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House Hunt: Houses With History

This week House Hunt features homes ranging from a four-bedroom traditional house on Gardenside Circle to a four-bedroom, custom built home with two acres on Ripplewater Drive.

This week House Hunt presents five houses ranging in price from $184,900 for a charming four-bedroom traditional home on Gardenside Circle to $389,900 for a gorgeous four-bedroom, custom built home with two acres on Ripplewater Drive.

House Hunt also features two homes for sale in historic Marietta that are loaded with charm, history and a great sales price.

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Open Houses:

581 Ripplewater Drive, Marietta  30064. $389,900. 4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 1 Half Bath. Enjoy the beautiful lake view from this custom designed and built home on 2 acres. Four sided brick and well maintained by the original owner. Unique beautiful setting! Fenced yard, garden area and room for horses. Grand foyer opens to formal banquet sized dining and formal living room. Large kitchen with island and walk in pantry opens to breakfast room with a lake view. Family room with fireplace. Spacious master suite on main plus two additional large bedrooms and bath on main. Upper level offers a private suite with full bath. Full basement with boat door. Brokered By Stages Premier Of Metro Atlanta LLC.

783 Gardenside Circle Se, Marietta  30067. $184,900. 3 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 Half Bath. Charming traditional two story home in a quaint ocean-side like community. Meticulously maintained and no detail overlooked. New carpet, paint, recently refinished hardwood floors and updated fixtures. Kitchen boasts stained cabinets and three sided breakfast bar overlooking the family room. Soaring 10 foot ceilings throughout. Huge closet space and laundry upstairs. Picture perfect down to the white picket fence. Great curb appeal, wonderful community. A must see. Brokered By Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta.

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2315 Brownstone Court, Marietta  30062. $238,500. 4 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 Half Bath. Excellent condition, clean as a whistle, walking distance to a fabulous school, and great useable space. This gem has been cared for over the last 20 years by one family, and now with the "birds" gone, this nest awaits a new family. Updated kitchen with stainless appliances and granite countertops, new cedar railings added on the wrap-around porch, two fireplaces, and fresh neutral paint throughout. Home sits on the corner of a double cul-de-sac 17 home neighborhood.  Brokered By Budget Brokers USA LLC.

562 Brookline Drive Se, Marietta  30067. $339,000. 4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms. Cul de sac House. Open floor plan. Main level bedroom being used as office.. Open kitchen with stainless appliances, stone counters, island breakfast bar and area. Fenced yard - walk out patio off family room. 2 car garage. Bonus room upstairs. Tons of storage. Great house in great neighborhood. Brokered By Harry Norman Realtors.

901 Fawn Way, Marietta  30068. $350,000. 3 Bedrooms  3 Bathrooms. Welcome home! Awesome renovated Indian Hills home on corner lot w/new site finished hardwood floors, new kitchen stainless steel appliances, granite countertops w/view to family room w/fireplace. New bathrooms. Master on main w/new bath & double vanity & walk-in closet w/custom cabinetry. Additional bedroom suite on main w/new bath. Separate dining room & living room w/cathedral ceiling & wet bar. Awesome private bedroom upstairs w/new full bath. Fenced backyard w/patio & garden area. Walton high school district & walk to new East Side Elementary. Brokered By Keller Williams Realty Atlanta North.

Homes With History:

282 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, GA 30064. $549,000. 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms. 4,201 Sq Ft. Beautifully restored historic home built in the 1880's by one of Marietta's earliest families. New England style home has hardwood floors on all levels, 10' ceilings, 6 fireplaces and much more. Brokered by Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International.

77 Mcdonald Street, Marietta  30064. $325,000. 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms.  2,147 Sq Ft. Built in 1886. Huge price reduction.This home is much larger then it appears, huge lot plenty of space to add on garage or addition one of the nicest lots on this street, totally renovated home, awesome kitchen upscale appliances, granite counter tops, stained cabinets, master spal and huge laundry room, heart of pine floors, 11ft ceilings, 3 fireplaces, original old doors and heavy trim work. This home is move in ready get in before the holidays! Brokered by Harry Norman Realtors.

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