Sold! For Sale: $197,900
A hidden away gem, high on an East Side hill, there is so much more to this property than meets the eye that you must see it to believe it becasue as the saying goes, seeing is believing.
Finally, the exhausative renovation and restoration of 26 Tecumseh has been completed after 7 months of work. The property is now offered for sale at the price of $197,900 through Westcott Properties: our Broker's name is Benjamin Ricci and he can be reached at (401) 639-0925.
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26 Tecumseh (te-cum-suh) features 3 bedrooms on the 2nd floor, 1 and 1/2 baths -- a laundry room/half-bath on the 1st floor, and a full bath with tub & shower on the second floor. The floors are Oak, Maple, Slate, and Ceramic tile. The Kitchen boasts of a Slate Floor and Brand-New Appliances. The Half-Bath / Laundry, on the 1st floor, has a stylish vanity & mirror, and a full size, state of the art, energy efficient, stack-able washer & Dryer, all Brand Spanking New.
Above left, the Sunroom: above right, the Laundry/Half-Bath.
At the back of 26 Tecumseh, a three season Sunroom affords you a view over the entire City and clear out to Johnston,with amazing sunsets putting on a show just for you. Underneath the sunroom sits a large storage room for tools, yard equipment, whatever. The full, walk-out basement is wonderful, huge with high ceilings and a full sized door into a large, city back yard: both the basement and the yard await your personal touch and the possibilities are really great, limited only by your creativity.
Above left, Front Parlour, above right, Double Parlour w/Mantle.
Allow me to present here a short list of some of the work we did to bring 26 Tecumseh back to its former glory. First of all, the City Hall has it being built in 1900, but Historical experts tell me that by the construction and style the house was more likely built in the mid 1800's: an addition was added at an unknown time perhaps in the 60's or 70's. But back to the list:
- New exterior paint, Chinese Red, from Sherwin Williams.
- Installed new heating systems, Oil burner and Electrical Silicone Radiant.
- Installed new hardwood flooring, Maple in DR, Oak throughout the entire upstairs in addition to refinishing the Oak Stairway, the Oak Double Parlour and installing Ceramic Tile in the Laundry.
- Updated the electrical outlets up to code and put new GFIs in Kitchens and Baths.
- Installed Slate flooring in Kitchen.
- Painted the interior in Designer Colors from Sherwin Williams.
- Installed Granite Counter-tops and a Marble Back-splash in the Kitchen.
- Installed Driveway and Staircase from drive to back yard (the property had no off-street parking).
- Installed new Kitchen and Bath fixtures, i.e sinks and faucets.
- Installed Brand-new appliances: Side-by-side Refrigerator; Gas Stove/oven; Stack-able Washer/Dryer.
But enough of that, let's look at some pictures of 26 Tecumseh Street.
Laundry with its vanity, sink & mirror, custom-built oak shelf, Washer & Dryer.
The Kitchen with Granite counter w/oak trim, Oak Cabinets, new sink & Faucet.
Do you know the etymology of the name Tecumseh? Tecumseh was a great Native American Indian Chief of the Shawnee people who fought with the British & Canadians against the U.S. in the War of 1812: born in Ohio, he died at the Battle of Thames when the future President Tyler invaded Canada.
Left: Tecumseh Right: Map of Sherman's March.
But you must know of General William Tecumseh Sherman. In 1864 General Sherman led his army on a "Scorched Earth" campaign from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Savannah, Georgia, then up to Richmond Virginia, burning and pillaging everything in his path, including the city of Atlanta, for which the South has never forgiven him. William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea broke the back of the Confederacy and helped end the war, ushering in a new era in American history. You've heard the expression ". . . like a Sherman Tank": yep, William Tecumseh Sherman--they named the tank that helped win WWII after him because it rolled over things like General Shermam's force rolled through the South on Sherman's March to the Sea! Now you know a bit of history about the name Tecumseh. Use it wisely and always for good.
Let's get back to the house at 26 Tecumseh Street: we'll go through the front door, to the sunroom and then to the kitchen and basement.
The front door invites and draws you in.
Walk through the double-parlour and past the mantle.
Eyes right as we walk past the kitchen.
Now we're in the Sunroom.
Look at this view of the City from the Sunroom window!
Looking down at the backyard from the Sunroom.
The path up to the basement door.
We just walked through that door: to the right you see a 15 foot long built-in work-bench (still laden with tools), and as you can see the support posts have been painted in lively, primary colors. In a second you will see the brand-new boiler.
Thar she blows: the new heating system, top-o-the-line.
Let's go back outside and around the side of 26 Tecumseh Street to look at the stairs coming down from the car-park.
Ah, here they are, handmade and sturdy for the ages.
These stairs lead from a public space to a very private retreat in the back yard or you can go up the side-steps into the Sunroom entrance.
I guess you could call this the side door or the backdoor as it leads into the Sunroom.
Tecumseh Street features a beautiful stone retaining wall of which no one seems to know the year it was built, but believe me when I tell you that they don't build them like that anymore. It reminds one of similiar structures on College Hill and this stone wall would not be out of place there. This is the view of the wall coming up Grandview from N. Main Street.
And this is the same wall, which runs the length of the street on the east side.
Now let's go up to the 2nd floor of 26 Tecumseh Street where we will find a tidy full-bath, with a shower and a tub, a mirror and a pedestal sink, at the top of the landing. The landing at the top of the stairs could hold a computer station or a little office space or an amoire. The floors of the entire 2nd story were replaced (wall to wall carpet) with newly lain rustic oak.
The 2nd floor landing with fresh oak floors.
Looking into the bathroom.
The pedestal sink.
Front bedroom left.
Front bedroom right.
The blue bedroom back.
Please stay tuned: more to come.
