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Take A Tour of the Historic James House!
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The Historic James House!
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The floors are solid oak panels that measure 3 to 4 inches wide tongue and groove and are aged to a mellow warm golden color. As with most houses of this age, there is some settling, but it does not interfere or have any structural defect beyond the creaking of the floorboards which only adds to the ambiance of a 1920s Southern Craftsman Cottage. The hardwood floors are throughout the home (including the kitchen that now has vinyl floor tiles. The front bathroom - has a mixed pattern of Terracotta tiles.
The rooms are large and open with a large kitchen at the heart of the house.
During a renovation in the late 1960s, oak cabinetry was added with overhead cabinets and a stainless-steel sink and base cabinets. The overhead cabinets were removed in a 2005 renovation and the bottom cabinets along with the stainless-steel sink remains.
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The Heart of the Home
During the renovation, the dark cabinets were removed for open shelves. There is plenty of storage in the base cabinets and there are large deep storage areas over the refrigerator and hot water closet as well as in the hallway. There is a pantry with plenty of shelves and lower storage areas and a hall closet that has floor to ceiling shelves and space to store coats and seasonal items.
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The Heart of the Home
Looking from hallway toward the front of the house. The kitchen is open and has two ceiling fans that add additional cooling. The kitchen is 12 x 16 feet and can accommodate a 6-foot dining table or a large cooking island.
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Looking from front entrance into dining room. This was before the renovation - Where the windows are located, there are now sliding glass doors that open to a side covered porch. Perfect for sitting or to use as a spot to have a BBQ.
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View from living room to dining room that opens to the large kitchen. Ceiling fans in each area cool in the summer and help distribute the cooler air and warm the rooms in the winter.
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Looking to the front of the house. There is a mantle with a wood burning fire insert, which can be converted to natural gas. There is the domed Craftsman style door and screen door, which are original to the house.
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View of the living room looking toward the side porch which was opened and converted into a sunroom. (pictured below)
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The windows from the dining room and living room along with three other windows converted an under-utilized side porch into an open airy sunroom. The room can be used as a dining room, sunroom, or additional sitting area.
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Bedroom 1 or Study
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Bedroom 2 or Studio
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Master Bedroom
Added in the 1960s and completely renovated in 2005. Master bedroom has a full walk-in closet with storage top and bottom. Floating wood plank floor provides additional insulation. This room could easily function as a den.
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Master Bedroom
The room is very large and has four large windows that allow lots of light to come into the room. It receives the late afternoon sun.
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Master Bedroom
A large window A/C and heating unit serves to cool and heat the room quite well.
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Utility Room
The washer and dryer are located just off the Master bedroom/Den for easy access.
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Bathroom 1
Mixed 4-inch terracotta tiles make the floor of this bathroom. There is overhead storage to the left and right of the powder and make up table. The bathtub is original to the house. The iron lion-claw and ball footed tub is enclosed with plumbing access cabinet. The tub has original faucets from the 1920s.
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Bathroom 1
Staying true to the style of the 1920s, a pedestal sink was installed after removal of base cabinet and sink, and a wooden mirrored medicine cabinet complete the room. There is brick red wallpaper on the upper half of the bathroom and the lower wall is a sandy textured wainscot surround the bathtub, and lavatory and toilet.
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Bathroom 2
This bathroom was added approximately in the late 1950s and is a well-lit and roomy bathroom with a bit more updated lavatory and toilet. The bathtub is full sized and has a shower. There is lots of storage and there is a built-in cabinet where towels are an easy reach.
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Back hallway just off the kitchen, shows upper storage cabinet and pantry. It was once a storage closet but was converted to a pantry once the upper cabinets in the kitchen were removed.
It is fully wallpapered and has floor to ceiling storage shelves for all dry goods and cans.
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View of the back hallway looking from the kitchen. To the left is the pantry and the right door is a storage closet. The Master bedroom is straight through and up two steps.
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The front hallway - looking from bedroom 2, to the right is the front bathroom and straight ahead is bedroom 1. Above is an inset which is an access to the attic. With a 12-foot ladder you can access the attic and use the entire length of the house for storage. The house at one time had an attic fan, (as most older houses had in the south). The fan is still in the attic - but is no longer used and disconnected. To the right is also a phone box which is now home to the Internet server.
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Looking from the kitchen into the front hallway. You can see the restored phone box. At one time the phone sat on the top shelf and the phone book was on the bottom with pen and paper. It is now being used as the spot for the house server. Signal strength is excellent and all computers throughout the house pick up a strong signal.
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Christmas in the James House.
The sunroom is a special area where at the holidays, your tree can be the focus of the home. Tucked in the corner it lights up the entire room and living room!
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Close up shot of the front of the house streetside. The white picket fence offers privacy and sets off the house perfectly just as it did in the 1920s.
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Front of house with gates closed. The entire property is fenced for privacy. There is a white gated arbor and picket fence and from the parking gates across and down the side of the property half-way. There is a 8-foot dog-ear privacy fence that encloses the rest of the property on three sides. The large oak tree pictured in this photo was removed in 2018.
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The arbor at the historic James House - With the morning sun comes the bright purples, pinks, heavenly blues, and lavender colors of hundreds of Morning Glory blossoms. Many stop and admire the spectacular colors and snap quick selfies in front of the arbor!
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Asking Price: $220,000.00
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There are more treasures in the house not shown, including a large bonus room that can be an attached workshop, craft room or a recreaction room. We think you have a good idea of the house and how special it is. Many of the homes in Arcadia built in the 1920s are gone, but the Historic James House is still standing strong and waiting for the right couple to move in and enjoy it as much as my husband and I have.
We hope you've enjoyed the tour!
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Because of the amount of inquiries, we've needed to ask that anyone interested contact us first by email.
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