Meet my new love ....
Woodrow!
Woodrow is a fine old gentleman of a house ( not at all like Miss Alycia!), built in 1924 and solid as a rock!
This Brick & Slate bungalow is on the Northside of Richmond, in an area where I've sold a bunch of houses this year.
Out of town & out of state buyers love Northside. Locals are starting to realize that they might be missing something great, and have started to pay attention.
The streets all have sidewalks, there are alleys to create back yard parking spaces, it has easy access to public transportation, you can pick up the highway just down the road, AND it is only a couple of miles of downtown RVA.
What's not to love?
Check out this grand entrance to the dining room. This may have only been a one story bungalow, but don't tell Woodrow! He clearly has delusions of Grandeur!
The dining room has a bank of Windows that get flooded with sunlight throughout the day. We have had no power since we bought the house - and even on the gloomiest days we've had no trouble working until dark!
Ahhh - the sink. I love the sink - but it can't stay. There's simply not enough room for any other cabinets.
It was cute to see though - they obviously used the radiator as a drying rack for washcloths because there was one tucked in every groove along the top.
The centerpiece of the living room is this incredible fireplace & mantle.
It has built in cast sconces that are going to need some work - but they will be worth the effort!
The hall bath is currently the only bath in the home.
It has a large linen closet ( that you can't see) and a very pretty tub.
We will need to do some floor work in here, and reconfigure the layout, but as of right now I think we will keep the tub. What do you think?
All of the doors are gorgeous, and the hardware is in perfect condition.
Normally I would paint old doors - but not these. They are way too nice.
The big surprise of Woodrow is that it has a full basement!
The previous owners ( there since 1966) had partitioned it off to create bedrooms.
We decided that those walls had to go.
There's a ton of light from the door to outside and there are 7 Windows.
You can see the sunlight pouring in. Imagine how bright it will be when we get lights!
It does not have the towering 9+ft ceilings of upstairs, but there is plenty of headroom. ( Shout out to my friend and fellow renovator Steve for demonstrating this for you :) )
Woodrow is going to be a challenge - but he's SO handsome, that I know he will be worth every bit of effort that we put in!
I think you need to call him by what the other houses know him as "Woody" :)
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