Avery County Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization.
Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.
Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual, church, and corporate donors provide the resources necessary to build Habitat houses.
Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others, as well as may serve at the affiliate's ReStore. Homeowner mortgage payments are recycled back into the program to build more houses.
Click here for the Habitat website
On the tour
THE DICKENS HOME
Originally built in the 1930's by two sisters, the Nook was once a three room cottage, one of The Farm's original dwellings.
THE MATTHEW'S HOME
Houston and Shea Matthews have a farmhouse with a history.
Though it has been beautifully brought up-to-date, the house is about
125-years old. Originally built by Henry Banner (as in Banner Elk).
THE WELTON HOME
Laura and Scott Welton of Charlotte bought their home
at The Farm seven years ago mainly as a great meeting place
for family vacations.
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