About this Property
Bedrooms:3
Bathrooms:1
Floors:2.0
Square Footage:1496
Year Built:1869
School District:GRUNDY
Garage Size:2.0
Lot Size:4 acres
Amenities:Central AC, Wood Floors, Patio/Balcony
HOUSE ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1869 BY THE MAN WHOM THE TOWN WAS NAMED AFTER, LAAGER. THE TOWN NOW IS CALLED GRUETLI-LAAGER, NAMED AFTER THE SWISS SETTLERS WHO CAME TO THE MOUNTAIN AND SETTLED IT, MAKING IT THEIR HOME. RICH IN HISTORY OF THE SWISS AND INDIANS, THIS TOWN IS WHAT SMALL TOWN LIVING IS ALL ABOUT. FINE LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL. GRUETLI-LAAGER HAS A FIRE DEPT AS WELL AS A BEAUTIFUL RECREATIONAL PARK WITH WALKING TRACK AND TENNIS COURTS. HORSE SHOWS ARE HELD HERE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE ALSO HAVE SAVAGE GULF NATIONAL PARK, WHICH BOASTS OF BEAUTIFUL WATER FALLS AND WALKING TRAILS THROUGH VIRGIN COUNTRY SIDE. THERE IS NOTHING IN TN TO COMPARE TO THE BEAUTY OF THIS PARK. WE ALSO HAVE LOTS OF FOUR-WHEELER TRAILS FOR THE OUTDOORSMEN. HUNTING GROUNDS ARE ABUNDANT, AND THE WILDLIFE HERE IS BEAUTIFUL. THE HOME IS SITTING UP WITH A ROCK FENCE ON THE FRONT WALL. PASTURE IS BEHING THE HOUSE, IT HAS BEEN TOTALING REMODELED THIS PAST YEAR. THE HOUSE BELONGED TO MY GRANDPARENTS AND AFTER PURCHASING IT I HAD IT TOTALLY RE=WIRED AND REPLUMBED. THERE ARE NEW HARDWOOD FLOORS AND ALL NEW SHEETROCK AND BATH FIXTURES. THERE IS A SCREENED IN PATIO WHICH LOOKS OVER THE BACK FIELD AND UP ONTO THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. A MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEW EARLY IN THE MORNING OR RIGHT AFTER SUNSET. THE TOWN IS WONDERFUL. GREAT FOR RETIREMENT OR FAMILY WANTING TO GET OUT OF THE RAT RACE. THERE IS A TWO CAR GARAGE ALSO. UNDER THE HOME IS A CELLAR WHICH WAS ONCE USED TO STORE POTATOES. THIS HOME IS A TWO STORY HOME WITH A STAIRCASE GOING UP. THERE IS MUCH HISTORY BEHING THIS HOME, AS WELL AS THIS TOWN. THE HOUSE IS IN AN EXCELLENT NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN A MILE OF SCHOOLS AND PARKS. WE HAVE SEVERAL GROCERY STORES AND ARE LOCATED WITHING 45 MINUTES OF CHATTANOOGA, THIRTY MINUTES FROM MCMINNVILLE, THIRTY MINUTES TO KIMBALL, THIRTY MINUTES TO THE INTERSTATE. WE ARE IN THE BEST LOCATION ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. PERFECST WEATHER CONDITIONS ALWAYS. WE ARE USUALLY TEN DEGRESS COOLER IN THE SUMMER THAN THE VALLEYS WITH A COUNTRY BREEZE. SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL CUMBERLAND PLATEAU, THIS REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE SOUTH., THE HOME ALSO HAS A WONDERFUL LONG FRONT PORCH , GREAT FOR SIPPING LEMONADE ON A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON. THE BACK PORCH IS SCREENED 12 X 14 , WITH CEIING FAN. THERE IS ALSO AN OLD WELL THAT ISN'T USED ANYMORE, BUT ONCE HAD WATER PUMPED DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN TO IT. IT HAS BEEN PRESERVED FOR LOOKS ONLY. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUGE WALNUT TREES LINING THE DRIVEWAY AND A CONCRETE SIDEWALK GOIN DOWN TO THE ROADWAY WITH STEPS LEADING OUT TO THE GARAGE. ACROSS THE ROAD , IS WHERE THE OLD RAILROAD BED STILL STANDS AS THE TRAIN USE TO PASS ACROSS THE WAY. ONCE A COALMINING COMMUNITY THIS COUNTY IS RICH IN HERITAGE OF ALL THE DAYS GONE BY OF THE COALMINES. YOU MUST SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME TO BELIEVE IT. IT WAS THE PERFECT PLACE GROWING UP AS A CHILD, AND I HOPE SOMEONE WHO BUYS IT , CAN SEE HOW GRAND THIS PLACE STILL IS. WAKE UP TO DEER GRAZING IN YOUR PASTURES OR RACCOONS PLAYING IN THE TREES UP FROM THE BACK PORCH. EITHER WAY, YOU WILL THINK YOU ARE IN PARADISE.
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