GREENVILLE — In an established neighborhood like Botany Woods, which is loaded with elegant homes from the 1950s to the 1970s, there’s a saying: the moving truck pulls out of the driveway, and the dumpster rolls in. That’s how necessary renovations can be in a community where some homes are like time warps on the inside. But that’s no longer the case at 305 Botany Road, a midcentury modern residence in Botany Woods that dates from 1962.
The home’s refreshed natural wood and blue-gray exterior hint at further changes within, where the current owner has updated the kitchen and master bathroom, carved out space for a huge walk-in closet, and opened up a wall to facilitate better flow between the kitchen and den. “In this neighborhood, to buy something with this type of square footage, you’re typically getting something you have to totally redo,” said agent Kim Guest of The Guest Group, who is listing the home for $1.15 million.
“So we think it’s priced right. You're also so close to downtown Greenville — you can be downtown in less than 10 minutes, but you also have these mature trees and wide streets and just kids riding their bikes everywhere.” Comprised of nearly 400 homes on the east side of Greenville, Botany Woods dates from the 1950s, and continues to offer a refreshing variety of the home styles popular in that era.
That includes midcentury modern homes, of which Greenville is an unlikely Southern capital. The city even boasts a genuine Frank Lloy.