Louisville, Ky. | $599,990
A 1910 Arts and Crafts-style house with five bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.1-acre lot
This house is in the Tyler Park neighborhood, less than a mile from the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Cherokee Park, which has a golf course, walking trails and a playground. It is within a 10-minute walk of a smaller park, a coffee shop, a pizzeria, a restaurant serving Southern food, a movie theater and a comedy club.
The Ohio River waterfront is 10 minutes away by car. Lexington is about an hour and 15 minutes away. Driving to Cincinnati or Indianapolis takes less than two hours.
Size: 2,891 square feet
Price per square foot: $208
Indoors: The front yard is surrounded by a white picket fence, and a path leads across the yard, stepping up to a wide porch with enough room for chairs and a small table.
The front door opens into a foyer with hardwood floors, a staircase to the upper levels, an original brass chandelier and access to a powder room.
The family room, to the right, has more hardwood floors and a gas fireplace. The hardwood flooring continues back into the main living room, which has another fireplace. Off this space is a sunny dining room with glass doors that open to a deck and access to a full bathroom with a walk-in shower.
The kitchen, which is open to the dining area and can also be reached from the foyer, has new cabinets, a subway tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances.
Four bedrooms are on the second floor. The primary bedroom has a fireplace with a pale green tile surround and a door to the upper level of the deck. The bedroom next door also has a fireplace. Two more bedrooms, a full bathroom and a laundry room are also on this level.
The fifth bedroom is on the level above, which could also be used as a den or playroom.
A bonus room accessible from under the deck could be a home gym or office space.
Outdoor space: The recently rebuilt wood deck, accessible from the dining room and the primary bedroom, has two levels with enough space for separate dining and sitting areas. It steps down to a yard landscaped with grass that offers two additional sitting areas: in the covered space under the deck and on a stone patio with a firepit.
Taxes: $4,968 (estimated)
Contact: Dee Amber Anderson, Re/Max Premier Properties, 502-608-4434; remax.com
Marfa, Texas | $600,000
A 1938 bungalow with three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot
This home, originally housing for a nearby military base, is less than two miles from the city center and a 15-minute walk from the Chinati Foundation, an art museum that was founded by Donald Judd and is major tourist attraction. It is a five-minute drive from the galleries, coffee shops and restaurants along San Antonio Street, the city’s main thoroughfare.
The University of Texas McDonald Observatory is a 45-minute drive. Big Bend National Park is less than two hours away. Driving to Austin or Albuquerque takes about six and a half hours.
Size: 1,480 square feet
Price per square foot: $405
Indoors: A paved path leads from the street to a covered porch with unobstructed views of Mount Livermore.
Beyond the threshold is an open living-and-dining space with original hardwood floors and multiple large windows. The updated kitchen, at the back of this space, has stainless steel appliances, including a gas cooktop, and access to a laundry room with a side-by-side washer and dryer. One door in the laundry room opens to a powder room with a floating vanity; another opens to the back patio.
The primary bedroom, at the front of the house, has two street-facing windows and a windowed bathroom with a walk-in shower. The other two bedrooms, each large enough to hold a queen-size bed, are at the opposite end of the hall. All three have ceiling fans and ample closet space; more shelves are built into the end of the hallway.
Outdoor space: The spacious backyard has two patios and mature trees that offer shade. The carport has two parking spots.
Taxes: $7,512 (estimated)
Contact: Lauren Meader Fowlkes, Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty, 432-295-2849; sothebysrealty.com
Farmington, Conn. | $595,000
A circa-1900 Colonial Revival house with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot
This house is about ten minutes from Miss Porter’s School, a private girls academy with about 340 students. It is also close to a grocery store and a public library, and is within a 10-minute drive of hiking trails that wind through wooded areas and along the Farmington Reservoir.
Downtown Hartford is about 20 minutes away. Driving to Bradley International Airport or New Haven takes about 45 minutes. Springfield, Mass., is about an hour away. New York City and Boston are less than a three-hour drive.
Size: 2,852 square feet
Price per square foot: $209
Indoors: Stone paths lead from the sidewalk and the driveway through a yard landscaped with mature trees and colorful hydrangeas.
The front door opens into a bright foyer with hardwood floors and a staircase to the second level. The hardwood floors continue to the left, into a dining room with high wainscoting and access to a butler’s pantry.
The living room, to the right of the foyer, has hardwood floors, high ceilings, built-in bookshelves, a fireplace with a brick surround and French doors that open to a sunroom with stone floors and tall windows overlooking the backyard. A powder room is off the sunroom.
The adjacent kitchen has stainless steel appliances, light-wash wood cabinets and counters made of stone and butcher block.
All four bedrooms are on the second floor. The primary suite has a bathroom with a walk-in shower and a porcelain pedestal sink. Two more bedrooms are across the hall. The fourth bedroom has access to a space that was once a sleeping porch and is now used as a home office. These three bedrooms share a bathroom with a claw-foot soaking tub.
A laundry room with tile floors is in the finished basement.
Outdoor space: Behind the house is a brick patio with plenty of space for grilling and dining. The yard beyond is landscaped with grass and surrounded by mature trees. The attached garage holds one car.
Taxes: $10,260 (estimated)
Contact: Paula Fahy Ostop, William Raveis Real Estate, 860-748-1845; marshallostoprealestate.com
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