Beautiful Victorian home located within walking distance of Historic Downtown Warrenton, NC. This lovingly restored home boasts original features including wood floors, interior doors, mantles, ornate wood as well as tin ceilings in each room, transom windows and a built in China cabinet. The high ceilings and wide baseboards give a light and airy feel to each room. Details like the dental crown molding, ornate wide crown molding and cove tin molding add elegance to each room. Enjoy spending a relaxing lazy afternoon on your front porch swing. The covered front porch also features oscillating fans and ornate millwork details.
This home is known as the Arnold Walters House. Arnold Walters was said to have been a wealthy doctor. The house has 3 large bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms with the primary bedroom and bathroom on the main level. The primary bathroom boasts a reglazed clawfoot bathtub, towel warmer, and a zero entry custom walk in shower as well as a walk-in closet/laundry room. The second main level bathroom also has a reglazed clawfoot bathtub along with an original bidet. All 3 of the bathrooms have been updated and period antique dressers have been repurposed as sink vanities in each bathroom. The home also has large closets in each bedroom which is an unusual feature for homes of this period. There is also a very large cedar closet on the main level as well. There is even a coal burning stove in an upstairs room. The original cook house is located on the property as well.
A huge new kitchen boasts an original fireplace as its centerpiece. The kitchen is 13 ½' by 27 1/2 '. An antique Hoosier cabinet rounds out the charm of cabinetry in the kitchen. All new appliances were installed including double convection ovens, drawer microwave, oversize deep sink, 5 burner gas cooktop, dishwasher, pot filler, and a French door freezer on bottom refrigerator.
A comfortable family room with another fireplace is on the main floor along with a large dining room. Upstairs hosts 2 large bedrooms, each with large closets along with a full bathroom.
Updates to this home since March 2021 to present include:
* Installation of new heating/ac system. Upstairs is an electric heat pump. Downstairs is gas heat pack *Spray foam insulation in attic *Encapsulated crawlspace *Had foundation repaired
*Had brick skirting repointed *All new plumbing from every fixture, to main stack, all pipes under house and all the way to street city connection *Installed gas on-demand hot water heater
*Had the two claw foot bathtubs reglazed * New roof and covered front porch peak rebuilt when new roof was installed *Exterior home newly painted *Most interior rooms painted
*All ceiling light fixtures added: All fixtures look period appropriate, including disappearing ceiling fans * Built in book shelves *New kitchen built (no real kitchen when home was purchased).
This charming home is located within walking distance of the Historic Downtown Warrenton to shops, restaurants, coffee shop, bars, library, festivals and activities as well as a short distance to both Kerr Lake as well as Lake Gaston for outdoor activities such as hiking, swimming, fishing, camping, boating and so much more!
This home is listed as Historical
Year Built: 1895 -1905
Style: Victorian
Sq Ft: @ 2500
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