Estate Auction: 5,561+/-sf Home on 4.6 Acres Overlooking Chattahoochee River

300 Azalea Drive, Roswell, GA

 

 

Auction Date: Saturday, June 5th. Antiques starting at 11 am, Home at 1pm

 

Property Address: 300 Azalea Drive, Roswell, GA

 

Property Description:

  • 5,561+/-sf Home on 4.6 Acres Overlooking Chattahoochee River.

  • 180° Views of the River.

  • Home & antiques will be auctioned: Antiques starting at 11 am, Home at 1pm.

  • For information about the antiques, please visit www.fsagallery.com

MAGNIFICENT ENGLISH MANOR HOUSE OVERLOOKING THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER SETTING HIGH ON THE HILL SURROUNDED BY MATURE PRIVACY TREES. THE HOME WAS NAMED "FONT DEL GAT" BY THE ORIGINAL BUILDER WHO IMPORTED SEVERAL ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CREATE THIS VERY UNIQUE HOME. THE HOME IS FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH FABULOUS ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN PERIOD ANTIQUES MANY OF WHICH WERE INHERITED FROM THE FAMILY OF SENATOR J. EBB DUNCAN AND FAMILY OF GOVERNOR EUGENE TALMADGE AND NETTIE TALMADGE TO MR & MRS DUNCAN BOTH OF WHOM HAVE LINEAGE TO ROYALTY IN SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND.

Property Details:

  1. House has the following rooms (approximately 5,600 SF):

    1. Master bedroom with fireplace and gas logs and full shower and bath with Jacuzzi

    2. Two bedrooms each with full bath and shower down hall from master bedroom

    3. Guest bedroom with full shower and bath with Jacuzzi and bidet on ground floor and Italian black carrera marble around Jacuzzi tub and shower

    4. Great room (60’ x 20’) with walk-in Tudor style fireplace with gas logs

    5. Modern Kitchen with all stainless steel appliances, island with salad prep basin and breakfast room with vent-less gas stove

    6. Library with floor to ceiling shelves and wood-burning fireplace

    7. One-half bath off library

    8. Small second kitchen (only lacking stove which is in garage)

    9. Two bedrooms above library, both with full shower and bath, one with a loft and bidet and both have gas log fireplaces

  2. Tile mosaic (depicting quail and shotgun) in wall outside fireplace in great room was hand painted and signed in Torino, Italy in 1924 by G. Corvetti (relative of original owner’s wife)

  3. All window panes in French doors in great room are beveled glass

  4. Window panes on doors from foyer into great room are etched with hummingbird design

  5. Head of Bacchus (god of wine) in great room was made for first owner from photo taken in Italy and can be a water fountain (needs new pump)

  6. Tiles mounted in left wall facing fireplace in great room are antiques and came from Spain

  7. The two large wooden doors in the library came from a cathedral in Belgium

  8. Two library ladders remain with the house (one goes to loft in upstairs bedroom)

  9. Door leading from the library upstairs has “Barrister’s Chambers” etched in the glass and came from London law office

  10. Free-standing wine cellar behind house (with pull-down stairs for storage)

  11. Wine cellar door came from Europe and lock for same came from antique shop the Florida panhandle

  12. Stained glass windows mounted in walls of master bedroom came from a castle in Ireland with King dressed in medieval garb and Queen in the other also dressed in medieval garb

  13. White vent-less gas stove in breakfast room came from Scandinavia and tiles behind stove came from Spain with French words

  14. All five mantelpieces are antiques and were added by present owners

  15. All five hearths were added by present owners

  16. Front leaded stained glass pine door is an antique from England

  17. Two car garage has been converted to a workshop and pull-down stairs added for storage (could easily be converted back to a garage)

  18. “Font del Gat” was the name of the house selected by the original owner and best translation to English is font or source of the cat

  19. Wrought iron railings came from the estate of the famous golfer, Bobby Jones

  20. Property is fenced on three sides and consists of 4.6 acres

  21. Waterfall and fishpond with lights outside front door are on an electric pump

  22. The two green street lamps, operating water fountain and heated outdoor Jacuzzi are included in the price of the house and property

  23. Tall light in island turnaround automatically turns on at dusk and completely lights up the entire turnaround (fee on Georgia Power bill)

  24. The house is located inside the city limits of Roswell in Fulton County, in the Historic District and close to excellent grammar and high schools

  25. House is on the Fulton County water and sewer system

  26. Garbage is picked up every Wednesday (place cans in from of white ram’s head)

  27. Charter Communications currently provides telephone, internet and TV cable service in a “bundled package” price

  28. MX Energy provides natural gas service but this utility needs to be shopped for prices from various vendors and price can change from time to time

  29. Georgia Power provides electricity service and current billing is averaged over 12 months to eliminate large winter month bills

  30. The following items are negotiable:

    1. Large chandelier over main table in great room

    2. Two metal lions in front of house

    3. Large metal lady and stone base to make into a water fountain
       

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