Springfield News-Sun

New Carlisle home on 5.06-acre lot

- By Beth Anspach

This traditiona­l vinyl-sided, two-story home on a 5-plus acre country lot has a fully covered front porch and is in the Tecumseh local school district. It was originally built as a “dream home” by its current owners in 1993.

The covered front porch with wood railings connects via concrete walkway to the two-car attached, side-entry garage and concrete driveway. The garage has an exterior door and an opener.

The front door is covered by a storm door and has a decorative oval glass insert. Inside, the front entryway has hardwood flooring and a ceiling light. There is also a coat closet.

To the right of the entry is a formal living room with neutral carpet. Open to the living room is a formal dining room with a chandelier and neutral carpeting.

Open to the dining room is the eat-in kitchen with hardwood flooring, solid-surface counters and appliances — including a built-in microwave, range, dishwasher and refrigerat­or There is a ceiling light and a pantry. The breakfast area has a decorative Tiffany-style chandelier and sliding glass doors leading to the rear deck.

The kitchen is open to the family room, which has a ceiling, is fully carpeted and also has a wood-burning stove on a brick pad. There is brick surroundin­g the stove and a wood mantel.

Off the entryway, wood flooring leads to the kitchen and there is a half bath off this hallway. The bathroom has vinyl flooring, a single vanity and sink and a wallhung cabinet.

Wood stairs from the entry lead to the second level and four bedrooms. The primary bedroom suite has neutral

carpeting, a ceiling fan and an ensuite bath with a walk-in shower with glass doors, vinyl flooring, wood vanity and full mirror. There is a walk-in closet and an additional closet in the primary suite.

Three additional bedrooms have neutral carpeting. There is wood flooring in the hallway and an additional full bathroom upstairs with a tub-shower combinatio­n, wood vanity, vinyl flooring and full mirror as well as a wood medicine cabinet.

The unfinished basement has a laundry area with washer and dryer and a crawl space for additional storage. The basement has some built-in cabinets and an extra refrigerat­or and freezer,

included in the sale.

The backyard is partially fenced with wood pickets and has a wood deck off the kitchen with wood railings and a gazebo. There is a 30′ x 50′ barn with garage door

and exterior door and driveway extension leading to it. It has a reinforced concrete floor, and some built-in storage. There is a pond at the southwest corner of the property surrounded by trees.

 ?? ?? The rear of the home has a wood deck with railings and an attached gazebo. It is also partially fenced.
The rear of the home has a wood deck with railings and an attached gazebo. It is also partially fenced.
 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTOS ?? The front has a fully covered porch with railings and a two-car, attached garage with opener.
CONTRIBUTE­D PHOTOS The front has a fully covered porch with railings and a two-car, attached garage with opener.

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