Real Estate for $750,000 - NYTimes.com Jeremy M. Lange for The New York Times A four-bedroom house in a historic neighborhood adjacent downtown Raleigh, N.C., is on the market for $749,900. WHAT: A two-bedroom condo with two and a half baths in a historic district SIZE: 2,234 square feet SETTING: This condominium is in Uptown, a historic district of 19th-century houses and apartment buildings on broad streets lush with oak trees. Most of the neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its houses include late Victorians, raised center-hall cottages and double-gallery town houses with columns and broad front porches on their first and second levels. A streetcar stop is one block away on St. Charles Avenue, a thoroughfare that winds through the 340-acre Audubon Park and past Tulane University, toward the Mississippi River. The building's street, Napoleon Avenue, is on the Mardi Gras parade route. The city's central business district, which has plenty of restaurants, shops and hotels among its office towers and municipal buildings, is about two miles away and easily reached by the St. Charles streetcar. INSIDE: The three-story brick building was constructed in the mid-1860s and formerly used as a girls" school and Catholic orphanage. It was the single-family home of the author Anne Rice before it was divided into 29 condos in 2007. This two-floor unit features original heart pine floors, 14-foot ceilings, exposed brick and two original colonnade arches. The front door opens onto a long, narrow foyer with a checkered marble-tile floor. Beyond the foyer is a kitchen and breakfast area that opens to a large living and dining room. The kitchen countertops are travertine stone. Adjacent to the living area is a hallway and staircase that leads to the second floor, where there are two bedrooms and a study. The hallway on this floor is lined with built-in bookshelves. The master suite has a bathroom with marble walls and a floor-to-ceiling mirror. Among the building's amenities are a fitness center and swimming pool. There's also 24-hour security, a front gate and a surveillance system. The unit has gated parking for two cars. OUTDOOR SPACE: The building takes up a full city block and has a gated front yard. TAXES: about $10,000 plus $758 a month in condo fees CONTACT: Bart Gillis, Keller Williams Realty New Orleans; (504) 915-1961; 1314napoleon.com WHAT: A three-bedroom house with three and a half baths SIZE: 2,836 square feet SETTING: Camden is a small coastal town about an hour and 45 minutes from Portland, Me., on Penobscot Bay. Its population swells in warmer months because of the boating, fishing, hiking and other outdoor activities around the bay, in mainland parks and on nearby Megunticook Lake. In Camden's downtown, historic captains" houses, boathouses and woolen mills are found among the newer boutiques, bookshops, art galleries and cafes. This 1955 house is on a winding, dead-end road that runs into Camden Hills State Park, whose summit, Mount Battie, has sweeping views of Penobscot Bay and the surrounding coastal islands. It is a 10-minute walk downhill into town, according to the listing agent. INSIDE: The house has been renovated piecemeal by its current owners since its purchase in 1999. It faces south, with floor-to-ceiling windows in the great room area positioned to take advantage of views over Sherman Cove and Camden Harbor. The house was built into the ground so that the entrance is on the second floor, which has a foyer and three bedrooms set off an open hallway lofted over a great room. The master bedroom has a walk-in closet and a row of cupboards along one wall. A curving, metal-railed staircase descends from the entry-level corridor to the great room, which has a dining area, a renovated kitchen, and a living room with a wood-burning brick fireplace. The chimney extends to the slanted wood-beamed ceiling. Next to the living room is a library and billiards room with built-in cherry bookshelves constructed by the current owner, who either refinished or replaced much of the woodwork throughout the house. The property also has a two-car garage with storage space. OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on just under one acre, with a large yard that slopes down to a stone wall. CONTACT: Cheryl Oliveri-Daly, Camden Real Estate Company; (207) 236-6171 or (207) 236-3080; camdenre.com WHAT: A four-bedroom Victorian-style house with four baths SIZE: 3,654 square feet SETTING: This house is in Oakwood, a residential neighborhood bordering downtown Raleigh and defined by its collection of late 19th-century houses. Oakwood's houses are built in a variety of styles, including Neoclassical and Second Empire, distinguished by their mansard roofs. The neighborhood's gardens are a point of pride: annual tours often sell out, and a gardening club gives a yard-of-the-month award. This two-story house is on a wide, oak-lined street within a few blocks of downtown. INSIDE: The Victorian-style house was built in 2005, with a facade designed to align with Oakwood's historic-district requirements. The front of the house has a deep porch. The main level has a living room with a gas fireplace, a dining room, a kitchen and a family room. The kitchen, which opens to the back patio and pool, has islands with concrete countertops. The four bedrooms are upstairs. The master suite has a gas fireplace and an en-suite bathroom with a stone and tile shower. Off the master bedroom is an enclosed sleeping porch. OUTDOOR SPACE: The house has a front porch, and back porches on both levels. There's also a pool behind the house. A landscaped rose garden is on one side of the lot. CONTACT: John O'Neal, Citygate Real Estate Services; (919) 559-7337; johnoneal.net