1957 Home in Tallahassee, FL

[pulltostart]

3 bedrooms, 2 baths; complete with the original Kitchen Center with Cabinettes.  Asking price is $259,900.

 

lawrence

https://www.trulia.com/home/1826-sunset-ln-tallahassee-fl-32303-45605256

 

[appnut]

The dishwasher isn't original, most likely its replacement. It looks familiar but I cannot place what brand it is.

 

[peteski50]

Dishwasher!

It is a frigidaire

 

[appnut]

Peter, thankk you. I wasn't able to enlarge the picture sufficient enough to see the detail I would have figured it out, I see the dark rocker switch to the left of the timer dial that's the rinse & hold/full cycle option .

 

[qsd-dan]

Pretty nice digs.

I'd probably just replace the carpet with hardware floors, install a vintage yellow toilet in the yellow bathroom, install a vintage pink toilet in the pink bathroom and basically call it done after some minor touchups.

 

[luxflairguy]

Ovens are Westinghouse or Whirlpool.

 

[repairguy]

Maybe you get a very early nineties Amana washer and dryer with purchase.

 

[mattl]

Interesting property. Not a bad price but in need of moderate to substantial updates for today's market.

 

[tomturbomatic]

And wait until you get the quote for the homeowner's insurance, if it's available at all.

 

[circlew]

The exterior reminds me of a visitor's center in a park. All that paneling on the interior makes it look like an old mobile home.

 

[tolivac]

Nice place and property.The paneling appears to be real plank panels-not plywood.Keep that.The laundry area appears to be sort of weird and inconvenient.

 

[ea56]

I like that house.  It reminds me of the homes that were considered to be up to date in the late 50’s and early 60’s.  Having wood paneling then was the rage!  And the colored bathroom fixtures were considered to top of the line.  

 

Some of the carpeting needs to be replaced due to wear and buckling, and as Dan noted replacing the toilets with colored ones that match the other bathroom fixtures, replaced the window coverings and some new wall paper,  but other than that and maybe some fresh paint I could move in and live there.  Plus the setting is beautiful.  Only trouble is  it’s in Florida and I don’t know how long I could tolerate living there, sorry Floridian’s.  

 

Eddie

 

[combo52]

Interesting 1957 house

Nice looking house from the outside nice grounds, the large trees would have to go as the home is just one windstorm away from being destroyed when a tree falls on it, a lot of people don’t get rid of the big trees and plant enough, smaller trees and properties like this become very Poor bets when storm hits.

I The kitchen is a GE kitchen or what’s left of it, the wall oven is a white Westinghouse product 70s Frigidaire dishwasher. Even the heating registers are GE, probably would be a difficult house to air condition with all the registers low on the floor. I wonder if the house is all electric it would probably cost a good bit to operate today. Hopefully, it’s at least been upgraded to a heat pump.

I never liked houses on a concrete slab, they’re just not comfortable to live in, as others mentioned insurance cost, and just having to live in Florida weather would be a dealbreaker immediately.

John

 

[jmm63]

What a lovely home and I totally agree with John that the big tree has to go.
And that price for a nice home, UNHEARD of here in Northern NJ. You can't even find a dump that needs to be torn down for that $$

 

[steved]

"all the registers low on the floor"

I believe that in the Northeast, this is common practice. Probably since warm air during heating season is provided through the same vents.

 

[pulltostart]

The house appears to be slab-on-grade construction with a flat roof and exposed roof structure.  Given the age (1957) and the features, my impression is that this was a pretty jazzy, state-of-the-art home at the time.  There is no indication that natural gas is available, so my guess is that the home had a central HVAC system using a (probably GE) heat pump and underslab air distribution system.  I think it's amazing that the Kitchen Center is still in use and functional (with noted replacements).  I also think originally there was a carport on the left end of the house, between the two stone pillars, this space has since been enclosed and is now a 'den' with sliding glass doors on the rear and therefore is the best-lit room in the house.  On the far side of the carport is the laundry room and a second bath.  I love the landscaping - even the trees.  The house appears to have grown into the site and fits right in.   I agree that the interior needs updating with the primary goal to lighten up the spaces.  In general I think it has a very "homey" feel.

 

lawrence

 

[luxflairguy]

One of the oddities of the kitchen is the addition of a hood over the GE stove. It's built right above the sliding door cabinet that hangs over the cooktop. Can't imagine it having much effect! And talk about greasy! Greg

 

[ea56]

I think that the trees and landscaping make this home beautiful.  I wouldn’t worry about the large trees provided that they are thinned and trimmed annually to remove the excess weight from the canopy.  This way large trees  can withstand high winds because canopies that are appropriately maintained don’t become sails in high winds, and this prevents them from swaying, weakening and possibly falling.

 

The trees make this home beautiful and also provide shade that will help keep the interior cool in the summer.  The slab foundation also helps to keep the home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter,  because concrete stays cool in the summer if its  covered and in the  winter there is no heat loss from cool air coming through the floor from a crawlspace. 

 

Eddie

 

 

[this post was last edited: 9/18/2024-11:01]

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Nice place until you get to the laundry room...

But, it can't be that hard to get the washer and dryer next to one another facing out, can it?

And the usual mixture of old and new appliances, whatever's still capable of working/repairing or needing that impending to be replaced...

-- Dave