Wraparound covered porch sets inviting tone to 2-story
Home sits on a corner lotwithin Dayton’s historic Oregon District
Wrought iron fencing and gates accent the lush garden surroundingthewraparound covered porch of this twostory home on a corner lot within Dayton’s historic Oregon District.
The renovated brickhome features three bedrooms, each with a private full bathroom, formal areas and a sunnybreakfast roomnext to a renovated kitchen. Listed for $285,000 by Kamela and CompanyRealty, thehouseat 251 Green St. has about 2,012 square feet of living space.
The corner lot has a twocar, detached garage and a wooden privacy fence that creates a courtyard patio area for additional outdoor living space. A wraparound porch allows for both formal and casual entrances into the two- story historical home; landscaping gives the porch some added privacy, yet still offers views of the neighborhood.
Formal entry is off Green Street from the sidewalk through a wrought- iron gate into the living room, while the more casual entry is from Jackson Street into the sunny breakfast room. Doors from the kitchen and laundry roomallowaccess to the herb garden and courtyard patio. Original concrete blocks create the patio and walkway to the garage’s side entry.
The formal living room has a decorative fireplace mantel accented by ceramic tiles. Hardwood flooring fills the living room and continues into the formal dining room. The dining room has a storage closet, a chande
lier and another decorative fireplace.
Branching fromthe dining room is the breakfast room and a quaint family room or office area. The office has built-in storage nooks and access to the full, divided basement.
The sunroom has several windows and a door that opens to the front porch. Tile flooring complements the exposed brick wall that divides the sunroom from the dining room. A tongueand- groove wood ceiling treatment accents the sunroomand continues into the adjoining updated kitchen.
Maple cabinetry fills two walls and is complemented by the solid-surface countertops. A double sink is below triplewindows. Ontheopposite side of the kitchen is the refrigeratornook, wallovens, a cooktop and a coffee station. The kitchen has hardwood flooring continuing into the family room den.
A short hallway from the family room leads to a half bath that has a table vanity with a built-in sink and ends at the laundry areawith hanging cabinetry. A door fromthe laundry roomleads out to the courtyard patio.
A staircase off the hallway
leads up to the second level where three bedrooms and threefullbathsarelocated. The first bedroom from the stairwell is the largest with a stepincloset, built-instoragenook and large bath. The bath has a converted furniture bureau with sink and awhirlpool tub
withshowerhandle. Thebath has mosaic tile flooring; subwaytileaccentsthewalls. The ceiling is slightly vaulted to make the space taller.
Thesecond bedroomhas a decorativemantelthatisused as headboard. A wardrobe closetandtheheadboardconvey at closing. The bathroom features a tub/shower, a single-sink vanity and ceramictile flooring. The third bedroom at the end of the hallway has a large closet and a private bath that includes a walk-in shower and singlesink vanity.
The house’s full basement has a concrete floor and both interior and exterior entrances. The basement is divided into rooms and has storage options and updated mechanical systems. Central air- conditioning was new in 2020.