
1231 Rothesay Circle
Richmond, Virginia 23221
This fabulous family home will captivate you with its abundant
charm
and comfortable style of living, both indoors and out! Sunny, spacious
first floor draws you out onto the expansive deck and into the
many marvelous garden rooms. Ideal for old-fashioned, carefree
living and creative childhoods!
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Detailed Property Information
OWNER: Therese L. Wilson
LEGAL: [179.85 x 221.04] Irregular Lot .000 Acre(s)
BUILT IN: 1951 (This is only the second occupant of the property.)
HEATING: Oil fired hot water baseboards downstairs,
oil fired hot water radiators upstairs,
Electric baseboards in Florida/Dining Room, Fourth Bedroom, and Fourth Full Bath.
COOLING: Two zone Central Air (wall a/c unit in Fourth Bedroom works but precedes
installation of Central Air throughout whole house)
HOT WATER: Electric
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2877 finished, as per appraiser 4/2005
ELECTRICAL: 200 amp Circuit Breaker Panel Box
TAXES: $4473 in 2004
PRICE: $ 515,000
FIRST FLOOR DESCRIPTION
Front Entrance Hall: 12’9” x 7’ ~ A welcoming
entry with pair of sconces. Guest coat closet with double hat rack,
shelf, hardwood floor. Deep linen closet. Hardwood staircase to
2nd floor. Pair of French doors to
Living Room, doors to Family Room/Guest Room and Master Bedroom.
Hardwood floor.
Living Room: 23’10” x 16’8” ~ Wide opening
from Front Entrance Hall. Large 17’ picture window. 11’3” curved
wooden mantelpiece, slate hearth, brick surround. 6’ built-in
lighted bookcase with cabinets below. Six windows overlooking Florida/Dining
Room. Raised
panel door and step down
to Florida/Dining Room; raised panel double bi-fold doors and step
up to eat-in Kitchen. Hardwood floor.
Kitchen: 20’6” x 15’6” ~ L-shaped. Spacious
9’4” x 8’7” eat-in area with plenty of
room for a table and chairs. 4’6” wet bar area with
undercounter KitchenAid icemaker and stainless bar sink. Three
6-light glass front cabinets above, drawers and cabinets below.
U-shaped kitchen workspace area with copious cabinets, roll-out
tray shelves, undercounter roll-out trash can area, corner Lazy
Susans (both up and down), vertical tray storage. Whirlpool Gold
Quiet Wash Plus dishwasher, built-in Whirlpool microwave, Whirlpool
electric Accubake smooth top stove. Large stainless single bowl
sink with single lever tall curved chrome faucet/sprayer, soap
dispenser, In-Sink-Erator disposer. Washer and dryer hookups, built-in
folding ironing board. Five windows with mini-blinds overlooking
front and rear gardens. Door to side entrance, driveway, and rear
garden. Door to basement. Recessed lights. Hardwood floor.
Florida/Dining Room: 22’3” x 9’3” ~ Three
pairs Pella sliding glass doors, with screen doors, to Deck. Three
glass transoms above. 9’ ceiling height.
Ceiling fan, recessed lights, rheostat. Electric baseboard heat.
Raised panel door and step up to Living Room, raised panel Dutch
door and steps up to Kitchen. Slate floor.
Master Bedroom: 22’5” x 13’9” ~ Large room
with a very private feeling. Tall 6’ wide built-in bureau
with nine drawers, drop-down desk. Opposite wall has 13’9” of
built-ins, including two bureaus with three drawers each, two drop-down
desks, and corner shelving. Four
drawers under 7’+ windowseat. Two walk-in closets with two
rods, many shelves, one with full-length mirror. Five windows,
two with mini-blinds. (Angled windows on south side wall allow
one to leave the windows open when it is raining without the worry
of rain coming in.) Doors to front Entrance Hall and First Full
Bath. Wall-to-wall carpet over hardwood floor.
Master Bath: 11’10” x 4’7” ~ Unusual 4’ square “honeymoon” tub/shower
with ceramic tile surround. Pedestal sink, recessed arched mirrored
medicine cabinet, two recessed shelves. Vent fan, heat lamp. Recessed
lights. One 2-light window. Doors to Master Bedroom and Second
Full Bath. Vinyl floor.
Second Full Bath: 11’10” x 4’5” ~ Unusual
4’ square “honeymoon” tub/shower with ceramic
tile surround. Vanity with cabinets below, recessed arched mirrored
medicine cabinet, recessed shelf. Vent fan, recessed light.
One 2-light window. Doors to Master Bath and Family Room/Guest
Room. Vinyl floor.
Family Room/Guest Room: 18’2” x
11’5” ~
Large closet with two rods, shelves. Four 2-light windows, venetian
blinds. Doors to Second Full Bath and Front Entrance Hall. Hardwood
floor.
LOWER LEVEL DESCRIPTION
Utility/Storage Room: 20’ x 15’ ~ Workbench, cabinetry,
extra shelving. More washer and dryer hookups, laundry sink. Half
Bath area (conveys in “as
is” condition as it hasn’t been used in many years).
Door to exterior steps to rear garden. Crawl space access door.
Five windows. 200 amp circuit breaker panel box. 80 gal Ruud hot
water heater. New Yorker oil boiler.
SECOND FLOOR DESCRIPTION
Center Hall: 14’9” x 6” ~ Coat or storage closet.
Two 2-light windows with mini-blinds. Staircase to 1st floor. Doors
to Computer Room and Front Hall. Wooden square parquet floor.
Computer Room: 10’2” x 7’10” ~ Floor-to-ceiling
7’ wide bookcases with storage cabinet. Two 2-light windows.
Radiator. Doors to upstairs Center Hall, Third Full Bath, and Second
Bedroom. Wall-to-wall carpet,
possibly over wooden square parquet floor.
Second Bedroom (Front Right): 14’8” x 13’8” ~
Two closets. 26’ of sliding door undereave storage. Overhead
light. Two 4-light windows with mini-blinds. Radiator. Doors to
Computer Room and Third Full Bath. Wooden square
parquet floor.
Third Full Bath: 11’6” x 8’2” ~
Ceramic tub/shower. Vanity with cabinets below, arched mirrored
medicine cabinet. Nutone vent fan, overhead light.
Two recessed undereave storage areas. One 4-light window. Radiator.
Doors to Second Bedroom, Computer Room, and Front Hall. Vinyl
floor.
Front Hall: 15’6” irregular ~ Two sliding door undereave
storage areas, one 7’8” wide and one 3’9” wide.
One 4-light window with shade. Doors to Third Full Bath, upstairs
Center Hall, Third Bedroom, and Fourth
Bedroom. Wooden square parquet floor.
Third Bedroom (Rear Center): 14’6” x 8” ~ Double
doored 8’7” louvered closet. Two 4-light windows with
mini-blinds. Radiator. Doors to Front and Center Halls, Fourth
Full Bath. Wooden square parquet floor.
Fourth Full Bath: 9’9” x 4’ ~ Ceramic tub/shower.
Nutone vent fan, overhead light. Recessed mirrored medicine cabinet.
Full length mirror. One 4-light window with mini-blinds. Electric
baseboard heat. Doors to Third
and Fourth Bedrooms. Vinyl floor.
Fourth Bedroom (Front Left): 22’ x 11’3” irregular~
Built-in bookcase with cabinets below. Walk-in closet, hardwood
floor. Two undereave storage areas. Four 4-light windows with shades.
Wall air conditioner unit (from
before central air was installed). Electric baseboard heat. Doors
to Front Hall, Attic, Fourth Full Bath. Hardwood floor.
Attic: 15’ x
12’ ~ Walk-in storage. Fully floored.
OUTSIDE DESCRIPTION
Deck: 25’ x 22’3” ~ Expansive
two level Deck with plenty of room for casual dining and lounging
on the 45’ of built-in perimeter benches. Two 6’ built-in
planters. Draped with clematis and jasmine, shaded by a grand old
dogwood
and huge oakleaf hydrangea, this is truly the perfect place
for relaxing with both friends and family!
Rear Yard and Garden: Several beautiful garden
rooms beckon you as they wrap around the Deck and lead hither and
yon with slate
flagstone paths. Plantings include acuba, azaleas, bleeding hearts,
boxwoods, clematis,
crepe myrtles, dogwoods, forsythia, hollies, hosta, hydrangeas,
hyacinths, Japanese anemones, pink jasmine, oakleaf hydrangeas,
lilies-of-the-valley, magnolias, mahonia, nandina, narcissi, Otto
Luykens laurels, pachysandra, peonies, pines, poppies, rhododendrons,
climbing roses, Lenten roses, Solomon’s seals, snow-on-the
mountain, tulips, Virginia bluebells, and viburnums, Beyond all
this is a
custom-made children’s playhouse, a picnic area, large wildflower
gardens, and a working gardener’s corner with compost heap
and heeling-in area. Also a basketball hoop with a small concrete
practice court, two tool houses and a fenced potting area. In addition,
there is a remarkable 100’ side yard that allows the possibility
of an addition to the house of almost any size.
Children’s
Playhouse: 10’ x 6’ ~ Custom-made
by the current owner’s husband with a picture window, four
working windows, two window boxes, and two in-eave birdhouses --
a total delight for all ages! Composition
roof.
Two Tool Houses: The larger is 12’ x 8’ and has
two windows and plenty of space for tools of every kind. The smaller
is 8’ x 7’ and fits
a riding lawnmower and several bicycles. Between the two is a spacious,
fenced, slate floored potting area with an actively used potting
bench.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Mary Munford Elementary School,
Albert Hill Middle School
Thomas Jefferson High School
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Large Light-Filled Rooms
Renovated Eat-in Kitchen
Lush Low-Maintenance Plantings in Front Yard
Marvelous Garden Rooms in Rear Yard
Many Spaces for Children That Foster Creativity
NEIGHBORHOOD:
Rothesay Circle has traditionally been a well-kept secret as a
quiet enclave behind Windsor Farms. The residents here enjoy
their circular street, with little or no traffic, as life settles
easily into the calmer pace of yesteryear in this secluded setting.
Whether you prefer privacy or companionship, there is a shared
camaraderie among those who are fortunate to live in this area.
EXCLUSIVELY OFFERED BY:
Dede Deane Irwin 288-3435
Associate Broker, ABR, e-PRO, GRI
www.DedeDeaneIrwin.com
French & Co., Realtors 288-1112
Member of the Meridian Group
$515,000
All information contained herein was obtained from sources
deemed reliable but no warranty is intended, either expressed
or implied.
Public school information was provided by City of Richmond
and is subject to change. All measurements are approximate.
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