109 FRANKLIN ST Alexandria, VA 22314

Amazing 3 levels historic detached home in the highly sought-after Old Town SE Quadrant. Completely renovated and expanded in 2004, almost doubled the existing square footage with large rooms & upscale fixtures and features. This house must be seen to be appreciated. Legend is that the original Circa 1880 house was built up the Potomac River & barged down the C&O & Alexandria Canals to its present location. As part of the renovations, the original house was also updated. While the house looks small on the outside, with 3 large bedrooms, 3.5 baths a large family room off the kitchen, decked & fenced backyard. It includes such up-scale features as an unusually large and airy rooms throughout the home with multi section crown moldings. Hardwood flooring throughout the house with Cherry on the 1st floor and Oak on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Marvin double pane insulated windows throughout, including the distinctive opening bay windows in the front. Wood burning fireplace with exposed brick chimney in the living room. Kitchen has extended height custom cherry kitchen cabinets, granite countertops, mirror backsplash, under cabinets lighting, gas cooktop with electric oven, matching cabinet door fronts on the Whirlpool refrigerator (with ice & water in the door) and Bosch ultra-quiet dishwasher, recessed ceiling lights with dimmers on multiple circuits, large pantry & laundry room. A small side yard off the kitchen provides for flowers or plants to be visible from the kitchen windows. The family room is a step down and open to the kitchen with a 9 ceiling, custom cherry full wall length bookcases / fireplace and TV surround, full width French doors to the patio, built in surround sound speakers, recessed ceiling lights with dimmers on multiple circuits & a Mendota remote operated gas fireplace with adjustable heat to 40,000 BTU. A maintenance free patio with artificial wood deck, outdoor speakers, and lights, fenced-in with a gate and semi-private walkway to the street, an automatic drip sprinkler maintains the many potted plants on the rear deck. A large front yard includes an inground automatic sprinkler system, brick walkway, and mature plantings. Original wide plank oak floors in the 2nd floor front bedroom and landing. This landing is large enough for an office or sewing / craft area. The original front bedroom is unusually large for a second bedroom in Old Town, it includes ample closet space. Full bath for the front bedroom was completely renovated in 2004 with granite countertop, new toilet and sink & floor to ceiling tile Between the front bedroom and bathroom is a remodeled closet as a spacious lockable china closet with reinforced wide shelving. This area will fit all your special china, glassware & silver. The master suite includes a large walk in closet with built ins as well as two regular sized closets, vanity area outside of the bathroom with two medicine cabinets. The oversized master bath includes a two-person whirlpool tub with both water & air jets, an oversized walk in shower with 8 heads & bench, heated floor, heater towel rack, granite countertops, full height tile, and wall mounted TV. The bedroom is large enough for a king size bed and has two alcoves suitable for wardrobes, a Mendota remote operated gas fireplace with adjustable heat to 33,000 BTU On the 3rd floor you will find a third full sized bedroom, an adjacent bonus room suitable for an office, gym, playroom, sitting or craft area & a full bath. The bath includes granite countertops and full height tile. This house has plenty of storage space with a large storage attic and a large heated / cooled storage basement with a utility sink and sump pump. The exterior construction includes copper recessed gutters, metal roof over addition, hardy-plank siding on the addition (the historic house is wood siding). 2 HVAC units (gas heat and electric AC) Ethernet wiring throughout.