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1917 Tudor Revival
Hillsboro, Kansas 67063
The Historic Schroeder House
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Set on a landscaped 1/2 acre. Front of the house with covered, wrap around brick porch and pillars.
This beautiful Tudor Revival was built in 1917 by Peter H. Schroeder, a prominent citizen and President of the pioneer firm of Schaeffler Mercantile. This well maintained home sits on a large 1/2 acre lot with beautiful flowering cherry trees in the front, and apple, pear, mulberry and peach trees in the back with a rainwater harvesting system for irrigation. Home boasts original hardwood floors; Arts and Crafts details like built-in leaded glass bookcases with pillar lights and a meditation bench with stained glass windows in the living room; built in sideboard and china cabinet with leaded glass, formal dining room with beamed ceilings, coffered ceiling, bay windows, leaded glass pocket doors, open stairway, butlers stairway, beautiful original woodwork, updated kitchen/baths, storm windows, upstairs balcony, wrap around brick porch with pillars, east facing sun room, original chandeliers, and storm shelter . Home owner has the original architect drawings and notes that come with the house. Across the street from a Queen Anne Victorian Museum. Short walk to stores and schools. updated plumbing and newer mechanical units. Roof less then 10 years old. All kitchen appliances stay as well as washer and dryer.
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Pillar lights, original woodwork
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Built-in leaded glass book shelves, open staircase
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Leaded glass pocked doors, coffered ceilings
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| 2.5 Stories | |
| Bedrooms | 5 |
| Full Baths | 2 |
| Heated Sq. Ft. | 2,262 |
| Acres | 0.5 |
| Lot Size | 150x150 |
Features.
- 1st floor bath
- 1st Floor Bedroom
- 1st floor laundry room
- Attic
- Basement
- Bonus Room
- Dining room
- Entry Hall
- Kitchen
- Laundry room
- Living room
- Sunroom
- Unfinished basement
- Walk-out basement
- Walk-up attic
- Master bedroom downstairs
- 1 Car Garage
- Driveway - Paved
- Fenced Yard
- Fresh paint
- Garden
- Porch
- Rear Deck
- Sprinkler System
- Storage Building
- Storm Windows
- Built-in Bookcases
- Built-in Cabinets
- Ceiling Fans
- Ceramic Tile
- High Ceilings
- Original wood windows
- Wood floors
- Shingle Roof
- Central air
- City sewer
- City water supply
- Dishwasher
- Disposal
- Gas heating
- Heat pump
- Range
- Refrigerator
- Sprinkler System
- Water Heater - Gas
- Plaster Walls
- Pocket Doors
- Servant's Staircase
- Stained Glass Window(s)
- Wrap-Around Porch
Local / Regional Links.
hillsboroartsandcraftsfair.org
The Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair is a one-day smorgasbord of booths filled with one-of-a-kind handmade creations that attracts some 300 artists from 15 states and more than 40,000 shoppers. Vendors are selected from hundreds of applicants by a panel of judges dedicated to bringing only the best to the Hillsboro show. Since its creation in 1970, the Arts & Crafts Fair has been rated among the top 100 arts and crafts shows in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine.
Tabor College is a four-year private Christian liberal arts college in Hillsboro, Kansas. There were 594 students enrolled at the Tabor College Hillsboro campus for the Fall 2014 semester. Total enrollment, including the Tabor College School of Adult and Graduate Studies in Wichita, Kansas, was 766. The sports team is the Bluejays.
corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=M510650
Completed in 1968, Marion Reservoir encompasses 6,200 acres of water surrounded by another 6,000 acres of public lands. The lake is located just north of U.S. Highway 56 between the communities of Marion and Hillsboro, Kansas. Camping and picnicking opportunities are numerous with 171 campsites located in four parks - Cottonwood Point, Hillsboro Cove, Marion Cove, and French Creek Cove. Campsites contain picnic tables, grills and/or fire-rings, sun-shelters and gravel parking pads. Facilities at our class "A" parks, Cottonwood Point and Hillsboro Cove, include electrical hookups, showers, RV dump stations, group camping areas, group picnic areas, playgrounds, and beaches. Potable water is available in all parks.
www.naturalkansas.org/FlintHills.htm
The Flint Hills is an area of east-central Kansas with a unique character. It is a high, wide, gently rolling landscape blanketed with the largest continuous area of tallgrass prairie left in the world. This page of the Natural Kansas website highlights the best sites for wildlife watching in the Flint Hills.
www.hillsboro-kansas.com/index.php/doing-business/about-hillsboro
Located on the edge of the picturesque Flint Hills, Hillsboro residents are in touch with nearly one million people in less than an hour’s drive; Wichita to the South, Salina to the North, Hutchinson to the West and Emporia to the East. Two state highways intersect at Hillsboro providing quick access to the Interstate system, Hwy 56 traveling East and West, and Hwy 15 heading North and South. Hillsboro’s 3000 residents enjoy living in a progressive town in a rural agricultural setting. Our strong educational system is enhanced by a multi-million dollar athletic stadium recently completed as a joint venture between USD 410 and Tabor College. Hillsboro has an aggressive business climate with an active industrial park and is home to a number of businesses including two trailer manufacturing firms, feed mill and Golden Heritage Foods one of the nation’s leading producers of processed honey.
www.cityofhillsboro.net/index.html
Hillsboro offers bountiful ways to stay active. From a quality 9 hole golf course and incredible baseball and softball fields to a pool and much much more! It is easy to stay as active as you want to be!
Norel Farms Bakery LLC in Hillsboro, Kansas, features breads, baked goods, doughnuts, and all the other fried things that usually show up with them. We are delighted to fill specialty orders as well.
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Contact Information:
Robin Metzler
Phone: 316 288-9155
Fax: 3162822601
robinmetzler@realtor.com
Website: robinmetzler.com
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