9216 Columbia Blvd - Silver Spring, MD 20910
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This 1920’s Sears Roebuck house – the “Fullerton” model, a classic American Four Square – started with all the upgrades Sears offered and has been expanded and renovated over the years.  Original details include beautiful stain-grade trim and doors, oak flooring throughout main and upper levels, 9 ft ceilings on main level, as well as many original light fixtures.  Outdoor living space includes a gracious and welcoming front porch with dramatic multi-light, beveled-glass front door as well as a large rear porch with elegant French doors, built-in flower boxes and ceiling fans, spanning the entire width of the house and overlooking the lushly landscaped yard.  The home’s exterior is stucco and the interior is recently painted. 
  Outside/Exterior
Low maintenance front yard with mature shrubs (azaleas, flowering Viburnum, yew, creeping juniper), perennials (hosta, Jacob’s Ladder, iris, etc.) and annuals
Back yard with mature perennial garden designed for 8 months of blooming flowers and shrubs (several varieties of peonies and iris, flowering bulbs, many lilies, azaleas, Beauty Bush, Mountain Laurel, hosta, American wild flowers, clematis, Wigelia, etc.)
Small vegetable garden; herb garden

“Work” area of garden includes raspberry patch as well as space for wood pile and composting
Detached two-car 360 sq ft garage at the rear of the lot and ample off-street parking on long driveway
  Systems
House is wired for cable TV with connections in Master Bedroom, Sunroom/Study and Kitchen
Comfortable heating is via radiators throughout house
New (2006) high-efficiency boiler with a new oil tank (natural gas is available on Columbia Blvd.)
Two-zone air conditioning system with programmable thermostats
Full insulation in attic

Air handler in basement for main floor air conditioning system includes an electro-static air cleaner
Pest-control/termite monitoring system using biological controls

 

 
  Main Level
Expansive Front Porch (25’ x 7’) with swing
Large Living Room (21’ x 14’) has a wood burning fireplace with new slate hearth, rebuilt fire box, and oversize windows overlooking the front porch
Formal Dining Room (14’ x 12’) with alabaster light fixture and French Doors leading to the Back Porch (25’ x 7’) which serves as an outdoor living room
Kitchen (12’ x 11’) - fully renovated in 2002 - has elegant cherry Shaker-style Brookhaven cabinets with deep drawers, glass-fronts, pantry unit, and trash/recycling bins; and sophisticated honed black granite countertops and hand-made tile backsplash.  Energy efficient appliances include a glass-topped electric range with convection oven, microwave/range hood combination, dishwasher, and refrigerator.  Built-in filtered water system (reverse osmosis) with spigot at sink.
Sunroom/Study (14’ x 9’) with French Doors and ceiling fan

Sumptuous Oak Staircase with stained glass window
  Upper Level
Spacious Master Bedroom Suite (19’ x 13’6”) with ceiling fan, overlooks the garden
Private Master Bath (11’ x 7’) has claw-foot tub, linen closet, wonderful antique medicine cabinet, and stained glass window

Two additional Bedrooms (14’ x 7’3” & 11’ x 16’) each with a large closet
Full Hall Bath (6’ x 6’7)with re-glazed original bathtub, and new tile floor, sink, & commode
  Lower Level
Lower Level (25’ x 25’) with 7’ ceiling height and excellent potential for finishing, also has laundry area, and plenty of built-in storage, including wine racks, plus new water management system and sump pump
 

Legal/Tax/Fees

Price: $733,000
Lot: 3 Block/Square: D
Lot Size: 6700sq ft
Year Built: 1923

Taxes:Estimated property tax and non-tax charges in the first full fiscal year of ownership is $$5,604.
 

 
 

Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Measurements are approximate.

 



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