11 Oak Drive, Durham, NC 27707

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$750,000
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Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms:
Area: Forest Hills
Style: colonial revival
Square Footage: 4,114
Lot Size: .52 acres
Year Built: 1928
- 1928 George Watts Carr colonial revival home
- 4 large bedrooms and 3.5 baths
- Whole house has original hardwood floors except bathrooms and laundry room
- All new top-of-the-line energy efficient windows installed in every room except kitchen/laundry
- 3 working fireplaces with antique mantles in parlor, living room and master
- Whole house has hot water radiator heating (all radiators are covered with white steel radiator covers), upstairs has central heat and air
- All rooms have 9' or 9.5' ceilings
- Open floor plan has great flow for entertaining
- Wireless alarm system features motion detectors, armed doors on two floors and a signal booster in the attic
- Professionally landscaped front yard, with an irrigation system installed in front and back yards

Entry foyer
Features antique hand-painted French wallpaper, dentil moulding, 4 brass sconces, a brass & porcelin Lennox chandelier, and a carved wooden archway that frames the sweeping staircase
 
Living Room (or formal Parlor)
Features heavy moulding, 4 brass sconses, a marble fireplace, french doors that open to front lawn and 2 doors that open to screened porch

 
Dining Room
Easliy seats 10 - 12, features a brass chandelier, 2 big windows and french doors that open to front lawn

 
Kitchen
Eat-in kitchen features 60' of granite countertops, white subway tile backsplash, original antique pine floors, a huge walk-in pantry, copious drawers and cabinets, a new dishwasher and refrigerator, a sitting porch that overlooks the back yard, and an extra storage closet
 
Living Room/Family Room
This very large room (16' x 26') features heavy moulding, two arched recessed bookcases, a marble fireplace, and 5 windows

 
Screened Porch
Very large screened porch off the living room/parlor overlooks Forest Hills park and the front yard, with a door to the backyard yard
 
Staircase/second floor landing
Elegant, wide staircase features a huge gilt mirror, dentil moulding and a brass and crystal chandelier
 
Master bedroom
Enormous and sunny, the master bedroom features a granite fireplace, 5 windows and a master bath with pedestal tub and separate glass-enclosed shower
 
Second bedroom
The second largest bedroom features 2 large closets and a bath with a real steam shower
 
Bedrooms 3 & 4
Big 3rd and 4th bedrooms share a full bath
 
Walk-up attic
Features tons of storage space (512 sq ft!) and a real cedar closet for bedding or off-season clothes storage

 
Basement/Garage
2-car garage under the house, and a basement that includes 224 sq ft of heated space currently used as an exercise room
 
Backyard
Features slate patio area for grilling, children's playset, new concrete parking pad, sprinkler system, and a scalloped privacy fence

 
Exterior Features
Original slate roof, custom-made gutters, maintenance-free siding over the original wood, rear entrance/parking and 2-car garage
 

Kim Van Horn
Mobile: 919.454.4838
Email: kimvanhorn@remax.net
 
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