which includes Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, attracts students to its colleges and universities, and graduates often go to work at one of the major employers in the region. The demand for housing, in turn, has driven people outward to the surrounding rural neighborhoods. “It adds a little bit of college life to the town,” says Barry Wilkins, a broker at Stellar Realty Group who has lived and worked in Louisburg for nearly 20 years. “It gives it a diverse culture of young and old that has helped revitalize the downtown.” The downtown of Louisburg may be modernizing, but the early-1900s bungalows tucked within the town streets retain their historical charm. In the town’s outskirts, new planned development