202 N 5th St., Highlands, NC 28741

In the heart of downtown Highlands , sandwiched between Oak Street (with easy pedestrian access to Main Street) and Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, and formerly the site of the much-loved Shakespeare & Co. Booksellers, conjoined buildings offer generous retail space at street level. The main rooms are lit by handsome doors and large windows fronting onto bustling, charming, Highlands Village Square, packed with diners at outside tables and concert-goers from the park. A fully enclosed side porch overlooks the greenery of Founders Park.Upstairs (accessible from both inside the retail space as well as a private, outside staircase) a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment provides a spacious pied-a-terre steps from shops, restaurants, bars and all the activities Highlands offers year round.