{"id":677,"date":"2025-01-29T00:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T00:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/?page_id=677"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:23:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"677\" class=\"elementor elementor-677\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<main class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c22c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3c22c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3d403 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e3d403\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35dfd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f35dfd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2462.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-352\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b26c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02b26c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0005-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3094\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0005-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0005-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0005-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0005.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da03172 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da03172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drinkwine-683x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drinkwine-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drinkwine-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drinkwine-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drinkwine-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drinkwine-1366x2048.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drinkwine.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f00a783 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f00a783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195dff8 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195dff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lake Gaston Estates is a Rural Lakeside Community located in Warren County, North Carolina. The community is a safe and enjoyable place to live. Whether you are a full-time or a weekender the community provides great amenities to enhance your lifestyle on\u00a0 beautiful Lake Gaston that is located on NC \/VA state line.<\/p><p>Our website provides a wealth of information and resources to help you stay connected with your neighbors and informed about community events and initiatives. Prospective buyers can review our Community Covenants, By-Laws and Current Board Policies to enhance your buying decision.<\/p><p>It is the hope that this website will foster community engagement by providing interactive features such as online forums, surveys and calendars. An active and up to date website can help foster increased property values.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3031d80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3031d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5caace7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5caace7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakegastonestates.com\/index.php\/register\/\">The Story Behind Lake Gaston Estates Starts with Selby Benton\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b7274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2b7274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long before Lake Gaston Estates became home to so many families, it began with a vision, determination, and the work of developer Selby Benton. His story is part of our community\u2019s foundation, and we are beginning to preserve that history through the memories of those who knew it best.<\/p><p>Members are invited to log in to the <strong>Lake Gaston Estates Members Portal<\/strong> to read the full draft article about Selby Benton and the early development of Lake Gaston Estates.<\/p><p>Once inside the portal, you can:<\/p><ul><li><p>Read the full article<\/p><\/li><li><p>Share your comments and memories<\/p><\/li><li><p>Add photos from the early years of Lake Gaston Estates<\/p><\/li><li><p>Ask Glenn Benton and Harriet Cooper questions about Selby, the Benton family, and the development of our community<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>This is more than an article. 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