Spacious 130 year-old home with backyard, close to downtown & the water!

Description

Looking for a fabulous place to call home for the fall and winter? A space to perch in the summer for a week or two while exploring the area? Our home is a beautiful 1800 square foot 3.5 bedroom**, 130 y/o concrete block detached house with a large fenced-in backyard and beautifully high ceilings. Main Floor: Living Room and Dining Room + large front entryway and a fabulous kitchen with 6 burner gas range + side entrance. Upstairs: 2 bedrooms + large bath with clawfoot tub and rainfall shower, and a lovely landing **(plus an office (room 3) and walk-in closet (room .5) which will be closed off. The two bedrooms included: main w/ King Size Bed has a closet, and an extra large chest of drawers, and my daughter's room has a single bed (extra mattress for a second on the floor for sleepovers) with a dresser. (The closet will store her belongings). EASY AMENITIES - Full Kitchen with Pots & pans, Dining ware, etc. with cupboard space emptied for you. - Extra blankets, sheets, towels, mattress cover - Air conditioning upstairs (for those who may stay in Sept) - TV with adaptor for your phone/iPad - Library of vinyl and books for your enjoyment - 2 outdoor seating areas, one with fire pit seating (fire bowl), and another with a dining table in the backyard on a stone patio. - Big front porch with Papasan chair - washer and dryer on premises, in basement The property is in a residential area but very close to downtown. Free parking - driveway parking for 2 cars, or free street parking until plows come in winter. The landscaping and a fence provide visual privacy on one side of the backyard and the back of the property. The other neighbour and I share a lower fence, but they are the sweetest humans! The area: - bus stops at each end of the street #1 and #2 - 5-10-minute walk to the water and the K&P trail - 10-15-minute walk to Skeleton Park and Memorial Center (farmers market!) - 15-20 mins to the downtown core, or 5 min bus - 10-15 minute walk to artillery park (gym, pool, fitness center) or 5 min bus Located less than 2-hours from Ottawa, 3 from Montreal and 2.5 from Toronto for those who like weekend excursions, Kingston remains on the ancestral homelands of the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). Kingston is also located near Frontenac Park (40mins north) Thousand Islands (20 mins to the east) and Prince Edward County and Sandbanks (1hr. to the west). It's known as the "Limestone City" for its grand 19th-century buildings, including the lakeside Kingston City Hall.