Annie Oakley, star of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, and her husband, Frank Butler, moved to Pinehurst in 1916. Ms. Oakley gave shooting exhibitions and lessons in the area while her husband managed the Pinehurst Gun Club. Today this community is one of the most popular areas in the Pinehurst. Also known as The Gun Clulb, it is a community bounded by Hiway 15/501, Hiway 211, Murdocksville Road and Pinehurst #8 The Centennial and contains approximately 1,400 homes. The neighborhood is made up of modest sized homes, the smallest just over 1,000 sq. ft. and the largest over 2,200 sq. ft. Village Acres is adjacent to the FirstHealth/Moore Regional Hospital campus and convenient to Village of Pinehurst parks, Pinehurst's green way system (5 miles of town maintained trails) and virtually the entire area with easy access to 15/501. This is an excellent neighborhood for first time homebuyers with homes ranging from $120,000 to $300,000 or individuals looking to downsize. The community offers a workable commute to Fort Bragg, making this area very popular for military families. Most homes in Village Acres are 3 bedroom, 2 bath plans, but you will occasionally see a 2 BR or 4 BR plan available. The average home price is just below $200,000.
I would like to illustrate the diversity of housing options avaialable in Village Acres by describing three homes currently on the market.
The three are 40 NW Longleaf Drive, 40 Spring Lake Drive and 225 East Lakeview Drive. None of these listings are mine or my companies, just nice examples of what is on the market.
40 NW Longleaf Driveis a 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home built in 2001. This two story home has approximately 1,600 sq. ft. of heated living space. The home has hardwood floors, rear deck, a large rear yard which is fully fenced and attached two car garage.
This home is lised for $175,000. 
40 Spring La ke Road is currently under construction, likely completed by June 2011. This is a well designed 3 bedroom two bath home with 10 foot ceilings, side loaded two car attached garage, hardwood and ceramic tile floors with carpeted bedrooms, crown moldings, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. There is an unfinished bonus room over the garage. With over 2,000 sq. ft. of living space this home sits on just less than 1/3rd of an acre. New construction will all the bells and whistles and the listing price is $265,000.
The last home is 225 Lakeview Drive. Offered at $299,999 this 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath two story home offers over 2,000 sq. ft. of living space. This home is wonderfully unique as it overlooks a large pond which borders the Pinehurst #8 golf course. Water front & golf front, with marvelous multilevel decking, what a special location. This is a well maintained home built in 2002, with lovely finishes throughout. 
