A house recently listed for $2 million in Northeast San Antonio seems like just the place rugged outdoorsman Teddy Roosevelt would buy if he were alive today — and it comes with some surprising features.
Throughout the home, rustic elements such as exposed brick and beams exude country living, even though the dwelling is well inside city limits. The two-story-high vaulted ceilings and exposed brick of its expansive living room give it the air of a hunting lodge. The den-like living area also features a massive wall of double-decker windows that further create the sense of living in the wilderness by letting the outside in.
Shaded by mature trees and secured behind an electric gate with a code, the property offers a level of privacy rarely afforded inside Loop 410. The lot is also large for its urban setting, at 1.14 acres.
However, the rarest feature is inside the house itself. A hallway complete with wine storage leads to a hidden spiral staircase inside a stone tower. As one approaches the residence, the tower looms over the structure, offering a promise the interior will be anything but ordinary. The three-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath home sprawls across 3,517 square feet, offering a massive kitchen, stained French doors and brick floors throughout.
An office creates a bright and inviting place to get work done, as three of its walls offer nothing but windows. The effect perhaps feels a bit like working in a greenhouse — yet another part of the house that invites the outside in.
And for those who actually want to be outside, the covered front porch offers a view of the pool, complete with water features and in-pool lounge chairs.
Leave rough living to the Rough Riders.
This home is listed by Kathryn Bronner with Phyllis Browning Co.
All photos and listing info via Realtor.com.
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