$1,195,000
About this home
One of North Carolina's most recognized historic estates and former destination wedding venues, this extraordinary 1910 property offers something increasingly difficult to find—a setting designed for celebrations in every season. Timeless Southern architecture, expansive indoor event space, picturesque outdoor ceremony areas, and multiple gathering spaces create the flexibility to host indoor or outdoor weddings, receptions, corporate events, social gatherings, holiday parties, milestone celebrations, and private functions throughout the year. The difference is versatility. A beautiful outdoor wedding does not have to depend entirely on the weather, with substantial indoor space providing options for ceremonies, receptions, dining, dancing, and entertainment. Beyond weddings, the estate's layout creates opportunities for holiday parties, corporate celebrations, reunions, birthdays, anniversaries, showers, community events, and other private gatherings—allowing a future operator to pursue multiple event types rather than relying on a single revenue season. Once home to unforgettable weddings, elegant celebrations, overnight guests, and corporate gatherings, the property has undergone more than $80,000 in recent improvements following the COVID shutdown and is positioned for its next chapter. Whether your vision is to revive an iconic year-round wedding and special-events destination or reimagine the property as a boutique inn, private club, corporate retreat, restaurant, hospitality concept, or one-of-a-kind private estate, the Preston Woodall House offers a combination of history, character, indoor/outdoor flexibility, and hospitality potential that is exceptionally difficult to replicate. A property built on history. A venue designed for every season. An opportunity ready for its next vision. The Preston Woodhall House has not operated since Covid in 2021. No financial records from 2022 - Current.
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Property details
- MLS #
- 10175200
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- Not in a Subdivision
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 61
- On market date
- June 26, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.49 acres
Location
Get directions →Nearby schools
Within 10 miles · public school directory data (NCES)
- Enrollment
- 592
- Student:teacher ratio
- 12.9:1
- District
- Johnston County Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 483
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.1:1
- District
- Johnston County Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 278
- Student:teacher ratio
- 30.9:1
- District
- Johnston County Public Schools
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