516 N Bloodworth St., Raleigh, NC 27604

With a spacious front porch for evening talks and kids' trikes, the restored Annie Riddle House (c.1891) is an Oakwood classic. The current owner's thoughtful upgrades - both seen and unseen - include kitchen, baths, and historically sensitive touches like custom wood doors and hardware. The versatile floor plan - with a full 1st floor bath, family/living/yoga, dining, and flex/sun rooms - offers options for a 1st floor bedroom as well. The upstairs bedrooms are served by an updated full bath. Steps lead to the unfinished floored attic from the loft which had been a smaller 3rd bedroom, and which characteristic of older homes was dependent on a wardrobe for closet storage. Options also exist to add more space - bedrooms and/or baths. All of which is not to mention its amazing location near downtown Raleigh, or its spaces for magical outdoor living in the fenced backyard.