1701 South 66th, Fort Smith, Arkansas

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You are immediately transported to another era the moment you enter the drive. The house is sited above the street, thus eliminating traffic noise. The grounds are beautifully landscaped with a “secret garden” tucked behind a white picket gate and two acres of rolling pasture beyond the house. As befitting the pastures, the style of the home is farmhouse, the interior, however, is decidedly European. Many current architects across the country are attempting to convey this old world charm…. this home is the “real deal”.

1701 South 66th was constructed in the 1950’s of Arkansas stone, white clapboard siding, generous porches and capped by the traditional green roof. The grounds feature a 1,000 square foot guest house with all the amenities, a shop, a horse barn with five box stalls, another separate barn with an additional two box stalls, tack rooms, corn cribb and paddocks that have been fenced with the traditional white-painted wooden fencing…. This fencing has also been dog-escape proof with hogwire! There is no excuse not to buy that pony the children have always wanted or that pair of lab pups, either.

“Company” enters the Main House by way of the gracious stone walkway and up a semicircular stone stairway to a handsome covered porch which measures 33.5’ x 8’.

Good friends and family come in by way of the stone steps on side porch. Either way, you are immediately envelope in the warmth of this home.

Entry Foyer: 17 x 13.5. This is your first introduction to the lovely old hardwood flooring that is predominant throughout the house. Gene Smith of Smith Hardwood Flooring has restored all the flooring to its original soft mellow finish. The floor to ceiling windows are by Andersen, and are also featured throughout the house.

Study: 12 x 13. Just to your right and enclosed with double pocket doors. This room is surrounded in clear cherry wood with cove ceiling beams and an intimate fireplace with gas logs and a marble hearth. The room also features more than sufficient bookshelves.

Reception: 13.5 x 12. Yes, reception area… a wonderful room that is slightly to the left of the entry….. the Formal Living Room is two steps down and measures 25 x 21’. The focal point of this room is the fireplace. Massive stone, floor to ceiling, and very, very old world French. This room, as almost all rooms in the home, feature walls that have windows on all three sides… there are also French doors that open to a covered veranda… and then to the pool and gardens.

Dining Room: 24.5 x 18.4. Breathtaking. This room is, again, to the left of the entry, just past the study and through a butler’s pantry. Again, two steps down from the main level, surrounded by floor to ceiling windows on three sides with wonderful views of the azaleas and rhododendrons planted just outside.

Kitchen: 20.8 x 21. Do you like to cook… or just entertain? You know the party always ends up in the kitchen and this room is beyond belief! Two separate islands (one is “L” shaped) with off white Corian counters, an electric cooktop plus a commercial gas stove (Grabor) with a grill of course, There is also another set of electric double ovens on the opposite side of the room. Three sinks, two dishwashers, trash compactor, built-in refrigerator, separate ice maker, warming oven, a “fold-out” pantry and hardwood flooring that perfectly compliments the cherry cabinetry and ceiling beams. This room also features windows on three sides… the north side opens from a comfortable sitting area with French doors to a covered veranda and then to the pool… with the guest house anchoring the view.

Utility Room: 22 x 22.5. Just two steps down from the kitchen/breakfast room. This area features a wall of cedar closets, a full bath, back stairway to the Master Bedroom and even space for a washer/dryer plus a utility sink plus banks of storage drawers! It also offers access to the covered parking area.

Safe Room: 33 x 14. Well, back in the 50’s this was called a basement. Wonderful storage, easily reached by a staircase located in the butler’s pantry, with white painted rock and over 450 square feet, the room has high windows and is dry. This square footage is not included in the total measurements of 5800 for the house.

Second Level:
Features four bedrooms with a total of 2,656 square feet. This level is accessed by both a very gracious formal stairway that is just to the right in the entry foyer, (the treads are all wood with a runner that is anchored by brass rods), and by a back stairway that leads to the master bedroom.

Master Bedroom: 30.5 x 33. Over 1,000 square feet. What a beautifully proportioned room! A true retreat with exquisite parquet flooring, French doors open to an intimate balcony, cathedral ceiling with a magnificent crystal chandelier and the ultimate… his and her bathrooms with separate closets.

A wide hallway opens from the master bedroom to the landing for the formal stairway and the other three bedrooms. All flooring is hardwood, except, of course, the other two full baths which are ceramic tile.

Bedroom (1): 9 x 14.

Bedroom (2): 13 x 20.

Bedroom (3): 17.5 x 13.

The Guest House: 38.5 x 23. Perfectly beautiful……
and beautifully proportioned. Graced by six white columns, the front porch measures 38 x 8 and features two French doors that open to the main living area.

The living room is open to the kitchen (which is complete, right down to a dishwasher!) and the breakfast area. The bedroom measures 13 x 19 and has a full bath, plus a wall of closets. Casement windows allow an unobstructed view of the gardens and the pool with its flagstone surround.

The pool itself measures 30’ x 50’ with the deepest being 9.5 feet. A new electrically controlled cover makes both the children safe and the insurance company happy… along with keeping the pool clean. Nice.

Offered to the Market at:
$1,125,000.
Please call Gray at 649.1996

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