Powell Auction

Real Estate Auction

Thursday, August 21st at 6:30pm
Sale will be Held at Powell Auction 6729 Pleasant Ridge Rd Knoxville, TN

An outstanding brick family home in Knoxville. 12 Minutes from either Downtown or
Turkey Creek. Located in Bearden Elem & Middle and West High School Districts. It
Features a floor plan that bring the outdoors in and facilitates family interaction and
entertaining on tow acres of wooded property. 3700 Square Foot, 2 Full Baths, and 5 Bed Rooms.

Features:
    A fabulous backyard for family fun and entertaining. Two sets of new French Doors and full-wall windows open the back of the home to a spacious wood deck with hot tub that can be covered by a Sunsetter automatic owning and a patio with two concrete picnic tables. Tons of privacy due to many mature trees and fenced in back yard. The lot spans the whole block with double gate exit to Timber Crest Trail in the back as well as the driveway entrance to Lonas Drive. Wooded swing/play set with two slides and a rock climbing wall in the back yard as well as a concrete pad with basketball hoop. The huge front yard has privacy from because of mature Leyland Cypress and Hemlock tress and the driveway/entrance has just been repaved. The Kitchen has ceramic tile floor and counters, new GE built in convection combo oven with new microwave, dishwasher, disposal, new porcelain double sink, water purifier system with additional hook up to side by side refrigerator with ice maker as well as a rolling island with plenty of storage. A can pantry and additional pantry space next to washer/dryer hookup provides more storage. The stained glass window in the east wall was reclaimed from a 100+ year old English Pub and a pass-thru to the family room is located above the sink. It also has a ceiling fan with a Tiffany style stained glass light fixture in the center of the room as well as a pull-down light over the sink. Master Bedroom has a gas fireplace and two closets, one a walk-in, cherry wood blinds on new windows, hardwood floors and a Tiffany style ceiling light. Second downstairs bed room has ceiling fan and two walls of new windows, large closet with built-in shelves and hard wood floors.
      Downstairs bath with original iron claw foot tub (professionally refinished in 2006) has full surround brass shower ring, gravity toilet, antique replica double sink vanity with tons of storage, heated towel rack, recently refinished floor and a linen closet.  Huge formal living area, which is currently being used as a dining room, has a gas fireplace, a closet with built in shelves, two entrances from the outside, one a beautiful old wood arched front door, the second featuring a new insulated porch door, two walls of new windows, hardwood floors and a hanging chandelier, original to the house. Dining Room off the kitchen has two sets of new windows, a hanging chandelier original to the house and hardwood floors.  Huge family room has two full walls of windows and two new sets of patio doors with hardwood floor and a stone finished wood burning fireplace with buck stove insert. The two ceiling fans have Tiffany style light fixtures. Room at staircase entrance has new hardwood floors and baseboards put in 5 years ago with French doors going to the family room and features more storage under the stairs. Large Office/5th Bed Room over family room has huge walkin closet and loads of
storage access in the walls.
      Upstairs bath has ceramic tile floors, a linen closet and additional storage under the vanity. There is also loads of storage space behind the wall across from this bathroom. The other upstairs bedrooms have been refinished with strained wood baseboards, window sills, frames and door frames as well as new windows. Both Bedrooms have closets and the southwest bedroom has two.
      Big Bonus room at the top of the stairs has two new sky lights and access to tons of storage behind the west wall and a smaller storage space behind the east wall. There is a built in book case on the south wall. There are two central heating units and air conditioners so that each floor has its own temperature control. A recirculating pump in the basement ensures immediate hot
water to all faucets. The big unfinished basement has a shower area and a one car garage with overhead door and more space for storage. Access to the basement from inside the house is off the kitchen. Unattached three car garage also has a work shop and office. There is an unattached tool shed in the back yard for additional storage.  The roof is 8 years old and original hardwood floors were just refinished in April. The original part of the house was built in 1925 and these walls are lath and plaster.
Door knobs and mortise locks were replaced to replicate the 1920's period. The family room and second story addition was built in the 1980's and is above a fresh water well. The outside of the house and garage have both just been repainted in 2008 and new
gutters featuring gutter guards were installed in 2007. A bricked in area for garage cans is located by the garage. Several outside electric outlets are present as well as water faucets. Both cold and hot water faucets are available on the east side of the patio
area. There is a community pool in the Timbercrest subdivision behind the house.

BRIEF HISTORY:
      This home was built for one of the Kirby heirs, the family that owned and worked farmland in this area. Timbercrest subdivision and the surrounding area encompasses part of the original farmstead. This Home has had only 2 owners since the original Kirby Family Ownership.