3453 Plateau Road, Newton, NC
$1,495,000 · 5 bedrooms · 5 baths · 4,707 sq ft · built 1894
Listing courtesy of Realty One Group Results (Teresa Overcash). Listing data provided by Canopy MLS, deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
About the home
TWO RESIDENCES | 7.85 ACRES | POOL | POND | FLEX BUILDING | NO HOA Some properties are beautiful. Others offer possibilities nearly impossible to recreate. An 1894 farmhouse, loved and expanded for modern living: 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, approximately 4,013 finished square feet, five fireplaces, a wraparound porch, recreation space in the basement. Metal roof five years old, new main-level heat pump, generator. Not a new house built to look old. It has a history. A separate approximately 880 SF second residence sits steps away on its own septic. An approximately 900 SF detached flex building with power, water, heat and air was previously used for a home-based business. Nearly eight acres of mature landscaping and gardens decades in the making: 500+ named and hybridized daylilies, roses, blueberries, elderberries, figs. Pool, stocked pond, greenhouse, gazebo. City water and well. No HOA. Adjacent to Fred T. Foard High School. Minutes to Newton and Hickory.
Price in context
- Asking $318 per square foot.
- That is 21% above the $262 median across 7 active $1.5M+ homes in Newton.
- 5th highest asking price of 7 active $1.5M+ homes in Newton.
- 4th largest by living area of the 6 with a recorded size.
- No price changes since it was listed.
- 1 days on the market, listed 2026-10-19.
- County tax assessment $689,000; the asking price is 2.17× the assessed value.
Location
Neighborhood: None, Catawba County, ZIP 28658.
Straight-line distances
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport: 36.7 mi
- Wilson Air Center (private aviation, CLT): 37.5 mi
- Uptown Charlotte: 40.0 mi
- Charlotte Country Club: 42.5 mi
- SouthPark Mall: 44.1 mi
- Quail Hollow Club: 45.7 mi
Features
- Levels
- Two
- Construction
- Brick Partial, Other - See Remarks
- Roof
- Metal
- Bathrooms
- 5 full
- Basement
- Partially Finished
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Interior
- Built-in Features
- Flooring
- Brick, Tile, Wood
- Kitchen & appliances
- Dishwasher, Gas Cooktop
- Heating
- Heat Pump
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Parking
- Driveway
- Pool
- In Ground
- Waterfront
- Dock, Other - See Remarks
- Lot
- Pond(s)
- County
- Catawba
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See it privately
Nicholas and Miriam Peters show every home personally. Peters & Associates, 4401 Barclay Downs Dr #132, Charlotte, NC 28209. Office 704-264-4572. Request a private showing.