Home to more than 60 NASCAR teams, an Indy Car team, and many racing businesses, Mooresville, NC, is Race City, USA!
That is certainly one of the first things you’ll learn when researching what it’s like to live in a city of 35,300 residents. Yet, there is so much more to life in historic Mooresville.
Mooresville, which sits 25 miles north of Charlotte, was incorporated in 1873 but actually dates back to the mid-1700s when it was originally settled. Over the years, Mooresville has transformed from a textile town, as was very common in the south, to its unique reputation as Race City, USA.
Today, historic downtown Mooresville includes sights like the D.E. Turner Co. store, which has continued to serve the town for more than 100 years! This store used to sell horse-drawn buggies for a cost of anywhere from $23 to $123 and also was the site of the first gas station.
These days, there is much more to Mooresville than the old downtown that centered itself on the train depot more than a century ago. Today, the downtown area features several small specialty shops and restaurants where you can find everything from leather goods to gourmet olive oil. There are farmers' markets, food truck festivals, and holiday events.
One big draw to living in Mooresville is the close proximity to the major interstates of I-77 and I-40. This suburb is only a 30-minute drive to the heart of Uptown Charlotte, too. Many homeowners also say the Mooresville Graded School District is a reason they choose to live here. Did you know, that beginning in the fourth grade, students are provided a laptop they can take home every day?
If Mooresville’s numerous racing tours and related activities, shopping centers, and spas, aren’t enough to get your motor revving, then Lazy Five Ranch may be the wild destination you have been looking for. This drive-through safari is not in a sub-Saharan destination. It’s in Mooresville, and it features more than 700 animals from six continents in a natural habitat! 
But quite possibly the biggest draw to Mooresville is nearby Lake Norman. Residents can enjoy lake life by renting a boat for a day on the lake, or simply relaxing while enjoying a cruise on the Queens Landing Boat Tours. Fishing buffs and water enthusiasts will have no shortage of options on North Carolina’s largest manmade lake, with options including paddle boarding, kayaking, windsurfing, and guided fishing tours. And, if you manage to get tired of the water, Lake Norman State Park is a great place for hiking! Want to combine the best of all worlds: lake and golf? Then Mallard Head Golf Course, which sits on the shores of Lake Norman, is a perfect destination.
Just outside of town, and only a short 10-minute drive away, Eastwood Homes is building two communities perfectly positioned to take advantage of the draw of Mooresville and nearby Lake Norman, while offering the peace and tranquility of a slower pace of life.
Although born from the family classic, The Wizard of Oz, There’s No Place Like Home is a quote that rings true in almost every movie! As a home builder, we are particularly in touch with the style of homes seen in movies as it is hard not to compare every home to the Craftsman style we build here at Eastwood Homes! In honor of the upcoming 89th Academy Awards, we want to highlight some of our favorite homes from famous movies and share how you can personalize your Eastwood home to capture those designs. After all, the home doesn’t have to be made in Hollywood to be a star!
We talk with one of our team members about how he got into the industry after college, and what it's like to be an Eastwood Homes builder.
Much preparation work happens behind the scenes before we ever flip the sign to "open" on the front door of our model homes. Here's a peek into the process of getting our model homes ready for your visit.
