Springfield News-Sun

Pool, large lot among home’s amenities

- By Beth Anspach Contributi­ng Writer Contact this contributi­ng writer at 937-475-8212 or email banspach@ymail.com.

This newer constructi­on (built in 2014) brick ranch has quality constructi­on features and a split floor plan and a finished basement. There are solid poplar trim and doors throughout and 9-foot ceilings. It is in the Prairie Bluff subdivisio­n and in the Northeaste­rn School District.

An asphalt driveway leads to the side-entry, threecar attached garage. The driveway has an extension at the end with a full basketball court and hoop. A concrete walks leads from the garage to the fully covered concrete front porch. The porch has room for a swing and rocking chairs.

A storm door covers the front entry door, and there are two sidelights. Inside, the front entry has hardwood floors, a ceiling light fixture and a coat closet. To the right of the entry is a home office with French doors, hardwood flooring and a ceiling light fixture.

The entry leads to the great room with vaulted ceilings, recessed lighting, a ceiling fan, neutral carpeting, and built-in bookcases flanking a gas fireplace. The fireplace has a brick hearth and wood mantel, and whitewashe­d wood paneling leads up to the ceiling. This area has hookups for a flat-screen television.

Open to the great room is the kitchen, which has wood flooring and recessed lighting as well as two pendant lights. The white cabinets have granite tops, and there is a built-in island, also with granite top. A white farmhouse-style sink is below an open window looking out to the great room. There are stainless appliances, including a refrigerat­or, microwave, gas range and dishwasher. There is also a walk-in pantry and a subway tile backsplash. At the end of the kitchen is the breakfast area with decorative chandelier and doors leading out to the rear patio and in-ground pool area.

The formal dining room is connected to the kitchen via a hallway and has a tray ceiling, neutral carpeting, a ceiling light fixture and recessed lighting. Off the hallway is the laundry/ mud room with washer and dryer, built-in shelving and bench, tile flooring and a door leading to the garage. This room has a sliding door with glass insert closing it off. The first level also has a half bath with pedestal sink.

The split floor plan features a master suite at one end and two additional bedrooms at the other. The master bedroom has neutral carpet, a tray ceiling, a fireplace and recessed lighting, as well as a decorative ceiling light. The en suite bath has tile flooring, a walk-in tiled shower, a separate soaking tub with decorative chandelier over it and a double vanity with makeup desk and recessed lighting. There is also a linen closet and walk-in closet.

The two smaller bedrooms have ceiling lights and neutral carpet. One has a walk-in closet with a window, and the other has a double closet. There is a full bath off the hallway with double vanities and tub/shower combinatio­n, as well as tile flooring.

The finished basement has carpeted stairs leading down from the entryway. The large rec room area has wood flooring and recessed lighting. There is a second room with neutral carpet and closets. There is a third full bath in the basement with tile flooring, a single wood vanity and tub/shower combinatio­n.

A doorway off the breakfast area leads to the concrete covered patio in the rear. There is a 16-x-32 heated in-ground pool surrounded by a metal fence. There is also a paver extension and room for a hot tub and additional furniture. The remainder of the 1-acre-plus lot is open in front and rear.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTOS ?? The front of the home features a covered concrete porch and side-entry, three-car garage.
CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTOS The front of the home features a covered concrete porch and side-entry, three-car garage.
 ?? ?? The rear of the home has a fenced, heated in-ground pool, patio with paver extensions and covered area.
The rear of the home has a fenced, heated in-ground pool, patio with paver extensions and covered area.

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