356 North Broadway is a home that looks somewhat smaller from the front than it actually is, an illusory characteristic that belies how much alluring appeal there is hidden behind that front door. Actually, if you walk around and look at the side you may begin to understand how much depth you'll find on the inside. The left wing of the home in the large photo above is the exercise room and sauna, to the left of the front porch is the living room, first-floor bedroom to the right of the porch, and the right wing is an entertainment room and wet bar. Under the gable dormer above is the 10' X 16' library at the front of the second floor landing. And that is just what you can see from the front...

When you think about it, that group of featured rooms goes quite far in helping to describe the breadth of living space that comes with this home. If you are looking for value, now is the time to act, as you are certain to find it here.

A classic Dutch Colonial originally built in 1880, and presently done up in fine Southern Style, you will note that most of the rooms are larger than their counterparts available in modern colonial home construction. You will not find ceiling heights like these out in the house farms outside of town. Nor will you enjoy the multitude of fireplaces this house comes with, five to be exact, and most of them returned to excellent functional working order by the present owners.

"Value." This is what people who love their home and enjoy living in it add every time they make an improvement. The sellers have done this over and over. They have added so much to this home in the few years they have been here that, because of the present real estate market, they will not see a return on their investment from it. That's the way it goes, and you, dear buyer, get to realize the full value of all these improvements in the time you are here, without having to pay for them yourself. Consider this: the roof is new ($55,000) and so is the siding, insulated siding at that ($22,000), that is $77,000 in high-end improvements you don't have to mess with at all - just enjoy a long life with it. And those two items are just the beginning of the list. A gift of circumstance from from your pals, the sellers. They are looking for someone who will love this place as much as they do. Or more, since you are getting so much new stuff compliments of them. Are you ready for this?

This home has seen a lot of Georgetown history in the 130 years it has been in the community. More recently, it was actually purchased from the city in a condemnation sale, and then began it's second life being restored and brought back to grand condition by previous owners and the present day sellers, with lots of love being poured back in. After a long period of restoration spanning two ownerships, the home again exudes Southern Hospitality. Every nook and cranny is served up in style. It was built for the comfort of many, and you'll enjoy the ability to host large gatherings, and have extended family and friends stay over for awhile. Think of how many people you can seat in that dining room!

At nearly 18 feet in length, that would be a lot of people, and you would need a large table for it. Service for that group would be coming from a kitchen large enough to have four cooks working comfortably, from enough storage space to hold all the tools those four would need. The peanut gallery can be comfortably waiting for it all to go down in the den, or living room (shown above), with overflow engaging in a friendly competition in the pool-hall setting across the hall.

For intimate times when it is just the two of you, you can bring the level down and enjoy a casual dining affair in the Dining Nook off of the kitchen, with the windows placed east and west to catch the light nicely at both ends of the day. Coffee or an espresso with the newspaper on weekend mornings or conversation and a mint julep in the evening. Or you can give up the space and let the younger members of the household take over in the afternoon/evenings and catch up with their homework. Dining Nook, Coffee Nook, Conversation Nook, Homework Nook: the smallest room in the house may be where some of your nicest memories begin.

There are times when it would be nice to have a place to send the men away to, right ladies? The man-cave. This house has one of those, the Pool Room with the combined Entertainment Room and wet-bar. The antique pool table and the benches stay, by the way. The benches are the genuine article, coming from a former Old-town Georgetown pool hall. It comes complete with a working fireplace - with gas logs, and exposed beam ceiling, and with a door suitable to close off the rest of the world. And yes, it is wired for satellite TV! Another door, a sliding door to the outside, is there to extend the available space out to the side yard.

The slideshow photos will show the Entertainment room in some disarray as the sellers, who are planning to move, are beginning to stage things off to the side. The screened porch and the apartment above the garage also show similar evidence of the impending move. They are getting ready to move, are YOU?

Another entertainment center in the home is the den, strategically located between the indoor kitchen and the outdoor kitchen out on the patio (shown above). When the game is on and the barbeque is cookin' there will be plenty of easy opportunity to socialize and party while keeping tabs on the score. During colder times in the year when there is less interest in standing outside at the grill, the den will still be there, probably now with a wood-fire going in the bluegrass limestone fireplace. That would be a nice Super-Bowl party, wouldn't it? And before you take your eyes off of the photo of the Den, pay special attention to the mahogany flooring, which is used in the rear half of the first floor. This wood has a very rich change of colors from deep burgundy to the tan highlights you can see there. You will be able to see this even better in the hi-definition slideshow. Side note: before this flooring was installed ($10K) a closed-cell insulation layer was installed, an improvement included to reduce heating costs.

Would you believe that you get five bedrooms with this property? Only when you get to the end of the driveway do you see that the living space included with this sale will also get you a second complete residence located over the garage complete with two bedrooms, a kitchen, living room and one bath. It's a legal rental property if you choose to use it that way, and cut down on your monthly nut for the mortgage. Put your mother-in-law in there and charge her rent if you can... Or, it can just be a great place for your guests to enjoy an extended stay with complete privacy while visiting. The slideshow will show you the entire apartment.

The main house has three bedrooms, one on the first floor, in front opposite the living room, where your guests can enjoy a working fireplace with gas logs. It is a guest bedroom for the present owners, but you may wish to return it to the master bedroom it was once known as in previous home ownership. Upstairs are two additional bedrooms, although in the home's present configuration the entire upstairs is being utilized as a grand master suite. One of the bedrooms is presently furnished as an office, but you can see that both come with walk-in closets that are quite large: dimensions shown in the list on the website sidebar. What was previously a child's bedroom at the top of the stairs has been outfitted with 'California closet' style hardware for maximum-efficiency space usage, providing a huge amount of additional closet space in the home.

Both bathrooms in the main house have been re-done in restoration fashion to return them to original period style (at the cost of $51,000) to one-inch white hexagonal tile floors with black accent inlay and rectangular white tile walls all around. Each comes with antique quality claw-foot tubs and Kohler reproduction top-of-the-line fixtures. Downstairs, the tub was selected and installed entirely with bathing in mind. The upstairs bathtub, uniquely designed for shower use, includes a clear 270° shower surround with a rain-shower head. Very cool, don't you think?

Complimenting your bathing experience, if you like, the home comes with a sauna, found next to the Patio in the exercise room just outside of the Den. THE place to burn off the stress-of-the-day.

The end of your work day might look something like this: Arrive home with the boredom-anxiety-stress of the day still tight in your shoulders. Dress-down and burn some of the day off on an exercise machine or a run around the neighborhood. Come back and sweat the rest of it out in 10 to 20 minute session in the sauna, followed by a soak in the tub or a shower.

Reset accomplished, ready to finish off your evening in far more relaxed condition than when you first returned home. You probably don't have this feature in your present home, do you? Do you think you might be able to make great use of it here?

Surrounding the home is the great landscaped outdoors. Cherry, weeping cherry, and dogwood trees define and describe borders and walkways. The patio and rear yard will be able to hold a lot of guests for spring, summer, and fall gatherings. When the breeze dies down and the bugs find easy flight, there is plenty of screened porch space for a crowd to come in and get out of the way. It happens, and that is why there is a screened porch - for the complete comfort of the household and guests.

Within walking distance of historic Old-town Georgetown and Georgetown College, and Yuko-on the Elkhorn, Kentucky's largest Japanese Garden. It's a mere 15 minute drive to the Kentucky Horse Park, and an hour door to door from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport or 30 minutes to the Lexington Airport. Georgetown sits centrally in North Central Kentucky, and this home is a beautiful drive away to the best small towns in the Bluegrass - Midway, Paris, Versailles, Shelbyville and Danville.

Obviously, the Bluegrass is horse country culture extraordinaire, attracting global investment and energy. But it has lesser-known charms as well - it's a veritable Garden of Eden of family and organic farms, cattle ranches, and wineries. Kentucky has both a tremendous sports and literary tradition. High quality schools, churches, medical care, and all other professional services keep the standard of living high, while the costs are below national average. Finally, it is a marvelous place to raise a family or retire in style.

You've read this far, so it is very likely you are interested enough to want to get inside and see if all this can really be true. Well, it is - but you'll need to see THAT for yourself, now won't you? The sellers are represented by Kathi Blankenship, historic home sales specialist for the greater Georgetown and Lexington KY area: Schedule a private showing for yourself today by calling her at 859-229-6661.