Bobcaygeon - jiminy cricket on john street. They dont build them like this anymore. This five-bedroom, 2-story brick home is for the discerning buyer with an appreciation for history, craftmanship, quality and a lifestyle only a home of prominence in a small town can offer. Driving or walking down the street, this much-loved long-time family home commands your attention, it is stately, with its expansive front windows, long two-sided front veranda and the quaint more-than-charming mini-barn stable at the side. Five good-sized bedrooms each with one or two tall and wide windows. Two bathrooms, a second floor open porch ideal for snoozing on those hot summer nights, hidden pine sub floors and, get ready, back stairs!! Reopen the stairs when you renovate the 60s kitchen and watch your kids run up the front and down. The front hall is impressive with its oak stairs, banister and wainscotting. Built for entertaining with two parlors and a living room. Were they his and hers? Rarely do you see formal dining rooms like this, with big windows, room for a table for ten, high ceiling, stunning original wainscotting with solid wooden doors on two sides. A solid well-maintained home, loved, well-used by a large family and waiting to be done-up by the next fortunate home owners. Large lot with mature trees, semi-private with the most charming mini-barn/garage. There is a lot of house, with charm and character rarely seen in a home these days. You cant help but feel it is a happy home, filled in years gone by with love, laughter and way too much fun. Work with what is there and created your own history giving it the modern-day conveniences it needs. Close to all amenities the village has to offer, kawartha dairy ,the trent-severn waterway and sturgeon lake at the end of the if you have dreamed of a grand home in a small village surrounded by cottage country it does not get any better than this! Just under 2 hours from the gta.
Listing IDX12412709
Address33 John Street
CityKawartha Lakes, Ontario
Price$709,000
Bed / Bath5 / 2 Full
Style2-Storey, Detached
ConstructionBrick
TypeResidential
StatusFor Sale
