Main Street Realty of North Carolina is located in historic Hertford on the Perquimans River. We here in northeastern North Carolina's coastal plain enjoy one of the most desirable areas in the country for retirement, second homes and investment opportunities. We are known as the "Inner Banks", a unique geographic area just to the west of the famous "Outer Banks", known for its world-class beaches. What makes the "Inner Banks" unique? Waterfront real estate: Over 3,000 miles of inland coastline bordering the Albemarle Sound and the many rivers, creeks and streams that empty into it. History: We are home to the oldest recorded deed in North Carolina. Our beautiful towns include the port city of Elizabeth City, the colonial capital of Edenton, and our own Hertford, dating back to the 1600s as one of the earliest permanent settlements in North Carolina, as well as home to legendary Yankees/A's pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter. Architecture: Hertford's Historic District is in the National Register of Historic Places and features many residential and commercial structures in the Federal, Greek revival and Colonial Revival styles.

Main Street Realty has been located in Hertford's Historic District since 2001. In 2002, Main Street Realty's owner, Barry Wallgren, undertook a project to restore the Charles E. Johnson building at 109-111 West Market Street. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this commercial building had fallen into disrepair, and was designated a "top priority eyesore" by the local business community prior to Mr. Wallgren's restoration effort. Today the Charles E. Johnson building houses Main Street Realty, Keystone Custom Builders and The Perquiman's Weekly.

Barry Wallgren, Main Street Realty's owner and principal broker, and his wife, Cydnee, are native Pennsylvanians. Since the eighties, the Wallgrens have vacationed on the Outer Banks and participated it the spectacular growth of the area through real estate investments. Unsure of the Outer Banks as a retirement destination (hurricanes happen), the Wallgrens began to explore the inland areas and residential developments from as far south as Wilmington up to the Virginia line, finally deciding to settle here in Hertford in the gated, golf and boating community known as the Albemarle Plantation.