138 Rollington Rd, Pewee Valley, KY 40056 | MLS# 1698075

Description

GREAT LOCATION! HISTORIC HOME in Pewee Valley!! Welcome to 138 Rollington Rd., built circa 1870 in an early Kentucky Pioneer community originally known as Rollington (Circa 1790) Located on spacious 1.35 Acre lot just off Central Avenue and Hwy 22, Ballardsville Rd., this home only a few minutes from the Gene Snyder Freeway and Louisville. Step inside the vintage entry foyer that has greeted guests for over 150 years and served as home to a prominent Pewee Valley family for approx 80 years. First floor of this two-story family home offers spacious rooms with many fireplaces, including a large living/gathering room with FP, a huge dining room with FP, a big family Rm with gas log FP, and a first-floor bedroom or perhaps a office/study. You’ll also find a spacious laundry and a big updated eat-in country kitchen with a large pantry/closet. (The pegs in the closet were used in pioneer days by visitors and family to hang their guns before sitting down to a meal.) The back kitchen door opens to a large, private patio and gathering area perfect for outdoor dining. Upstairs are four more bedrooms. Three bedrooms have fireplaces, and 4th bedroom is ideal for a nursery or private office/den. Outside the home, enjoy the oversized wooded, park-like level yard with a huge open lawn for yard parties, outdoor games, family activities, and entertaining. You’ll also love the beautiful, relaxing, private ornamental pond with a water feature and sitting area – an ideal place to read a book and unwind. Other outstanding property features are the old smokehouse/yard and garden tool storage building,
and a big chicken coop/storage building. An old large garage/outbuilding has a finished loft above that has been used as living quarters for guests and travelers. A two-car carport is attached to this building. OVER $75,000 IN RECENT UPDATES and improvements include roof, HVAC, water heater, new designer hardware wood flooring and carpeting on the first-floor level, plus new landscaping and even ornamental fish pond. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to own this historic Pewee Valley home! Schedule a private showing today!