138 Rollington Rd, Pewee Valley

BIG OPEN HOUSE>HISTORIC HOME in Pewee Valley!! Welcome to 138 Rollington Rd., built circa 1870 in an early Kentucky Pioneer community originally known as Rollington (Circa 1790) Located on a spacious 1.5 acre lot just off Central Avenue and Hwy 22, Ballardsville Rd., this home only a few minutes from the Gene Snyder Freeway and Louisville. Step inside the vintage entry foyer that has greeted guests for over 150 years and served as home to a prominent Pewee Valley family for approx 80 years. First floor of this two-story family home offers spacious rooms with many fireplaces, including a large living/gathering room with FP, a huge dining room with FP, a big family Rm with gas log FP, and a first-floor bedroom or perhaps a office/study. You'll also find a spacious laundry and a big updated eat-in country kitchen with a large pantry/closet. (The pegs in the closet were used in pioneer days by visitors and family to hang their guns before sitting down to a meal.) The back kitchen door opens to a large, private patio and gathering area perfect for outdoor dining. Upstairs are four more bedrooms. Three bedrooms have fireplaces, and 4th bedroom is ideal for a nursery or private office/den. Outside the home, enjoy the oversized wooded, park-like level yard with a huge open lawn for yard parties, outdoor games, family activities, and entertaining. You'll also love the beautiful, relaxing, private ornamental pond with a water feature and sitting area - an ideal place to read a book and unwind. Other outstanding property features are the old smokehouse/yard and garden tool storage building, and a big chicken coop/storage building. An old large garage/outbuilding has a finished loft above that has been used as living quarters for guests and travelers. A two-car carport is attached to this building. OVER $75,000 IN RECENT UPDATES and improvements include roof, HVAC, water heater, new designer hardware wood flooring and carpeting on the first-floor level, plus new landscaping and even ornamental fish pond. Don't miss out on this opportunity to own this historic Pewee Valley home! Schedule a private showing today!