1909 Home for Sale

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2010-07-06T20:47:00.001-07:00

Thank you for your interest. Our home was sold recently.

It's Time!

2010-03-24T15:08:00.000-07:00

CONSIDERING ALL OFFERS to get in for the homebuyer's tax credit~call today
419-759-7596
Tax Credit will end April 30th~read on for more details.
SisterTipster

Here's the TOTAL Diddy on the NEW IRS Rules for the Homebuyer Rebate

2010-01-26T13:01:00.000-08:00

Here's a link to explain it with the rules. Of course if you have questions, you can consult a tax professional or you can go straight to the IRS publications.
Clark Howard's got a link explaining it with the rules. If you are interested in our home, give me a call.
SisterTipster
419-759-7596

Let's TALK For Sale By Owner AND Tax Credit CHANGES that will give just about EVERYONE a PIECE of the PIE!

2009-12-03T23:15:00.000-08:00

We are offering our home for sale by owner. This creates a savings to the buyer in that our price will not have to reflect the realestate commission owed an agent for listing and selling our home. What this will mean and the GREAT NEWS for a buyer is a lower price! Another great thing about a for sale by owner is that you can negotiate your own deal with us without middle people looking out for their pockets. Sorry to be so blunt, but it's true that with a "just us" relationship with or without a lender, a home can easily be sold without a middle person.

I am so excited to say too that ISurfHopkinsCo.com has posted an article about the tax credit for home buyers. According to this article there are some NEW KEY FEATURES:
1. It's not just for new home buyers, but current home owners can purchase a primary residence with the credit.
2. The credit is based on 10% of purchase price. This will equal $6,500 which is the max given on the home owner purchase and up to $8,500 for the first time buyer, but since it's still based on sales price~it will be $6,500 as well.
3. EXTENDED DEADLINE: May 2010 with completed sale in
read here to get ALL the details!
Federal Housing Tax Credit FAQs

Now is the time to make our home YOURS like NEVER before!

If you love Victorian and GORGEOUS~Read on...to learn about our home and community~

SisterTipster
216-759-7596

New Park Ammenities~

2009-10-01T11:04:00.000-07:00

I have just been updated by my representative about the Earlington City Park~RECENTLY redone park done nicely with new equipment and even rubber mulch under the swings! THIS IS AWESOME! If you have kids or grandkids, this is the park nestled up to Loch Mary, the lake that is in Earlington less than a mile from our home!
Just thought you'd want to know ;-))

If you would like to see our home or have more questions, give me a call
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Community Event in Earlington

2009-09-30T21:59:00.000-07:00

It's the BarBQ Cook Off this Saturday at the Earlington City Park~less than a mile from our home.
Read about it here:
http://isurfhopkinsco.com/press-releases/3688-earlington-2nd-annual-bbq-cook-off.html

Small town living at its best!
If you would like a showing, or have questions:
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New Pictures~You Gotta See This House!

2009-09-15T18:37:00.000-07:00

Priced at $65,000 it's unbelievable!

I will give you info as we go grouping all the pics together by room or area~Enjoy!

This is the exterior of the home which is around 6 feet up from the street with two sets (one you see, the other to the sidewalk) from the street. House faces North, to the right is West.

You are looking at the front door from the interior door from the foyer. The front porch is enclosed as you have noted in the first pic, and the floor is indoor/outdoor gray carpet. The walls are sheet rock with windows down the side on the left of this picture and windows across the front. There are two exterior doors, the one you are seeing at the top of this picture and the one with the deck in the first picture. On the left, you can see the house's original exterior siding. There are three windows from the living room facing into this enclosed porch.

This is the back yard from the left back corner of the house area. There is an original brick sidewalk you can see just above the date/time stamp on the photo. To the right of the photo is the raised bed. You can see the turned pot we had as part of our landscaping. The swing in waiting for someone to enjoy!

This is the view of the back of the house from the garage. On the left you can see the pear tree. Read on in the blog to see what a wonderful yield it had this year! Yum! You can see better the sidewalk. On the other side of the overgrown (at present) raised flowerbed, there is a brick patio. We put table and chairs for outside pleasures!

When you come inside the back door, this is the back entry where you can either enter the downstairs bath to the right of this view (see the old dryer vent connection?) and behind your view is the kitchen entry. The door to the bath is in character with the rest of the home. There is no door between this space and the kitchen. The light matches the one over the sink in the kitchen AND in the butler's pantry. Originally this was an "L" shaped porch that has been enclosed. The wood work is less ornate than the rest of the home, but it's a wonderful place to hang your hat, coat and put your shoes~a GREAT mud room! Paint/flooring/sheetrock/lighting 2006.

This is the downstairs bath. It has a shower only and the renovations were done in 2006. The two windows have frosted plexiglass for privacy. I used tension rods for swag curtains. The toilette is a highboy, and the right wall was done in 06 as it was originally vinyl siding.

This repeated picture is the view from the entryway from the back entry and back door. It's actually misleading a bit because there is more space from the entry way to this table. This next picture will give you a better idea of the space and when you read on in the blog there is a post with just measurements. I hope this gives you much more details on our home.

I am going to go a head and create another post as I have many more pictures to share~thanks again to our dear friends!

If you want to see our home or have questions, please contact me. Remember we will not owner finance, do any renting to own or any kind of land contracts. This home will need to be either cash or conventional financing.

Thank you,

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More Pictures to Show~

2009-09-15T18:36:00.000-07:00

Here is the sink base my hubby built for me.

It is 40 inches high instead of the standard 36 inches. Behind the curtain near the fridge side is a pull out cart with drop top and wire basket shelves for storage and island prep and usage. I stored my trash can and cleaning supplies under there too. There is a garbage disposal and sprayer. This kitchen was not original to the home. Since we discovered that by deed the house was built pre-1880 by Benjamen Robinson, an Earlington businessman, many things we saw as we renovated made sense. This wall you are looking at originally held two very large (that matched the dinning room) windows positioned in the same places as do the ones in the dinningroom. When my hubby upgraded the plumbing and removed the tired kitchen cabinets, he replaced the plaster with sheet rock which showed him the original studding. Two windows were there originally, and our guess is that when the kitchen was either remodeled to accommodate the upper cabinets (like when we bought it or some earlier ones we did not see) that the owners enclosed the windows and placed the current. The current window is more modern than any in our home. The trim was preserved to match the rest of the kitchen. Also note that where the fridge now sets, there was a wood burning stove with pipe that went out the wall about where the socket the fridge plugs into. It's all been enclosed and no wood burning in the home at present for heat.

The other side from the sink base in the kitchen. You can see the electric and gas hook ups for the stove. This chimney and wall are not original to the home. We discovered this when a contractor pointed out that the wall adjoined into the trim of the double pocket doors from the dinning room into the foyer. Our assertion is that craftsmen of the late 19th century would NOT have built a wall into trim, and since we also found matching window openings that the dinning room was huge and no kitchen existed in our home but would have existed as did those of the day in an outside building. This home originally sat on 4-fifty foot lots~meaning that the width was 200 feet wide...now it's 40 feet wide as was evidently sold off as by deed search prior to the 1939 transfer. You can see a post further down that lists all the owners and when it was done.

Also notice the vinyl flooring that is completely adjoined beautifully to the hardwood flooring. No lip or height differences! This was done when we opened the wall in the discovery of the kitchen creation and wall. Before this renovation 2007, the back entry, butler's pantry, kitchen and under stairs closet flooring were all different heights~awful! But today there is only a slight difference in the under stair closet~So much thanks to the contractor who did this wonderful job for us!!

You can't see the floor here which is the same brick pattern as the kitchen, back entry, downstairs bath and under stair closet, but this view is from the kitchen into the butler's pantry. One door is open on the left side, and there is an identical cabinet on the right to match the left. In center, you can see shelves, but on the base there are two wonderful WONDERFUL veggie bins~they are lined with metal and will hold onions and potatoes are nice long time! There is loads of storage in this pantry! AND the unit does not take up the entire width of the room. I had a set of shelving that sad to the far right where I stored my bread maker and other big gadgets as well as my mop, broom and bucket for cleaning! This shelf I placed was hidden by the swinging pantry door into the dinning room opening into the butler's pantry. You will see this in the next picture. Also note that the lighting matches the kitchen pendant over the sink and in the back entry back door area.

This is the dinningroom side of the butler's pantry. This pic was taken standing in the dinningroom looking into it. You can see the swinging door~and boy is it heavy! I used my grandmother's 18 lb cast iron antique iron to hold it in the back position into the pantry so I could enjoy seeing my pantry with ornate milk glass collectables on the shelves and baskets/greenery ivy on the top! I really enjoyed ALL this storage in my kitchen and never regreted or missed traditional cabinets because of the "original" look without them the kitchen had. Also it's fair to tell you that to have some in kitchen storage, I had two pie safes with punched tin doors and a smaller one 1/2 the width of the other two. These were in addition to the tabble, chairs, sink base, fridge and stove. (Just in case you wondered HOW I managed without traditional cabinets!) I USED this wonderful butler's pantry!

Since we're in the dinning room, here's the fireplace and built in china~

Of all four fireplaces, this is my favorite. I have never seen one like it before! I truly enjoyed this room the most! It has 3 large windows with wonderful sunlight that as the day progresses the walls change hue of color~they are painted a gray-green, but as the sun sets, they will appear more green. You can see the kitchen from the opening to the eat in area, and the walls will look more gray...it's some lighting illusion, but quite nice! The kitchen, dinning room, butler's pantry, under stairs closet, back entry and bath are all the same paint: gray-green.

The pantry is totally original. It has original wall paper still on the back walls where the shelves are. Coal used to be stored in the bottom doors, but I cleaned it well as it had been earlier as well, and used it for my sewing machine and fabric projects. The doors are original glass. One is cracked. We did not replace it because of the kind of glass that it is in light of its age.

The fireplaces in our home are all nonfunctional at present and retain their coal burning capabilities. The summer covers are original, and the only one different is in the living room. I'll show you that later. . .

The light is this room is partially original. The metal parts are, while the glass is not. I added those pieces. I had frosted white torch lamps in this room as well as the foyers so the frosted globe was nice. I added the crystals. They are crystal but reproductions. The three windows can be seen in this view as well as the crown molding which is throughout. I think there is one bedroom upstairs (baby blue room and you can see that in a pic) that has no crown molding. This light has a three way switch which makes for nice lighting for any occasion!

From the foyer you can see the dinning room and double pocket doors (only one side is opened)! The wall to the right in this photo where the time/date stamp is placed is the back of the fireplace and china. The orientation of this picture is that the photographer is standing on the stairs leading to the upper landing in the foyer.

Here is the landing, steps to it and the staircase going up to the second floor. The door you see leads into the closet that you can see in the kitchen photo from the back entry orientation. In this closet is the hot water heater and an under stair cabinet with door. I put one of the pie safes into this closet to store my everyday dishes and glass ware. These were not tall pie safes about 48 inches, so I also put baskets on it. There is a full sized window in this closet. At one time there was evidence that this closet held a toilette from what can be known of some plumming under our home. My how things change through the years!

This is a view of the other side of the foyer from the stair landing area and how I decorated it. It's a nice sized space, and remember there are room measurements on into the blog for you to read. The owners before us removed a large wood burning stove from this area that sat on a brick pallet. My husband refinished the hardwood floors in 2006.

This may give you a better idea of the space. The left wall is the one behind the dinning room fireplace/china and the right is the front door and to the right lower corner the doorway into the livingroom. It has a single pocket paneled door.

This is the summer cover in the living room. It's the one that is different from the other three and my favorite.

Here's the light on~

And here it is light off...it has a lacy pattern to the globes. I do not know if the globes are original or not, but they are very pretty. I nor the owner before me replaced any globes so it's possible they are original or at least have some age on them. You can see that the light extends down from the ceiling which is 10 feet. All except two that I am aware of are 10 foot ceilings. I will tell you about them as we get into those rooms ;-))

This is the fireplace in the living room. Check out the room dimensions on a later post. This is a nice sized room! There are three large original windows that face into the enclosed front porch. You can see that we did not replace this wall paper. I did not repair it either as there are some places where it is coming off, but I wanted to give you that option of an easy removal or to repair it. Just some simple wall paper paste will fix if you like the reproduction pattern.

If you will read on through the blog you will find many more pictures of our home with our furniture and decor. It will give you some more idea of how we lived in our home, but these pictures are the latest images taken this week. I received them today and want you to see!

Please remember we are looking for a bank qualified buyer who will either purchase with conventional loan or cash. We will not consider owner financing, land contracts or renting to own. I am sorry if this is your situation. Please understand ours. If you would like to see our home or have additional questions after you have read my blog, please contact me

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Thank you!

Let's Head Up That Staircase!

2009-09-15T18:35:00.000-07:00

Heading up~ you will find a room for a landing! I encourage you to read this whole blog to see all the posts I have written and the room dimensions!

To the right at the top of the stairs you can see that there is a railing and rungs that match the stairs with the over look of the staircase. Behind this picture and in the stairwell are two full sized windows with original ornate wooden trim. I put stained glass in these as the reflections were gorgeous! The doorway on the left is the baby blue bedroom which is the only bedroom with carpet. This floor was not redone when the others were in 2006 by my husband. BTW~he sanded and there was around 25 gallons of saw dust removed, so these are in pretty great shape! The finish is satin which is more in line with the period look! Back to that bedroom~it has one window in it and has an acoustic tile ceiling with the original light which matches the one on this landing.

This is a top view of both of the door ways into the baby blue bedroom and masterbedroom. This is an origianl light and we know because of a repair my husband did on the one in the bedroom that they are Edison Light Co lights. They are copper colored and may very well be copper!

Here is the light with the light cover down in the baby blue bedroom. You can see the acoustic tile ceiling. To the left would be the window which is the same size of all the windows in our home and to the right is the door way. You can get the room dimensions by reading further on in the blog...

This is the upstairs landing with view just into the masterbedroom. Also I believe the orientation is standing in the doorway from the blue bedroom that has Americana blue wall paper and border. More on that room to come! But now...the master bedroom~~~

This bedroom is painted a soft mint green as is the stairwell and upstairs landing. You can see the third of the ornate fireplaces that are nonfunctioning at present, but are fitted with their original coal workings. The closet you see has been in this home for sometime. It could be original because there is not decorative hardwood in it. To the right in this picture, you can see it, but there is another closet with matching trim. The owner prior to us made this closet and it covers an exterior window that we did not remove. It is behind wallboard and insulation. The room does have three (two facing North and one West) windows that are quite large and the ceiling is 10 ft. There are two air ducts in this bedroom with reporduction decorative covers in the ceiling and a ceiling fan with light fixture. The ceiling is wall papered as are most of our home's ceilings except for two, one being that baby blue bedroom and I will tell you about the other when we get there!

This is the Americana bordered blue wall papered bedroom. You can see the closet that has a bifold door to the left of the fireplace which is decorative only. This picture does no justice to the tiles in this fireplace. They are lavender with yellow and green...Very pretty! There are three windows, same large windows as the rest of our home in this bedroom AND a HUGE walk-in closet that actually was part of an upstairs balcony-porch orignally! There is even a window in this space! Now the floors are not redone, but it is painted nicely with the wall paper having been removed! The hardwood floors in this bedroom are unlike the others in the home. They are darker finished and were not redone in 20006. There is a celing fan with a school house fixture.

This may not be the very best picture of our bathroom, but it's soo way much better than any before!
You can see the claw footed tub which was redone in 2007 with interior sanding and resurfacing and exterior painting. The floor was new luan and vinyl that extends into the smallest bedroom that originality both the bath and bedroom were one bedroom! There is not threshold molding as it's one piece! The wainscotting in the bath is panneling and the the walls above are painted a golden beige. There is a large gold-gilt mirror over the sink. The window in both these rooms are bullseye or rosette depending upon your definition. The bathroom trims are painted, the bedroom ones are not. I don't have a pic of this bedroom, but the painted color of this bathroom extends into this bedroom for a nice neutral touch. I used this room as a guest room with a single bed and a dressing room with my vanity because behind this bedroom is the other portion of the what was originally an upstairs balcony porch now enclosed and a laundryroom/closet. This is a very large space where I not only washed and dried our clothes, but stored many hanging clothes and blankets, luggage and more! There is a hanging bar and shelf that extends the entire length of the laundryroom. I loved this becasue when we bought our home the laundry was in the back entry near the kitchen and back door. You can see the dryer vent still present in the room in the picture! Having laundry upstairs is so convenient and modern! Since the bedrooms are upstairs, this made perfect sense to me!

More pictures...

2009-09-11T10:04:00.000-07:00

I truly don't have that many current pictures of our home. But I did take quite a few when we first purchased it so it will give you some idea of what you are looking at. I will navigate and explain differences as best as I can.

This is the top of the stair case showing two newell posts and finials. The landing is quite large and may have originally included the bedroom that is between the two large bedrooms originally. We really don't know, but because it is so much smaller than the other three original bedrooms (two are currently the same size, the third was divided to make the bath around 1920 or earlier with clawfoot tub...)

I am so thrilled to share that this is NOT what the bathroom looks like today! Two years ago, luan and new flooring was installed in this upstairs bath (originally part of the large 3rd bedroom discussed above). At this time, the tub was turned to place the pipes you can see towards the wall beside the pedistal sink on the left upper of this picture. Tub was resurfaced and now sets beside a large window. The commode was replaced with a highboy water effecient model. There is a long gold gilt mirror over the pedistal sink and the walls are wainscotting of a wood paneling type. The walls were stripped of their wallpaper and are a warm yellowy beige. The trim is winter white, and the floor a brown mingle that extends without interuption into the adjoininng 4th bedroom. All woodwork window and door encasements were painted in this bath was previously painted so we did not strip them. The woodwork style is called rosettes or bullseye. This type of trim is in the entire upstairs of the home as well as the kitchen The downstairs formal spaces are different and more formal~the back entry and bath downstairs have simple moldings. The upstairs bathroom ceiling has was redone as in our purchase it was originally accoustic tile and now it is sheetrock with tape and mud.

You can see better the space and window where the tub sets now. The weinscotting is a rustic wood look which I have used Old English on only.

This is the master bedroom fireplace. The room is painted soft green, has a ceiling fan and two closets. You can see them on either side of the fireplace. The tiles in this bedroom are a green and white mottled look. They are glazed ceramic and original as so much of this home. ALL fireplaces are decorative! They have the original coal fittings when the home was heated with coal. The closet on the right does not have a door installed. It was added by the owner prior to us and there are extra unused doors present with the home. The hardwood floors were refinished when the rest were done Jan 03. There is carpet in only one room, the room between this bedroom and the second bedroom which has wall paper of an Americana theme (red-white-blue border and med blue country print overall) The floor is this bedroom was not refinished and is a little darker, but is also not original to the home. The ceiling has wood with 1x2 trim and painted white with a ceiling fan. The fireplace mantle is similar in style to this one, except that the tiles are purple, yellow and green mingle. Very pretty! There is a closet built in on one side with a bi-fold solid door. There is a very large closet off the back of this bedroom that was originally an upstairs porch. The floor is planks as was original. There is a window in this closet.

Don't be decieved by this picture! The wall paper no longer exists in the diningroom and the light has a white frosted globe on top with crystal pendants hanging from the circle. This is what it looked like though when we purchased. I am sorry other than as description, that I have no picture of it now. It's pretty and original to the home. It is electric, but was once oil. It has a three way switch in it which is very nice for differing occasions. The fireplace in the dinningroom is ornate and somewhat unique. I've never seen one like it before!

Remembering that the walls are now painted a soft gray-with green hugh, the fireplace is green and dark green mingle. NO white as it looks in this picture. There is a built in china to the left of the decorative only fireplace. I enjoyed the shelf above the mantle with oil lamps for a soft warm glow.

I sincerely hope that these pictures give you more details of our home. As you navigate my blog you will see several more, some are what our home looks like now.

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In a Nut Shell

2009-09-11T09:21:00.000-07:00

If you would like to cut to the chase and not read the entire blog which contains pictures and loads of description, (which is highly recommended if you are seriously interested), in order to help you find the information you desire to help you in your decision making, I am going to compile some post links here. I hope this helps, and if you still have questions, read the entire blog. If you still are not finding the information you need, please give me a call. I am happy to share about our home's features and community information. I recognize that your time is valuable and want to help as much as is possible in this area.

A brief overview of the upgrades:
http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/04/his-and-hers.html

Room dimensions:
http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/07/room-measurements-for-this-big-ole-home.html

Community Information:

http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/06/small-town-near-big-time.html

For Sale By Owner
We are unwilling to owner finance, rent to own OR land contract our home, so without being rude, please don't ask u. We are looking for a qualified buyer who will purchase with a conventional loan or cash. This home will not go FHA or VA due to age and some of the original features yet to be upgraded like the windows. You will want this information early on, so I've told you ;-)) Also in the discovery of our home, we have found that the insulation in the attic is vermiculite. You may read about it here http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/verm.html#contaminated as it's considered a EPA issue. If you read all of the information, there are no recommendations to removed or test, just not disturb it in any way, but don't take my word for it, read the EPA site ;-)) Old houses are often insulated with vermiculite, and it should be assume to be contaminated. If I am able to answer your questions or you would like to see our home, please contact me.

Thank you for your interest in our beautiful home. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Stats and EAppraisal Info~

2009-09-03T02:55:00.000-07:00

I just happened to find this as I was actually looking for the weather and other stats on the area for you to know about, but since this is about our home I want you to see it! Please note that the picture with scan feature of the area will not show our house~it's behind the neighbor's trees, but right in front of the car, you can see our FSBO sign. If you are in the area, stop by to get a brochure! The coolest thing is this site has loads of info on the area, our house...I will say that I did find a few errors which I could not correct~it said the last time the house was sold was in 2004~not so...we bought it in 2006. So dunno why it said that, but our price we paid is correct and you can see the area or street a bit...just another piece of info for you to consider. It shows market trends, and why we are priced to sell~This is truly a Victorian jewel! There aren't that many of these homes in Earlington, but we are located on the street where there are 6 or 8...more than any other street...our home is not the oldest in town, but perhaps the second oldest. The oldest is on the corner of Days and E. Main. It dates to 1854 I believe I was told. Until the last couple of years, the disrepair and falling down slaves quarters were still on the property. Town lots were made of the area long after that home no longer had a need for such quarters, but the building remained until it was removed by new owners. Our home was recently discovered by title search (read on through this blog) to be dated pre-1880. Previously we believed it was 1909. Architecture shows it to be older~style and construction.

Here's the link: http://www.eppraisal.com/home-values-206-e-main-st-earlington-ky-42410-175644501.mvc

Hope this help~Come see our home!
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Price

2009-09-01T14:30:00.000-07:00

Price does equal value, and if you will look about, at $21 a sq ft for this home is UNBELIEVABLE! Of course they are many factors involving the price such as features, condition and location, but when a home is priced this low it's no wonder people ask me, "is it livable?" Oh yes! AND it's amazing! It has a simple charm. There's no grandiosness to the home, but a quality like an older home should have~solidness and surity! You can read about our home in the following posts...upgrades are listed http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/04/his-and-hers.html

Solid home

Solid community

Solid deal at $21 a sq ft PLUS a 1500 sq ft garage with concrete slab floor and loft for storage!

Unbeatable!

Come see us! 206 East Main Street Earlington, KY 42410

We have an info box on our sign for a brochure!

Make an appointment to see our home:

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Distances to Everything in Madisonville!

2009-08-25T17:34:00.000-07:00

I am excited about Walk Score. Walk Score is a service to show how far it would be to walk to places in the community. Now our score is 29 (I hope I am remembering correctly); I got so excited because I can show you that Earlington is nestled from the hustle and bustle of the town but not too far that within 5-10 minutes you can be at what was OUR favorite grocery store~MarketPlace. . .Here's the link: http://www.walkscore.com/get-score.php?lat=37.274835&lng=-87.51036&utm_source=zillow.com&utm_medium=ws_api&utm_campaign=ws_api&street=206+E+Main+St+Earlington+KY+42410 Imagine that you lived in the hub of the bigger town Madisonville with the noises that traffic can bring (Blackwell's Diner and the Historical Soc are downtown; the BP Gas is NOT the station close to the house, so no worry...you are close to gas~AND the BP is near our favorite grocer!!)...not in our little berg...yeah, you can hear the train and some cars as they turn to go N on St Hwy 41, but while I don't have numbers, it's not a "freeway" kind of pattern...the Pennyrile Parkway is generally used for most N-S travel from Hopkinsville (south of Earlington) to Madisonville. I hope this is helpful. There is the Earlington post office a block up from our home and the bank a block the other direction...a block up and one over is the convenience/gas store...

Earlington is a ONE REDLIGHT town!

I always liked that! HOPE you will too! Come see our home!

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Please NO owner finance, rent to own, land contracts. Home will need to go cash or conventional. Thanks!

8K Incentive For 1st Time Home Buyers~

2009-08-23T22:49:00.000-07:00

If you have never owned your own home, and you like the charm of an older home? Listen~YOU can't BEAT this price per sq ft for a home in THIS condition!

If you would enjoy a spacious garage~are you handy or like to store things such as vehicles, boats, recreation equipment?~we stored our camper in it!

Check out ALL the upgrades to this historic home http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/04/his-and-hers.html

Qualified buyers only: NO owner financing, no landcontracts, no rent to own.

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Welcome to Our 1880 Victorian Home Blog & Contest

2009-08-20T07:12:00.000-07:00

We recently discovered that our home predates 1880, and since we have relocated, we are selling our jewel of a home! If you will read on through, finding the notation older post at the bottom of each page, there is loads of information about this house. Included are pictures, room dimensions, community information and more! Priced at $65K and located so close to major cities: Nashville, Lousville, St Louis and Chicago with everywhere in between it's a wonderful place for your needs as it's small town life at its best.

I want to Thank you for stopping in to see our Victorian home~once I called her "sleeping beauty" but today, she's just plain "gorgeous on the inside!"

Thanks again, and please read on~if I can answer your questions or be of help, contact me.
SisterTipster@gmail.com or 216-759-7596

We are asking that we get no offers to rent, rent to own, land contract, or owner finance. This house will need to be sold as cash or conventional. Thanks!

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Pear Recipes from Bell Canning and Betty

2009-08-13T10:32:00.000-07:00

Hello

Welcome to our Victorian home's site!

As promised~here are the recipes my Mama uses to make wonderful goodies for pears growing in the yard~READ On too for a pear pie recipe~easy!

Get these recipes down, and look at our home for sale by owner! If you would enjoy a 3Ksq ft home~4 br/2ba with 9 car garage in Western KY for $65,000 keep on reading!

Thanks for stopping by~our home has a wonderful pear and apple tree~Enjoy! Be sure to HOP On for some more recipes!

Pear Relish

10 ½ pounds pears, peeled, cored and chopped

6 cups chopped onions (about 6 medium)

6 cups chopped sweet red peppers (about 6 medium)

6 cups chopped sweet green peppers (about 6 medium)

1 bunch celery, chopped (discard leaves and coarse stalks)

3 cups sugar

1 tablespoon allspice

1 tablespoon salt

5 cups vinegar

Combine all ingredients and let stand overnight. Bring mixture to boil. Pack into hot jars leaving ¼ inch space. Adjust caps. Process 20 minutes in boiling water bath. Makes about 9 pints

My notes – If I don’t have red peppers, I use 6 green instead (12 peppers)

Use a vinegar (I prefer apple cider vinegar, but it does darken mixture) of a least 5% acidity. I use a food grinder to corsley grind all ingredients except spices. This relish is better if you wait about a month to use to let flavors blend. Very good to use in tuna salad, on hot dogs and a side relish with beans. Place in refrigerator after opening.

Pickled Pears

12 pounds peeled pears. (If small leave whole, larger pears cut in quarters)

3 cups sugar

1 tablespoon mixed pickling spice

1 teaspoon whole cloves

1 piece ginger root (I use powdered ginger ½ teaspoon)

½ cup thinly sliced lemon

2 ½ cups water

1 ½ cups vinegar

Peel and prepare pears. Put spices in cheesecloth bag. ( I don’t use a bag) Put all ingredients except pears in a container and boil 5 minutes. Add pears and cook gently for approximately 15 minutes until pears are tender. Carefully remove pears. Repeat until all pears are cooked. Pour boiling liquid over pears. Cover and let stand 12 – 18 hours in a cool place. Pack pears into hot jars being careful not to tear them. Leave ¼ inch space. Bring pickling liquid to a boild and pour over pears leaving ¼ space. Remove air bubbles. Process pints and quarts 15 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield about 3 pints.

Notes: These are best if allowed to cure for a month before using. I like to put them in the refrigerator and eat cold. If you are preparing them for Christmas, put a small amount of red or green food coloring in them when preparing to make them look more festive.

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Fruit Trees and Wow!

2009-08-12T08:22:00.000-07:00

Three brown grocery sacks of pears enough to make your mouth water? What about apples so tasty you can't help but pick 'em straight from the tree to eat? There is a bearing tree of EACH in the quaint backyard!

Our 1880 (see below for the details of how the age of this home has changed!) Victorian home prices around $21 a sq foot is a steal in its MOVE IN condition~oh, it's not perfect as any historic property might be, but good and solid, with loads of work already done for you~READ ON for a list!

I can post some great recipes for those pears~we liked them cooked.
Peal, slice and sweeten to your particular taste (somewhere up to about 1c. of sugar)
Put into a 4 qt pot with a tight lid or even in your crock pot~
slow cook until the fruit is tender. You can add cinnamon or other spices too before you cook~yum!!

They make wonderful cobblers or pies. I love "pear relish" and check back for my mom's recipe!

If you would love a gorgeous historic home, and you are a qualified buyer~contact me for your questions or a personal showing. There is an info box on a FSBO sign on the house with a brochure.

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OPEN HOUSE Today Aug 8 1-3PM

2009-08-08T08:50:00.000-07:00

Come on by and see our beautiful home!
If you've dreamed of living in one of the gorgeous Victorian homes, then check out 206 East Main Street in Earlington, KY!

New Price $65K over 3,000sq ft/1500 sq ft garage (9 car)

Contact: SisterTipster@gmail.com for more info or just go on over!
Info Box with flyers available too!

PRICE Reduction and OPEN HOUSE

2009-07-31T08:12:00.000-07:00

Price Reduction: Selling NOW for $65,000! We have relocated and MUST SELL~Our home is move in ready~just bring your stuff!

OPEN HOUSE: August 8, 2009 1-3PM

Come see this treasure! Tell your friends about our gorgeous Victorian home that is so affordable.

For additional information you can read this blog as it's entirely dedicated to our home or you may email:
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phone: 216-759-7596
4% to buyers agent. Qualified buyers please: NO owner finance, land contracts or lease purchase.

Older Than We Thought???

2009-07-02T13:08:00.000-07:00

Here's a bombshell~

I have spent a little time researching the history of our home~

I had been told that the St. Bernard Coal Company which operated the coal mine that funded the City of Earlington and was named after Mr. Earl, a coal exec. built the home for their coal doctor, Dr. Nisbet in 1909. Interesting findings show that while St. Bernard Coal did own and parcel out the land as town lots, there were two intermediary owners who could have built the home thenselves OR sold the lots and Dr. Nisbet may have built the home himself. (Because there is a home listed in the 1880 transaction between Robinson and McCarley, did Mr. Robinson build our home?? This is VERY likely given that the other homes on the other lots were built much much later.)

Now this is exactly what we know:

St. Bernard Coal Co owned lots 5,6,7,and 8 and was parceling out town lots from 1870-1880.

In 1874, St. Bernard Coal Co. sold these four town lots to Mr. Benjamin Robinson, a local store merchant (four lots 200X190). (Cross street is Robinson Street.)

In 1880 Mr. Robinson sold all lots and a house (MINE???) to William McCarley.

In 1905 Mrs. McCarley (widow of William McCarley) sold lots 5 & 6 to Dr. William K. Nisbet. NOTE: Dr. Nisbet bought and sold properties all over Earlington throughout several years on different blocks. The clerk told me that his name appears in several places where he owned and sold properties all over Earlington.

In 1939 Mrs. Nisbet, widow of Dr. Nisbet sold only lot 6 to Mrs. Mary P. Wyatt. The deed said, land and improvements. Is this the time period our home was built by Dr. Nisbet or did indeed Mr. McCarley build it and sell it in the lots 5 & 6???

Sometime prior to her passing, Mrs. Wyatt deeded the lot 6 (our home and property~40X190 lot and home) to her son, Omer J. Wyatt.

1974 sold by Mr. Wyatt to Mr. Terry Stewart.

1978 sold by Mr. Stewart to Mr. Arnold Walker.

1981 sold by Mr. Walker to Mr. Roy Agnew.

1982 sold by Mr. Agnew to Mr. Edward Mauk.

1993 sold by Mr. Mauk to Mr. Bueler Travis.

2004 sold by Mr. Travis to Mr. Willaim Jackson.

2006 sold by Mr. Jackson to Rev. Eric McDunnell, Sr. (current owners)

In reference to the plat the lot numbers of this block begin at Days Street with Lots 1 & 2, 3 &4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to Robinson Street running east to west. http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/06/plat-map-of-earlingtonlot-dimensions.html Click to see plat. Section 24. Now as I compare the deed info to this plat, the numbers are not the same. Was it redrawn and this an older map? I KNOW the last three owners myself, personally knowing the ownership and authenticated it from Mr. Mauk to us. I was told by the clerk that our home is lot 6, but it's not what the map calls it, and also the owners who I know have ck'd their information and their lot numbers do not correlate to this plat. I do suspect that the numbers have been redone at some point after this plat also because this plat shows a railroad yard/depot which I know from historical accounts did exist at this turn of the 20th Century that does not exist now. This is shown on this plat. At Earlington Elementary School and in the Trover Clinic medical facility, there are pictures and artist renditions of the old town which show an old historic depot and even the old schools. So the plat really is of little value other than to show that the town is a small quaint place and that it is very much residential in nature.

Here is the info from the Hopkins County Clerk's office:

206 E Main St Earlington

Book Seller Notes

Year
Buyer

DB 032.450 St Bernard Coal Co lots 5-6-7-8 Earlington

1873
Benjamin Robinson

DB 040.119 Benjamin Robinson & Wife lots 5-6-7-8 block F Earlington- 1 house & 4 lots 200x190

1880
William McCarley

DB 072.446 Lillie V. McCarley (widow) Lots 5 & 6 block F. See Will Book 12.510

1905
William K Nisbet

DB 145-284 Eva Nisbet (widow of Arlington VA) lot 6 block F lot & improvements. See will book 14-277

1939
Mary P Wyatt

DB 367.293 Omer J. Wyatt (seed Will Book 22-206)

1974
Stewart

DB 421.496 STEWART

1981
WALKER

Vicki Peyton, Deputy Clerk

So according to this, our home could be as old at 1880 or before~my goodness! You know, since I love historic homes, this doesn't surprise me really. This home has had a few changes over the years and the double lot may account for a renovation that added a kitchen adjacent to the dining room when we know by the way the wall dividing the two spaces was built entirely too close to the double pocket door trim~a practice not done by the skill and pride of those Victorian builders! So when we removed 1/3 of that wall to open the area for easy access and a modern flow, we discovered lath and plaster just like the rest of the home but understand that this practice continued into the 30's. The original kitchen and out house most likely were located on the lots somewhere! IS MY HOME Pre1880? It's entirely possible! The style and craftsmanship is present~also the upstairs bath was added later by dividing a bedroom and there was an upper back porch that has been enclosed and today are the laundry and walk in closets! I can say WHAT a SURPRISE and how wonderful it is to KNOW that our home was LOVED~I KNEW it had to have been because it has been so well cared for over the years: LOVED, Valued and a wonderful HOME!

Well, well, well, I am amazed and thrilled all at the same time!

If our home interests you, contact me, SisterTipster@gmail.com or call 216-759-7596 for your private showing! Qualified buyers only please. No owner financing or land contract/rent to own~thanks!

Room Measurements for this Big Ole Home!

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back entrance 9'4" x 7'3" (back rear entrance from back yard paint/vinyl 2007)
bathroom 10' x 3'5" (down stairs bath at back of home paint/vinyl 2007)
kitchen 14'10" x 11'11" (new paint and vinyl 2007)
butler's pantry 9'10" x 5'4" (new paint and vinyl 2007)
dining room 5'4" x 13' (new paint~hard wood floors (redone 2006)
foyer to landing 14'2" x 12'1" (new paint~hard wood floors 2006)
living rm 17'11" x 13'6" (wall paper_hardwood floors redone 2006)
enc. front porch 28' x 9'4" and 15'2" x 7'10" (in/outdoor carpet)
bottom landing 11'10" x 8'1" (paint and floors redone 2006)
uppper landing 12'6" x 11'5" (paint and floors redone 2006)
master bdrm 16'2" x 14'5" (paint and floors redone 2006)
bdrm 2 12'5" x 8'11" (painted baby blue &
only room with carpet(new 2006)
bdrm 3 15'5" x 12'10" (blue wall paper with patriotic border~
has additional closet)
walk in closet 9'10" x 5'5" (adjoins blue wall papered bedroom)
upper bath 11'3" x 5'7" (adjoins bedroom 4 and upper landing new paint and vinyl 2007)
bdrm 4 11'3" x 8'5" (adjoins bath and laundry~new paint and vinyl 2007)
laundry room 9'5" x 7'4" and 10' x 5"11" ("L" shaped with hanging storage/shelf. W/D connect)

The lot is 40' wide and 190' deep. It is bordered by East Main Street which dead ends and Choate Lane which runs behind the home and has the garage access for parking. Garage has huge door sliding panel and single door access to back yard facing home. Garage is 30' wide and 50 deep from backyard to lane. It is approx one vehicle deep drive (crushed rock) to garage parking (parked our F150 easily.)

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Kitchen BEFORE remodel!

2009-06-30T10:34:00.001-07:00

WHILE THESE ARE NOT what the kitchen is today, it does show some features of the space. The chimney is present and the opening from the chimney to the wall is the openway to the dining room. The fridge is in its current location and the shelves over the sink area are absent as well as all the cabinets. If you will scroll down the side bar to OLDER POST several other pages regarding the home will appear along with information regarding updates AND a picture, just one is all I have of the kitchen's current look. Please also note that in these pictures the ceiling is lower by 22 inches which has been corrected to the original height of 10ft. If you click http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/04/eat-in-kitchenyum.html you can see the kitchen picture as it is today~without the furnishings: reproduction farmstyle sink base with dishwasher/pullout island cart and fridge stay.

Front door and view onto enclosed front porch~

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Please note that the doorway to the right of this front door is the entry to the living room with a single pocket door. The bars is the wrought iron storm door that was present before the porch was enclosed. No other iron work on this home.
ALL original!

Dining Room to the right of the foyer~

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The wallpaper is gone and the light has a frosted shade with hanging crystals.

Butler's pantry pics only

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The picuture with the man is the fireplace in the living room which is to the left of the foyer. The other three pictures are of the staircase landing in the foyer. The picture with the settee is the area across from this landing (previous posted picture.)

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Picture ONLY post with little description~

2009-06-30T09:58:00.001-07:00

Front door off of enclosed porch is to the right, you can see a small amount of the lace curtain handing at the door. This is the right side of the foyer across from the landing and staircase.

Plat Map of Earlington~Lot Dimensions

2009-06-29T14:46:00.000-07:00

You can see the plat which I obtained from the Hopkins Country Property and Valuation today to see just exactly where our home is located. Lot dimensions are forty feet wide and one-hundred-ninety feet deep. While narrow and the house and garage take up most of the lot, it has about fifty feet between the house and garage for a courtyard backyard. The maintenance for this yard isn't much as mowing is minimal. There is a raised bed with three areas for planting. A large tree shades part of the yard with an apple and a pear tree as well which bore nicely last year for us.

This end of Main Street is quiet with little traffic because the thoroughfare from Hwy 41 turns at Robinson just three houses down to go back into Hwy 41 heading back into Madisonville. This end is also a dead end into a beautifully wooded lot where a nice older home sits nestled in amongst the trees.

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Showing JUST how big. . .

2009-06-29T06:42:00.000-07:00

The piano which doesn't come with the home is a large early 20th Century upright huge model. SEE how small it looks in comparison to the wall it's on? It's on the center of the wall which by the way HAS NO WALLPAPER, but is painted a beautiful neutral gray, is now open from the left pocket door pictured beside the lamp to the pretty terracotta colored brick chimney which is inside the kitchen. We opened this wall for a modern flow into the kitchen area from the dining room or den. In this picture, we used the room as a dining room with the piano present and formal table and chairs. Later after we opened the wall adding moldings and trims to continue the look of the original ones. The pocket doors are two huge paneled heavy doors that function with all original hardware and look. Notice the dark wood? None of it has been stripped except the hardwood floors, but it is all as it aged with time. So many times I have watched Antiques Roadshow on PBS to hear appraisers say that "patina adds value to original pieces." Well in my pursuit of old and original, if a piece is not in really bad condition, I will leave it as age and time has left it, enjoying what it is and how it is. If you purchase this home of course this is up to your taste, but I wanted to share why we never stripped or painted the woodwork in our home. Somehow for me it wouldn't have been the way to go, but you may see it another way. Another good reason to enjoy the original finish with just some Murphy's Oil Soap cleaning and Pledge care is that dark wood shows less dirt. Ha! We have children, and if you have kids you can value some extra help where cleaning is involved!

The lamp is sitting on the return air duct for the heating system (new fall 2006) and 98% efficient!

Space GALORE is what our home offers along with many updates. Scroll on to read further about the home and area in which it is located~and shoot me an email or call with questions or to set up a showing~

Showing you JUST How BIG this home is. . .

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Love Me~Make Me Your New Home!

2009-06-21T15:17:00.000-07:00

Calculate price per square foot and the ease of small town life to see our home is just right for you!
Read http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/04/his-and-hers.html to see a complete breakdown of our home's features.

BEST KEPT SECRET around~but I'm spreading the news! FSBO w/4% to buyers agent.

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Home Info for 206 E Main St, Earlington, KY 42410 - Zillow

2009-06-17T06:01:00.001-07:00

Home Info for 206 E Main St, Earlington, KY 42410 - Zillow

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Small Town Life ~ Huge Quality!

2009-06-12T09:48:00.000-07:00

No kidding~Earlington has to be one of small town America's BEST KEPT secrets!

Centrally located to major cities: Nashville, TN; St. Louis, MO; Chicago, IL; and Louisville, KY; this tiny berg is nestled right up to Madisonville, KY~The Best Town on Earth~without all the hustle of bustle! Earlington boasts a city park on Loch Mary a scenic sultry spring fed lake with fishing and a nice park for residents to enjoy. It's a one-light town, which makes getting to other areas very fast. For just a short ride, you can go to the Pennyrile Forest State Park for recreation that has gorgeous land formations of rocks interfacing with a natural habitat of trees and forest. Gorgeous fall seasons are amazing when you travel down Hwy 41 from Madisonville as the trees around the lake are full of color! This is the community of our gorgeous victorian home. The home is colonial revival style~it's L-shaped front porch has been enclosed to house many different uses. We used it as an office with storage. In the past, owners have had businesses from a craft shop to a surveyor's office. We enjoyed the space for the office and my craft cabinets. Check out Wikipedia's info on Earlington http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earlington,_Kentucky

For your personal tour or more info contact SisterTipster@gmail.com
4% to Buyers Agent at closing!
Cash or Conventional only.

Go see our ad: http://www.historicproperties.com/detail.asp?detail_key=ncear001
If you like fine arts, Madisonville's Glema Center: http://www.glemacenter.org/
Go check out Hopkins County: http://www.hopkinscounty.org/
Picture is Fall at Pennyrile Forest State Park 2008.

Here's THE BOMB! READ ON~~

2009-06-11T00:41:00.000-07:00

FSBO
Ready to go~
Will pay 4% to Buyers Agent at Closing!
NO owner finance, No land contracts, no rent to own~
Cash or Conventional.
Please contact SisterTipster for your personal tour!
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Victorian Home Get The Word Out Contest Win $25

2009-06-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

Help me spread the word about our Victorian home that needs a new owner~recently moved and home is ready for a new owner~read all the details on this blog! AND to enter the contest, go to

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/SisterTipster/694308/ !!

Thanks to everyone who's looking and those who've entered~

Contest runs June 1-30th

5 Entries per person ;-))

Your choice of Walmart or christianbook.com gift card.

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Detail about our home:
10ft ceilings make each room seem nice and roomy. Windows are big and loads of bright light! This home has historic appeal~lots of potential: private home/event home or other use. 9 car garage with poured concrete flooring make this a dream for a handy-person. I refinished furniture and hubby built furniture as well as other shop activities. It once housed a basketball hoop for the kids, so it could be a play room as well to add to the yard with a nice big climbing tree and fruit trees:apple and pear. Raised flower bed and brick walk way... home and garage make the yard maintenance minimal due to size of structures. Newly poured concrete sidewalk to take you to the front entrance. Front and rear entrances with coat/mudroom capabilities.

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Win $25 Gift Card of Choice For Getting the Word Out!

2009-05-31T22:47:00.001-07:00

To thank everyone helping to get the word out about our Victorian home for sale by owner, please head over to http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/SisterTipster/694308/ and grab the widget on the left sidebar and post to your blog~then once a week invite your readers to enter or Get The Word Out about our home!! Leave me a message with links and you will be entered 5 TIMES!
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Contest runs June 1-30th
Drawing June 30th and Winner notified July 1st THANKS!!

Priced Way Below Average for State

2009-05-30T17:08:00.000-07:00

(Fireplace in master bedroom.)
Price and location~two HUGE factors when considering a home purchase whether for living or investment. I have GREAT news! We are priced well below the KY average of home sales according to http://www.trulia.com/home_prices/ SEE the MAP! At 75K our home is low cost per sq ft~and it's been recently upgraded~read on to find out all about it!

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FOR SALE by OWNER!

2009-05-29T11:18:00.000-07:00

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
Huge home/garage!
Read about all the updates to this solid home.
Contact
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Good School for A GREAT house!

2009-05-13T11:52:00.000-07:00

A house isn't much without a great community!

We HAD to move or we'd still be there~
Go http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=Earlington+School+KY&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=13071378387203476784&ei=kBgLSvjSL6bOMfjogd8G&sig2=0pkH0NLzHd1fsnBiehHqsw&dtab=2&action=open to see the link to the local school: Earlington School!

The pic is the local library~with a nice children's department and librarian. http://www.publiclibrary.org/

Go see our awesome home!
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More BANG for Your Buck!

2009-05-06T19:43:00.001-07:00

Are you wondering WHY this home is priced so low?

KY has some of the most affordable housing in the nation, and this home is priced to sell!

It offers many upgrades for an older home:

Newer Central Heat and Air (3 yrs old)
New hot water heater (fall 08)
Fresh paint and refinished hardwood floors
Newer floor coverings in 90% of the home!
Laundry upstairs near bedrooms
Open concept between kitchen and family room.
1500 Sq ft all metal garage with poured concrete floor has loft for storage and garage opener.
3060 Sq ft home~READY for you!

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(Pictured is detail of summer cover in dining room.)

Fine Dining~in Style!

2009-05-03T23:26:00.000-07:00

Dining room or Living room this large room to the left of the foyer stage is bright with three large windows, 10 ft ceilings and ornate original decorative fireplace with summer cover! Hardwood floors in good shape~refinished in satin for a period look in 2006!

This ornate fireplace has carved features. Large spacious room for your living or dining area! We used it for both at different times. Before the kitchen remodel 2007, we used this room as a livingroom. When we opened the wall between the kitchen and existing dining room, we used this for formal dining and the new space was a family/kitchen area. In opening 1/3 of the wall between the kitchen and previous dining room it gave a modern layout and feel! Either way you choose, these are both large spacious rooms that will accommodate your desires for a historic home with modern features!

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These are two pictures of the way it was when we used the room as a living/family room.

You can see there is loads of space for you to enjoy!

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A Stariway to Heaven!

2009-05-03T21:28:00.000-07:00

Imagine yourself each evening or day with such a lovely staircase to enjoy as you to ascend to the second level upper landing. The view shows the stair case, each newel post with a different finial, and it starts on the stage. The grandeur of the stage is three steps up then to the staircase.

This is lovely for a personal home or business.

Imagine the bride coming to meet her groom or guests just coming down for breakfast at your bed and breakfast!

Original in almost every way, the features of this home are preserved back in time for a beauty unlike modern homes!

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Eat In Kitchen~Yum!

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The eat in kitchen has this pretty glass tri-light over the table area for you to enjoy!

It is a yellowish/gold with dark red with green accdent stained glass look with black iron chain and iron work fixture. Over the double white porcelien sinks with disposal there is a matching pendant light (No chain, just pole from ceiling.) as well as in the back foyer and Bulter's pantry.

Very Pretty Indeed!

To the right of the table is a window, and what you see in the picture to the right is the closet area behind the stage (under the stairs) where there is potential for storage as is shown, but houses the new (Oct. 2008) hot water heater (behind my cabinet you can see.)

The flooring is wall to wall newer vinyl (July 2007) installed just two years ago this coming summer! It matches the terracotta chimney present in this room to the left of the cabinet in this picture beside my reproduction stove.

Please understand that this kitchen has been done in a 1900 period look and there are no upper cabinets nor lower cabinets in it.

I used reproduction pie safe cabinets to house coffee/tea, spices, and in the one in the closet behind the stage-under the stairs, dishes/glassware. To the right built in is an all wooden table base stained to match the home's aged wood with dishwasher and pull out island with drawers that is stored underneath. There is a curtain true to the era covering the sink drains and other plumbing. It is a green to complement the colors in our home. This kitchen was almost totally remodeled summer 2007, with the opening between the kitchen on the left in this picture and the dining room or as we used the space~family room was created. We had a kitchen fire, and this part of the wall was taken down to update the layout. The ceiling was totally redone~new sheetrock, paint, lights and ceiling fan! Plumbing was dropped down 21 inches into the 10 foot ceiling prior to remodel and was reinstalled/updated to the orignial 10ft ceiling height. Floors were differing levels and were leveled with luan by professional floor installation. All the walls in the back foyer, back bathroom, Butler's pantry, kitchen and dining room/family room are painted a gray with slight green hue. The reproduction stove, telephone and mirror do not stay.

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HUGE GARAGE~WOW!

2009-04-29T14:23:00.000-07:00

If I said 9 car it sounds unbelievable! But it is exactly that! However there is a loft in the corner for storage so it is about an eight car...we stored a camper, boat, van, full size truck and a car plus kid's bikes and all manner of STuFF right in there! This is a DREAM for a handy-person!!

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Recline in the Clawfooted Tub!

2009-04-28T21:54:00.000-07:00

Relax. This picture is just plain WRONG~yes! The tub is the same, the sink is the same, but the floor is newer and the tub has been repositioned in front of the window~
NOW you can relax and enjoy the view!

In 2007 the flooring and ceiling were redone. The tub was resurfaced with new faucets!

You will enjoy reclining back and soaking in this ole time beauty! The pedestal sink is the same and the potty is tall for handicap access. Large gold framed mirror over sink. Upstairs bath opens into the 4th bedroom which I used as a dressing room. The flooring is continuous between both rooms. Large windows let in the bright sunshine to make the rooms cheery. Off this bedroom is the laundry. Very large hanging bar with shelf extends to make hanging clothing storage easy and near the washer dryer.

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Secrets the Butler Knew...

2009-04-26T21:30:00.000-07:00

Have you ever used a Butler's pantry? Our home has a solid wood~I assume oak, but whatever it is, it is original to the home...AND the Butler knew all the secrets of just how wonderful this is for the kitchen!

Things the Butler Knew:

1. Loads of storage
Two side cabinets with shelves with tall openings to hold anything. I've stored a blender, bread machine and more! Tall enough for good use...and I've stored dry goods such as flour and sugar as well as all my canned goods. Also I used it to store decorative dishes for entertaining. This would have been a use too that would have concerned the Butler. He would want instant access to everything including table linens.

2. Veggie bins (two) for onions and potatoes! AND they keep so well in there for longer than you can imagine!

3. Swinging door is decorative yet practical. No Butler wants his secrets discovered as he prepares to do his job!

4. Interior room for storm protection!

5. Open shelves to display pretty pieces between cupboards. There is a work surface over the veggie bins and lower cabinetry for more storage as well!

Yes, the Butler had his secrets in his pantry! NOW they can be yours...

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Sleeping Beauty Victorian Historic Home

2009-04-24T14:01:00.001-07:00

Imagine coming down the staircase with this gorgeous view to greet you!

This pic is from the stairs overlooking the foyer. To the right is the living or dining room (post below), directly below is the stage and to the left is the dining room or family room.

To the right next to the door with the pocket door into the living or dining room is the glass paneled front door. You can see the lace curtain that I had there!

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You GOTTA Know~

2009-04-24T13:30:00.001-07:00

Original light to the home!
Location: Living room (room to left of foyer area)
This light drops approximately 3-4 ft from the 10ft ceiling!

I've used this room as both a living room and a formal dining room.

Either way this room is
very versatile and spacious!

Close up of the fireplace in
this room.

View from the foyer. Come on in! Single original paneled pocket door to the right of the door frame.

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Pretty As Can Be!

2009-04-23T21:23:00.000-07:00

This is the stage area of the foyer. To the far left is the living room or large room with a decorative fireplace with summer cover that has three large windows to the enclosed front porch. It has a single pocket door. To the right of this view are double pocket doors that open into a dinning room or family room. We used it as a family room. It has a carved unusual decorative fireplace with summer cover and built in china closet and swinging oak door into the butler's pantry. There are three large windows in this room which makes the room bright and very cheery. Both lights in this room are original to the home. The floors have been refinished with satin poly urethane. The dark wood is consistant throughout the home except the kitchen/back foyer/bath area where all wood has been painted winter white. At the top of the stairs is a large landing where we had a sitting area. Very nice area for children to play or for a quiet reading nook.

This is the fireplace in the family/den with built in china closet. There is no longer wall paper, but fresh paint.

Notice the ornate trim around the fireplace?

Don't forget that NOW is the time to see this beauty! She won't last long. . .

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His AND Hers!

2009-04-20T21:39:00.000-07:00

Something for EVERYBODY in this home!

3060 sq feet 4 bedroom/2bath home

1500 sq ft metal garage/concrete floor/loft for storage

bedroom community of larger town two blocks from lake

small yard for less maintenance~fruit trees/flowers

refinished hardwood floors

new vinyl flooring/paint

Victorian features: 4 decorative carved fire places/summer covers, Edison Light Co lights, Original woodwork untouched by time, built in china, butler's pantry, two pocket doors, 10ft ceilings, gingerbread trim over stage area, ornate staircase, clawfoot tub~restored, historical kitchen remodel...

Electrical service upgrades (Jan 09)

plumbing upgrades (Jan o9)

New Central Air 2006 (June)

New Central forced air gas heat 2006 (October)

New hot water heater 2008 (October)

Termite bond transferable

Foundation Upgrade 2008 (July)

~~This home was built by the Saint Bernard Coal Company for the Coal Mine doctor.~~ We have discovered that our home was built prior to 1880 by Mr. Benjamen Robinson of Earlington, KY who was a prominent business man of the time. There is an post telling how we obtained this information and all the details http://1909homeforsale.blogspot.com/2009/07/older-than-we-thought.html

It has beautiful mill work throughout. Up until three years ago it had wood burning heat and now gas forced air furnace which is located in the crawl space and flows upstairs as heat rises. Central air is in the attic space which also flows to the lower floors.

Originally the front porch, now enclosed was open and "L" shaped. The front porch is carpeted and has two exterior doors~one with a deck and handicap ramp (see heading pic).

The original doors and trims are intact. Some original lighting is present as well.

Laundry is upstairs for ease of use near the bedrooms.

Make an appointment to see this home.
Centrally located to many metropolitan cities:

Nashville
St. Louis
Chicago
Louisville...

Investors: TAKE NOTE~this home has loads of potential...Have you dreamed of a B&B or event home?

Single Family dwelling
Multiple Family if divided
Bed and Breakfast potential
Event Home potential (small weddings/dinners/parties)

This home has loads of storage!

HUGE storage in laundry room!
Bedrooms with large closets! Two bedrooms with two large closets in each!
Attic space untapped potential!
Oak Butler's Pantry with two large cupboards with shelving in between and veggie bin to store onions and potatoes!
Area over down stairs bathroom for storage!
Cabinet under the stairs!
1500 sq ft 9 CAR GARAGE!!

Home has bounds of Main Street and Lane so parking is present.

City water and sewage/city garbage service.

THIS IS A NICE HOME~recently painted and many many upgrades and...

The floor plan has been modernized to make the dining room either a family or dining room area by opening the wall between the kitchen and dining room!

This home's roof is the original moulded metal roof with tar resin covering. Chimneys are decorative only and there is vermiculite in the attic for insulation~since 1909 and now EPA has said should not be disturbed.

Siding is vinyl and aluminum mix. Windows have older storms, but are original to the home.

THIS IS A JEWEL~

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She's Sleeping Beauty! Won't you wake her up?

Location: Western Kentucky

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206 E Main St Earlington

Book		Seller		Notes
	Year		Buyer
DB 032.450		St Bernard Coal Co		lots 5-6-7-8 Earlington
	1873		Benjamin Robinson
DB 040.119		Benjamin Robinson & Wife		lots 5-6-7-8 block F Earlington- 1 house & 4 lots 200x190
	1880		William McCarley
DB 072.446		Lillie V. McCarley (widow)		Lots 5 & 6 block F. See Will Book 12.510
	1905		William K Nisbet
DB 145-284		Eva Nisbet (widow of Arlington VA)		lot 6 block F lot & improvements. See will book 14-277
	1939		Mary P Wyatt
DB 367.293		Omer J. Wyatt (seed Will Book 22-206)
	1974		Stewart
DB 421.496		STEWART
	1981		WALKER