Friday, June 21, 2013

There is quite a bit of information if you look further down the page, but we're adding some updated pictures taken with a wider angle lens. 
This is a completely restored Victorian built in 1899, with two baths and three bedrooms.  We are asking 138,000.
Please feel free to contact us at 865-356-7758.  Thank you!
 








Thursday, May 16, 2013

2100 Jefferson Avenue

      We have a lovely Victorian built in 1899 and completely renovated in 2008.  We have loved living here, our neighborhood families and the feeling of community in this neighborhood.  It truly is something special.  

 We are asking $141,000.  There are a few things that will stay here that usually don't, and a few things that we will take with us that most leave.  Feel free to call if you're interested-I hope that the pictures below give a pretty good idea.  We have lived in the house for two and a half years, and have had not a single issue.  It is a well built house. 

My email is aksprinkle@gmail.com, and my phone number is 865-356-7758



Here is what I am planning on putting on MLS pretty soon:



Perfect home for those who want a farm in the city!  Built in 1899, this house has original narrow plank hardwood floors in most rooms, built in cabinets in the dining room, and an original fireplace.  It was completely renovated in 2008 and in addition to the beautiful historic features, also features energy efficient windows, sprayed in foam insulation, new heating, wiring, plumbing, roof, and HVAC. Unlike many older homes, this house has more storage than you’ll need-many attics and closets available.  The large rooms are airy and light, and the master suite takes up the entire top floor and is very rare to find in a historic area!  It also has a small room on the side that is perfect for a nursery/study/sewing room.  The kitchen is the jewel of this house-built in oven and stove top, granite countertops, and beautiful solid cherry cabinets.  The large corner lot has a fenced in yard with the first legal chicken permit in the city, crab apple and pear trees, and a French potager kitchen garden in the front yard that is already planted for spring and ready to enjoy!  The landscaping includes a hedge of rosemary bushes and a corner lined with lavender and blueberry bushes.  The corner lot, covered porch, and fenced in yard allow for an easy way to get to know neighbors, and it is a friendly street with many families with young children.  There is also a large shed on the corner of the property that could easily be turned into a garage, workshop, or gardening shed.  It has off street parking and lovely mature trees.   It’s a wonderful house with many features that are hard to come by!
  • 2100 JEFFERSON AVENUE, KNOXVILLE, 37917
  • Beds: 3
  • Full Baths: 2
  • Square Feet: 1,774
  • Age (years): 114
  • # Rooms: 6
  • Sub-Area: 104
  • Subdivision: Hazens Add.
 

 Front Rosemary hedge and half of potager garden
 Corner with blueberry and lavender bushes
 Crab apple tree at side of house
 Off street parking and fence and shed.
 Fence entrance and one of four well established shade trees
 Shed

Entry and Living room

As is typical in older homes in the south, there was originally a long, wide hall reaching from the front door to the back door.  When the house was refinished, stairs were added to the back half (and the door ahead of you in the picture is a large under-the-stairs closet) but the front half was left open and airy.  Our piano fits easily with plenty of space around it.



Here is one view of the living room-it is large and spacious and very well lit because of the windows.  These pictures were taken a year ago when we put together our adoption photo album, but there are now large built in bookshelves on both sides of the fireplace.  It's an original coal burning fireplace. 



Downstairs bedrooms

There are two bedrooms downstairs.  The first is this pink room to the left of the front door.  It is a very large room with two closets.  This is looking across from the door to the room.  To give some perspective, the bed is a full size bed.

The photo below shows the right side of the room with the two closet doors.
 And this is the left side of the room. 




The other bedroom is just past the living room the the right.  It is also a spacious room, though slightly smaller than the pink bedroom.  It has one closet and double windows.  We did stencil trees on the wall and install a clothespin clip art wall, but the clothespin line is easily taken down and we are happy to paint over the trees if you'd like.  

This is the view to the right when you walk in the door

 The window straight ahead, across from the door.  The closet is on the left.
 
 And, the left side of the room.