We're back in south Knoxville this week in one of my favorite Knoxville neighborhoods, Island Home Park. Island Home began life as a "streetcar suburb" sometime around 1910. In fact, the median that divides the modern day Island Home Boulevard was once where the streetcar tracks ran that served the neighborhood.
The Island Home Park Neighborhood Association Website has a fascinating history of the neighborhood that was excerpted from the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Island Home Park, written by Ann Bennett of the Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission. It includes great information about Perez Dickinson, the owner of the original "Island Home" summer cottage that is now part of the Tennessee School for the Deaf, as well as details about the varied architectural styles found in the neighborhood, including, most significantly, the Craftsman and Bungalow styles.
The full history on the IHPNA site is definitely worth checking out when you have the time.
Island Home is a low turnover neighborhood and choice homes often sell by word of mouth before they ever hit the market. With that said, here is Island Home Park by the numbers..
Island Home*
Current On-Market Listings - 2
Average Asking Price: $154,450
Median Asking Price: NA
Average Square Footage: 1537
Most Expensive Listing: $159,900 (2 BR, 1 BA, approx 1600 sq ft)
Least Expensive Listing: $149,900 (3 BR, 1 BA, aprox 1660 sq ft)
Current Pending Sales -0
Average Asking Price - NA
Median Asking Price - NA
Closed Sales - March 2007 - 1
Average Sales Price - $249,900 (4 BR, 2 BA, approx 2550 sq ft)
Median Sales Price - NA
Average Days on Market - 71
Closed Sales - February 2008 - 0
Average Sales Price - NA
Median Sales Price - NA
Average Days on Market - NA
*Data taken from KAARMLS on 4/14/08 for Island Home proper, and does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos or PUDS.
If you want any more information about any of these properties, just give me a shout.
Any neighborhood you're dying to see featured here next week? Let me know in the comments.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Neighborhood of the Week: Island Home
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This is our neighborhood and we love it! It's so quiet, we're still close to downtown, yet we're still far enough away to feel the peace and tranquility of the suburbs. My only complaint is that the amenities of south Knox have not kept up. The schools are not the best and we all joke that this means we are zoned for Webb or other private schools. But this isn't a huge concern for us so we deal with it. I don't know why but I've got a thing for old houses, their character and the story they tell. Anyway, if you can get a home in here, you're going to love it. Not nearly as expensive as Sequoyah or Holston, but still with lots of character and livability. Check it out!
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