Cannon family home, former Cannon School on the market
By: Ben McNeely Published: September 16, 2011 Posted on www.independenttribune.com CONCORD, N.C.
James W. Cannon, the textile industrialist who put Cabarrus County to work for a century, built his home at 65 Union Street, on Concord’s downtown tree-lined avenue.
That house, which has been a family home and a private academy, is now on the selling block.
Diane Honeycutt, of Team Honeycutt, is the broker. She said a couple of prospective buyers have looked at the historic house already, which is on the market for $1.15 million.
Photo at right: Margaret Cannon West at the historic home of her great grandfather and Cannon Mills founder, James W. Cannon, along Union Street in Concord. The historic Concord home, which also served as the original location of Cannon School, is on the market. (photo by James Nix)
by BOBBY SISK / NewsChannel 36 Staff Posted on www.wcnc.com on August 31, 2011 at 3:29 PM
CONCORD, N.C. -- A huge piece of history is now for sale in downtown Concord. It is a stately 9,000-plus square foot home that was built in 1900 by one of the most famous families in the region.
Diane Honeycutt sells houses. Lots of houses. In this economy, when Charlotte-area sales have fallen to less than half their peak levels, that seems amazing.
Even more amazing, she says with a laugh, is that she works with her mother. "We've worked together for 23 years and haven't killed each other. That has to be good!"
That attitude - and humor - serve her well.
Her profession has been battered. At the peak of the real estate boom the regional Realtor association boasted nearly 9,600 members. Now, there are only about 6,600. But Honeycutt has persevered.
How'd she do it and what does she see for the market?
By: Ben McNeely
What Diane Honeycutt does - and doesn't do - to get houses sold.