Debbie Murphy, Broker Associate King Land & Water, LLC

432.426.2024 Office

432.386.7259 Cell

Debbie@KingLandWater.com

201 South Front Street 2,500 Sq. Ft. | 3 bed/2 bath .386+/- acres

Fort Davis, Texas

Description

Located on the historic Butterfield Overland Trail route and across from the Jeff Davis County Courthouse in mountainous Fort Davis, Texas. This exquisite adobe home is a perfect balance of historic details and modern comforts. Many architectural details have been preserved, such as a formal foyer entry, two-foot-thick adobe walls, 11-foot tall bead board ceilings, oak hardwood and saltillo tile floors, picture rail and period woodwork throughout. This charming, well maintained 2500sf, 3-bedroom, 2-bath home with second floor hobby room of-fers many modern improvements, immaculately restored and maintained to the finest detail, including beautifully renovated kitchen with a five burner natural gas cook top, newly updated master bath with custom his-and-hers vanities, spacious built-out closets and modern-day window treatments. The home has both central heat and air conditioning and mini-split heating and cooling sys-tems in specific rooms to ensure year-round comfort. Original woodburning fireplaces have been converted to radiant natural gas. The former adobe garage has been transformed to a work-out studio and gym with DISH cable connection. Two covered concrete patios in the back of the home that are shaded by a mature pinon pine and green ash trees along with two giant sycamore trees and a sumac tree shade the front yard and native plant gardens.

Historic Background

According to "Early Homes and Buildings of Fort Davis, Texas" by Mildred Bloys Nored and Jane Wiant, The 1909 adobe home built by Frank Sproul on the San Antonio-El Paso road and he lived there until his death. The house was sold by the Sproul estate in 1927, and it was owned by several different families until it was sold in 1936 to Dr. C. E. Eaton. In 1942, Otie Grubb bought the home from Eaton and the home remained in the Grubb family until 1989.

The home has been updated over the decades and was completely renovated in 2007-2009. New improve-ments include; new electrical wiring, plumbing sys-tems, central heat and air conditioning, new roof,

restored oak hard wood floors and new oak hard wood floors, casement thermal pane windows, modernized tiled baths, one with claw foot tub, period style lighting, plumbing fixtures and ceiling fans, closets were built-in all three bedrooms including an excep-tionally large walk-in closet in the master bedroom suite and two large contemporary additions were add-ed while holding true to the home's historic roots. In 2010-2011, extensive landscaping and outdoor enter-taining spaces were created including, concrete porch-es and sidewalks, cantilevered porch awning , native plant gardens and trees planted, gutters added, and pe-rimeter fencing with fabricated gates.

Mueller Outbuilding

Built in 2011, the 2275sf custom Mueller building was designed with both form and function in mind. A multi-purpose building with three rooms was constructed adjacent to the home and serves as a three-car garage, 875sf workshop and 525sf garden room/wood working space. A full bath with walk-in shower was added to the garage in 2017. Two water storage tanks are in place to harvest rainwater and dew from the metal building roof for use in the garden.

Three-foot eves and a 3-in-12 pitched roof combined with oversize garage doors, exterior metal doors with built-in "lights" and bronze trim accents on the building provide a cozy, residential style look. Inside the garage section of the 35x65-foot structure you will find three, 25-foot deep vehicle bays that are over 10-feet wide each allowing for plenty of room in front and rear. With a simple modification to the building and two additional door panels, the center bay can accommodate a 12–foot tall door.

The center workshop area has interior walls with electric plugs that have been thoughtfully installed at "workbench height" around the perimeter of the room. The 875sf shop (25x35') includes a large stainless-steel washtub that is great for work projects. The workshop offers a full bathroom with oversized tiled shower.

The rear "garden room" is 15x35' (525sf) and has both 50-amp and 30-amp electric plugs for welding and other uses. The garden room includes a six-foot-wide screen door opening for moving equipment in and out, or simply to enjoy the cool mountain breeze. There is a 4-foot steel door between workshop and garden room that distinguishes the two areas.

Home Amenities and Features

• Oak hard wood floors in living room, kitchen, bedrooms, foyer, and hallways

• Saltillo tile flooring in the dining room, den and tv room

• 11-foot bead board ceilings throughout the home

• Natural gas burning fireplace with oak mantle surround in living room

• Kitchen with granite counters and tumbled marble back splash, tall cabinets above counters with glass front

cabinets above, five burner natural gas cook-top, convection oven, granite-topped kitchen island with storage

• Master Suite with natural gas burning fireplace

• Master bath with custom made his and hers vanities with quartz counters, walk-in tiled shower, and extra-large

walk-in closet

• Two guest bedrooms with spacious built-out closets

• Utility closet with stackable Kenmore front load washer and Kenmore dryer

• TV room adjacent to the kitchen overlooks back yard

• Second floor hobby space or game room as well as storage

• Custom room darkening blinds, solar shades, roman shades, honeycomb blinds and wood blinds

• 700+/-sf adobe garage converted to a work-out room with DISH cable connection

Landscaping and Gardens

• Newer trees: Ponderosa pine, two apple trees, pecan tree, chinquapin oak

• Older trees: two large sycamore shade trees, sumac, green ash, fig, and a 50-foot pinon pine

• 28 Arizona rosewood evergreen shrubs to form “green wall” for privacy

• Two front yard xeriscape beds with native plants and cacti

• Native plant and rose garden adjacent to back porch

• Perimeter fencing was installed, and honeysuckle vine planted with irrigation around front yard

• Underground irrigation with built-in Netafim emitters on trees and rosewood plants in rear

• Five freeze-proof irrigation hydrants

Price

$534,000

Contact

Debbie Murphy, Broker Associate

King Land & Water, LLC

432.426.2024 Office

432.386.7259 Cell

Debbie@KingLandWater.com

*Realtor is Seller

Disclaimer

This Ranch offering is subject to prior sale, change in price, or removal from the market without notice. While the information above was provided by sources

deemed reliable, it is in no way guaranteed by the broker or agent.

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