The Merchant House as an icon of this close-in walkable neighborhood near UT. Prior to the 2016-17 restoration, the house was never remodeled and was owned by 3 generations of the same family for nearly 100 years. The goal of the Merchant House restoration was to respect the 1917 design and materials while making sure that the house functions as comfortable 21st century home (100% new plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning, LED lights, insulated walls, new foundation, standing seam metal roof, reinforced framing, rot resistant wood, etc. The finish out respects the past with the original claw foot tub, marble tile, soapstone countertops, shiplap walls, and long leaf pine floors. The restoration of the original house features 2 fireplaces, solid wood shiplap walls, long leaf pine floors, original door hardware, and original wavy glass in the double hung windows. You may wonder why the siding is not painted (it has been clear coated). The house has not been painted since new…only one layer of paint. But because the 117 style siding is old growth long leaf pine from East Texas, there is no siding rot. So if it has been good for 100 years, why start the painting now and start a 15-20 year cycle… scrape / paint / peel / scrape / paint / peel …etc. cycle? If the new owner disagrees with this rustic esthetic, then they can paint it their choice of color and then look forward to repainting it every 10-20 years. The house has 2383 sf of air conditioned space plus 640 sf of covered porches. The 380 sf garage is accessed from the alley and includes a 120 sf workshop for a total of 3400 sf under roof. The kitchen features custom antique pine cabinets with a pull out pantry, frosted glass door panels, soapstone countertop, a farmhouse style sink, Bosch microwave/convention oven, and a 36” Thermador gas range with a built in griddle. The laundry room has a folding table, amd stacked front loading washer and dryer. The house includes a security system and is wired for cable and Cat6 ethernet throughout. Gigabit internet service is available at this address. The two downstairs bedrooms each include 2 original closets. The upstairs bedrooms each include 2 walk in closets.
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