ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY, THIS CRAFTSMAN STYLE HOME BUILT IN ALL CYPRESS INVITES US TO "COME ON IN", & SHARE HER WARMTH & CHARM. THE AMAZING QUALITY & SKILL OF HER BUILDER ALL THOSE YEARS AGO HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME & SIMPLY DEMONSTRATES HER BEAUTY & ELEGANCE WITH EACH PASSING YEAR. OWNER'S HAD PERCY GUIDRY'S INSTALL A BEAUTIFUL AND ENTERGY EFFICIENT "SOAPSTONE STOVE" IN THE ORIGINAL FIREPLACE TO ACTUALLY HEAT THE HOME WHEN IT IS USED IN THE WINTER. THE NEW KITCHEN CABINETS ARE ADDED WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION PRESERVING HER HISTORIC AMBIANCE & ARE JUST ONE OF MANY THOUGHFUL, & PRACTICAL UPGRADES DONE BY THESE "FORWARD LOOKING" OWNERS WHO HAVE CARED SO LOVINGLY FOR HER. A SPECIAL GAS STOVE W/CONVECTION OVEN & MATCHING FRIDGE MAKES "GOURMET COOKING" A BREEZE. THE OWNER ALSO DID COMPLETELY NEW PLUMBING IN THIS KITCHEN & CREATED A SPACE W/PLUMBING & ELECTRICDAL WIRED FOR A DISHWASHER TO BE EASILY INSTALLED IN CASE A PURCHASER WANTED TO ADD ONE, ONCE AGAIN LOOKING AHEAD TO A NEW OWNERS WISHES. THE ORIGINAL "HEART OF PINE" FLOORING IS REFINISHED WITH SEVERAL COATS POLYURETHANE FOR EASY UPKEEP. ALL NEW WATERLINES HAVE BEEN RUN TO THE HOUSE, IT IS COMPLETELY REWIRED. RIGHT AFTER HURRICANE ANDREW THE "LIFETIME SLATE ROOF" WAS REMOVED AND REINFORCED WITH NEW TREATED WOOD SUPPORT BEAMS AND FELT AND THE ROOF PUT BACK IN PLACE. BRAND NEW INSULATION WAS BLOWN BETWEEN WALLS AND ATTIC TO ENSURE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THE CENTRAL HEAT AND AIR WERE NEWLY ADDED IN 2004 & ARE SERVICED YEARLY. THIS HOME IS LOCATED IN THE NEWLY DESIGNATED "HISTORIC DISTRICT" AND HAS NEVER FLOODED, NOT EVEN IN THE FLOOD OF 1927, SO IT IS NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE. "FARM BUREAU" INSURANCE RECORDS ARE IN PLACE FOR VERIFICATRION. $4000. DOLLARS WAS INVESTED TO INSTALL A NEW & UNIQUE TYPE OF PROTECTIVE SHUTTER THAT THE RESIDENT CAN PUT ON THE 22 WINDOWS IN ABOUT AN HOUR IN CASE OF HURRICANE THREATS, THIS YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE! THE ATTIC IS ALSO COMPLETELY FLOORED WITH B
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