134 E Emerald Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917

Property Description

This is a historic home lover's dream house! Located within steps of Wild Love Bake House, Hard Knox Pizza, Ebony and Ivory . You can have Knoxville's newest hot spots, Downtown Central and Happy Holler at your convenience. However, you will find 134 E Emerald to be a quiet and comfortable neighborhood with that old time front porch and sidewalks atmosphere. Located on a corner lot, there is a double parking pad on the side street so you don't have to park on the street. This 18 month labor of love is a beautiful 1900 Victorian home with all the charm, quality and detail one could dream of with it's ORIGINAL Heart Pine floors, ORIGINAL stained (never painted) exquisite wood work around all the original windows which have been restored by an Antique Window Specialist and all the glass replaced with period poured glass. There are 2 bay windows, one topped by original stained glass. All the interior doors are period doors topped with glass working transoms. Even the original period hardware remains. The Vintage detail and beauty of this home will leave you breathless and leave you longing to be sitting on that front porch sipping Southern Sweet tea. There are 4 original double mantles with the original Trent Tile (circa 1900). Google it! Very valuable. EVERYTHING has been restored and preserved except the new open flow, making this a comfortable place to live and entertain. The new double stacked to the ceiling kitchen is a cook and entertainer's delight. The keeping room off the kitchen is genius. Your guests will not leave you alone in this inviting space. .Internally, all new wiring and service, new plumbing, 2 new HVAC systems. Stunning light fixtures will WOW you and your guests as soon as you walk in. If all of this is not enough to knock your socks off, wait until you see the upstairs Master Suite. No need to go downstairs to have your morning coffee. You'll have your own coffee bar in the sitting room off the master room and enjoy your coffee while checking the morning news. Or enjoy your evening wine while watching tonight's game. Mini-frig is included. THEN, imagine curling up in the window seat and reading a book AFTER taking a bubble bath in your soaking tub under a starlit night through the skylight above the tub. The extra flex/bonus room offers extra sleeping space, office, workout or nursery space. The exposed brick chimney and 200 year old 8 foot doors out of Europe are perfect finishing touches. This house was one of the 2 1st houses built on Emerald Avenue by the same builder. Front porch is 10 x 21 and back deck is 10-14. Don't miss your chance to OWN this important piece of Knoxville's history. Owner/agent.