One of the specifications calls for Highgrove home designs to include high-pitched roofs, which Smith says makes the homes look more elegant and formal. Chief of the archeology section of the Southeast Archeological Center with the National Park Service, Smith says he and his wife were driving through the neighborhood and saw Realtor Betty Waddill going into the home. Waddill was checking on the home and offered to show it to the Smiths. The Smiths' home is peach-colored brick with a stucco entrance. Within the neighborhood, there also are colonial styles with dormers, Victorian-looking bricks and Tudors.
Neighbors are friendly, for one.
He recalls moving in on Halloween night. His daughter, Theresa, now a seventh-grader at Raa Middle School, enjoyed meeting all of the children as they came to the door to welcome the newcomers. Second, he says, is the convenience factor. A big plus is the Market Square area, where there are a lot of restaurants and shops, he adds. There are two or three food stores nearby, a movie theater and Wal-Mart.