973 Barnett
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Thursday, March 05, 2009
Julia over at Hooked on Houses is hosting her "Hooked on Friday's" blog party. This is my 4th try. Old new urbanism Va-High bungalow bargain at $650K?
If you are queasy, you'd better leave this page now. You probably don't want to live here. But you might come here to eat, or to hit a bar. While here you probably muse for a few minutes about what it's like to live here. Most folks start here young and childless, or they arrive from other "urban" environments. Well, more on this later...
I want to show you a fantastic little 1930's house in one of Atlanta's best neighborhoods. I pass here often and enjoy it's straightforward plainness. The sand/white/pink paint scheme makes it pop. You can't use pink in just any neighborhood. Here is the listing.
This is a facade? Broken hex pavers? Shabby retaining wall? Weak landscape? No setback? This place is great.
In this neighborhood, the perfect lawn that's is a rarity. This is perfectly fine.
Yuck? Well, here is the craftsman entrance. I spoke with the owner. A builder offered him several thousand dollars for the porch. Said he'd also replace it with a simpler one. Wisely - no deal.
It's on the corner so there is no hiding.
Now we're getting somewhere: 3BR, 2 BA, 10 foot ceilings.
Huge garage. But in our neighborhood, who'd waste a garage on a silly car? You can have a workshop, or a studio, or maybe both and a potbelly stove, with a skyline view in the winter.
You'll need a "city" car, a 15 year-old beat up Volvo wagon, to keep it on the curb.
For this neighborhood, this is a sprawling estate. How about huge mature trees to give you some summer shade?
What the deal? It's a short level walk to parks, schools, churches, bars, restaurants, people watching.
