1505 Oakland Avenue
Durham, NC 27705Nothing could be finer than to call this one your new home by the morning! A lot of sweetness packed into this 1500 square foot 1938 brick cottage: Newly finished hardwood floors, fresh paint inside and out, adorable, updated kitchen, useful pantry, renovated bathrooms, the nicest over-sized windows throughout the house that invite in views of the exquisitely landscaped yard chock full of native perennials. A 340 square foot covered porch added earlier this year includes thermally treated hardwood floors (no rotting!), Minka ceiling fans, skylights, and new Schoolhouse sconce lighting. New stonework, driveway, retaining wall. Work outlined on engineer's report completed in 2025. Architectural shingle roof installed in 2022.
$700,000
3 bedrooms
2 full bathrooms
0.18 acres
1,500 square feet
$467 per square foot
- Exterior Features
- Interior Features
- Property Features
- Construction Materials Fiber Cement, Brick Veneer, Aluminum Siding
- Exterior Features Garden
- Lot Size Acres 0.18
- Parking Features Driveway
- Patio And Porch Features Covered, Front Porch
- Structure Type House
- Above Grade Finished Area 1,500
- Appliances Range Hood, Water Heater, Microwave, Stainless Steel Appliance(s), Gas Range, Dishwasher, Washer/Dryer Stacked
- Basement Crawl Space, Exterior Entry, Partial
- Cooling Ceiling Fan(s), Central Air, Heat Pump
- Cooling Y/N Yes
- Fireplace Features See Remarks, Living Room
- Fireplaces Total 1
- Flooring Ceramic Tile, Cork, Hardwood
- Heating Forced Air, Natural Gas
- Heating Y/N Yes
- Interior Features Pantry, High Speed Internet, Ceiling Fan(s), Crown Molding
- Laundry Features Inside, See Remarks
- Rooms Total 6
- Window Features Blinds, Wood Frames, Double Pane Windows
- Association Amenities None
- Community Features Playground, Historical Area, Park
- Lot Features Front Yard, Native Plants, Back Yard, Hardwood Trees, Garden, Corners Marked
- Tax Annual Amount 5295
- Water Source Public
- Year Built 1938
Additional Property Information
- TypeSingle Family Residence
- Built1938
- NeighborhoodNot in a Subdivision
- CountyDurham
- AreaDurham
- Elementary SchoolDurham - E K Powe
- Middle SchoolDurham - Brogden
- High SchoolDurham - Riverside
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