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VIEW THIS HOME ON YOU TUBE 217 FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH FRANKLIN

 
 
 
Franklin house rental - Front of home
Front of home
 
Franklin house rental - Front of home

Front of home

Front of home

Front of home

Foyer and hallway view from front door to back door

Foyer and hallway view from front door to back door

Formal living room

Formal living room

Formal living room looking out front window

Formal living room looking out front window

Dining room

Dining room

Dining room looking out front window

Dining room looking out front window

Kitchen looking into sitting room/den

Kitchen looking into sitting room/den

Looking out the kitchen window

Looking out the kitchen window

Sitting room/den

Sitting room/den

Looking out french doors from sitting room/den

Looking out french doors from sitting room/den

Master bedroom taken from French doors

Master bedroom taken from French doors

Master bath vanity

Master bath vanity

master bath shower looking through doors to master, has another door to hallway

master bath shower looking through doors to master, has another door to hallway

Upstairs bedroom with choice of four singles or two combined to king bed

Upstairs bedroom with choice of four singles or two combined to king bed

Upstairs bath vanity with bathtub and shower to left

Upstairs bath vanity with bathtub and shower to left

View looking down the stairs into the front foyer.

View looking down the stairs into the front foyer.

Back of house and three tier deck taken from in front of fountain during winter

Back of house and three tier deck taken from in front of fountain during winter

Art studio in back yard during the winter

Art studio in back yard during the winter

The studio in summer

The studio in summer

Kate at studio bead circle table where guests are invited to create a bracelet

Kate at studio bead circle table where guests are invited to create a bracelet

One of Kate's creations like what guests can take home as a keepsake

One of Kate's creations like what guests can take home as a keepsake

Looking out from the back deck during the summer months to the English garden

Looking out from the back deck during the summer months to the English garden

The garden in summer taken from driveway

The garden in summer taken from driveway

  • Bedrooms2
  • Sleeps8
Special Offer! Summer dates still available Dates: Jul 8, 2013 to Jul 24, 2013

Photos and Description of the Franklin vacation house rental
House, 2 Bedrooms + Den, 2 Baths, (Sleeps 6-8)

This beautifully remodeled one hundred year old home has stunning wood floors and a beautiful and private English garden. It is a block away from the nation's most beautiful main street boasting fantastic shopping and a newly renovated theater with live acts, plays and movies. This home has a large Victorian living room in the front of the home decorated with ceiling to floor drapes framing the large antique windows. In the formal living room are an over stuffed couch and chair and a large leather ottoman with a game set with wood chess pieces. There is a tuned antique piano and red stand up bass for those who are musically inclided. The dining room is on the opposite side of the living room and houses a one of a kind handmade Vietamese table that seats eight and twelve using the triangular leaves. The kitchen is in the center of the house between the dining room and the Asian decorated sitting room. The kitchen has a large marble counter in the center with bar and bar stools on one side. There are Jennair and Bosch appliances, gas stove, a dish washer that cannot be heard, handmade pottery dishes and quality cookware. The sitting room has two large sets of French doors opening with a view of the backyard English garden. It houses a sixty inch flat screen television with full cable and leather couches from which to have comfortable viewing. All the floors in these rooms are made of English handcrafted wood and covered with beautiful Oriental carpets. The downstairs master bedroom is carpeted with Oriental rugs and an antique iron bed with the highest quality memory foam mattress, a sitting area with couch and chairs with a view to the back yard through the large French doors. There are two doors into the large downstairs bathroom, one from the hallway and one from the master bedroom. This stunning bathroom has a glass and white marble shower, a white marble vanity with two sinks, and white marble flooring. The wooden stairway in the hallway leads to the large upstairs bedroom which houses three single beds and a forth single as part of the trundle bed. This forth single can be put together as a King bed with another single. There is a second full bath with bathtub and shower upstairs. The house is light and airy with large windows and French doors on the back of the house that open to the English Garden and art studio. The home was chosen to be on the Historical House Tour by the Franklin Heritage Foundation in 2010.

Keywords: Remodeled historical home in downtown Franklin

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About The Owner

Kate and George spend much of their time in California and are looking forward to sharing their Franklin home with others. Kate has a doctorate in Early Childhood Education and has spent her forty yearcareer teaching in Bangkok, Singapore, Texas and Tennessee. She founded Spring Hollow School in rural Franklin. She also is a jewelry artist represented in three galleries, one of them, 202 Gallery in downtown Franklin. George is a career musician who has accompanied stars with bass guitar and vocals. He started his career with Kenny Loggins in the early seventies and still plays with he and Jimmy Messina today. Other artists he has played with are Fleetwood Mac, John Foggerty, Michael McDonald, Al Jarreau, and has been to Japan twelve times to accompany their biggest star, Yazawa, whose photo hangs on their wall along with Stevie Nicks, Kenny Loggins and other family photos. George was born and raised in Ventura California and Kate in North Carolina with four of her younger years spent in Lahore Pakistan with missionary parents.

The Owner purchased this house in 2007
Why The Owner chose Franklin

We have owned our home since 2007 and since we spend much time in California, decided to share our home with others in stead of keeping it vacant and lonely.

What makes this house unique

We love that our Tennessee home is a walk to downtown to our beautiful main street, we are a short one block stroll to Starbucks, Sweet Ceces, and all the other fantastic shops, restarants, and our newly renovated theater. We love sitting on our full length front porch and in our very private back yard English garden complete with fountain and patio fire place. It is a fantastic home for entertaining and we are looking forward to hosting our best friend's daughter's wedding June 30th in our beautiful English Garden. I (Kate) spend many hours creating jewelry in my back yard studio and hosting bead circles with friends to share my talents and treasures with others. A bead circle can be arranged during your rental, be sure to find out more about Kate on her etsy site, Spring Hollow Studio and find out more about the school she founded in Franklin on the Spring Hollow School website.

Franklin house rental - Front of home

Front of home

Front of home

Front of home

Foyer and hallway view from front door to back door

Foyer and hallway view from front door to back door

Formal living room

Formal living room

Formal living room looking out front window

Formal living room looking out front window

Dining room

Dining room

Dining room looking out front window

Dining room looking out front window

Kitchen looking into sitting room/den

Kitchen looking into sitting room/den

Looking out the kitchen window

Looking out the kitchen window

Sitting room/den

Sitting room/den

Looking out french doors from sitting room/den

Looking out french doors from sitting room/den

Master bedroom taken from French doors

Master bedroom taken from French doors

Master bath vanity

Master bath vanity

master bath shower looking through doors to master, has another door to hallway

master bath shower looking through doors to master, has another door to hallway

Upstairs bedroom with choice of four singles or two combined to king bed

Upstairs bedroom with choice of four singles or two combined to king bed

Upstairs bath vanity with bathtub and shower to left

Upstairs bath vanity with bathtub and shower to left

View looking down the stairs into the front foyer.

View looking down the stairs into the front foyer.

Back of house and three tier deck taken from in front of fountain during winter

Back of house and three tier deck taken from in front of fountain during winter

Art studio in back yard during the winter

Art studio in back yard during the winter

The studio in summer

The studio in summer

Kate at studio bead circle table where guests are invited to create a bracelet

Kate at studio bead circle table where guests are invited to create a bracelet

One of Kate's creations like what guests can take home as a keepsake

One of Kate's creations like what guests can take home as a keepsake

Looking out from the back deck during the summer months to the English garden

Looking out from the back deck during the summer months to the English garden

The garden in summer taken from driveway

The garden in summer taken from driveway

Red Pony Restaurant
Puckett's Grocery
Merridee's Breadbasket
Cool Springs Galleria
Mc Creary's
Mellow Mushroom
The Factory
Carnton Plantation
Franklin, TN
Franklin Mercantile Company
Koi Sushi & Thai
Bunganut Pig Pub & Eatery
Sweet Cece's
The Carter House
Cork & Cow
Puckett’s Historic Downtown Franklin
Golf House Tennessee
Tennessee Antebellum Trail
Fairways on Spencer Creek
Forrest Crossing Golf Course
Saffire
Boxwood Bistro
Red Pony Restaurant
Starbucks
Factory at Franklin
Whole Foods Market
Bombay Bistro
Pinkerton Park
Publix
Stoney River Legendary Steaks
Sperry's Restaurant - Cool Springs
Nearest Point of Interest : Franklin Theater
Nearest Point of Interest :
Nearest Point of Interest :

Our home is a block from Main street so it is central to all the Franklin tourist attractions.

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Rental Rates for this vacation house rental in Franklin, Tennessee

Special Offer! Summer dates still available

Special Offer From:
Dates Jul 8, 2013 to Jul 24, 2013

Our home just opened up two new date periods : July 8 to July 24 and August 10 to August 18. Discounts are available for longer stays.

Notes

  • From $300/nt - $1800/wk
  • US Dollars
  • $300/nt
  • $1800/wk
  • There is a two night minimum

Accommodation and Amenities for this vacation house rental in Franklin, Tennessee

Property Type:
  • house
General:
  • Clothes Dryer
  • Telephone
  • Air Conditioning
  • Wood Fireplace ...
    There is a fire pit on the slate back deck where the owners spend many hours of relaxation. There is plenty of wood stored behind the studio.
  • Gas Fireplace ...
    (2) There are two gas log fire places in the original one hundred year old fire places, one in living room and on in the dining room.
  • Linens Provided
  • Wireless Internet
  • Computer Available ...
    The house has wifi
  • Washing Machine
  • Parking Off Street
Kitchen:
  • Kitchen ...
    The stove is a gas Jennair and the oven has a choice of regualr and convection
  • Dishwasher ...
    It is a Bosch dishwasher that one can barely hear when running.
  • Cooking Utensils ...
    The pots are of the highest quality and the dishes are a twelve place setting hand made thrown pottery
  • Ice Maker
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave ...
    The MIcrowave is also a convection oven.
Bedrooms:
  • 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8
  • Queen size Beds (1) This has the highest quality memory foam mattress, Twin or Single Beds (4) These can be used as four singles and or put together as king beds., Sleep Sofa or Futons (1) There is a 22 inch queen size Aerobed which is electrically blown up in five minutes that can turn the back sitting room into a third bedroom.
Entertainment:
  • DVD Player
  • Satellite / Cable ...
    This is complete cabel with every possible station including the tennis channel since George is a tennis fan.
  • Music Library ...
    There are plenty of cds in the tv console
  • Stereo
  • VCR
  • CD Player
  • Video Library ...
    There are plenty of dvd videos in the tv console
Outside:
  • Outdoor Grill
  • Deck / Patio ...
    The three level back deck is the full length of the house, wood on the top two and slate on the bottom with a wood fire pit with seating and two ratan chaise lounges There is a rawd iron table and chairs on the top deck on one side and a couch and chairs on the other side. There is also an old style front porch the length of the house with three chairs and ratan hanging swing.
Suitability:
  • non smoking only
  • children welcome
Attractions:
  • cinemas
  • museums
  • live theater
  • restaurants
  • zoo
Leisure Activities:
  • antiquing
  • sight seeing
  • shopping
Sports & Adventure Activities:
  • cycling
  • hot air ballooning
Notes: outside fire place English garden fountain art studio wherein bead and pottery classes can be scheduled by visitors

Reviews for this vacation house rental in Franklin, Tennessee

View This Home on You Tube 217 Fifth Avenue South Franklin
average rating of 5.0 based on 13 reviews
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Franklin Middle
kingsport, tn
5

family gathering for graduation

5 of 5
Submitted: May 15, 2013 Stayed: May 2013
the house was amazing, my family plays music and there was a piano, stand up bass, guitar, sitar bongo drums, needless to say we played tons of music.
the location to O"more college of design was walkable and was downtown for all of us, including my sweet 85 year old mother in law. Her statement as she was leaving Sunday was "I don't know when i have had a better time." If you are looking for a place to spend quality time with your family, this is the place to be, there is everything to do for every age bracket within 2 blocks.
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Romantic Getaway
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View This Home on You Tube 217 Fifth Avenue South Franklin
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Franklin Middle
United States
5

Refreshingly Creative Environment! Feels like home immediately!

5 of 5
Submitted: May 8, 2013 Stayed: April 2013
My father and I were fortunate enough to stumble into this home for ten days when looking for a more permanent residence as I take my first step towards my career as a musician. This house breathes creativity! Upon entry, you notice a freshly tuned piano accompanied by Sitar's, Djembe's, and rest of the house filled with instruments. Every room is inviting and the house is already home. The backyard is spectacular and the location is incredible. After spending just over a week here, this house is already home. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, because I want it all to myself! I've enjoyed every day at this creatively awesome home! Thank you!
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
business
View This Home on You Tube 217 Fifth Avenue South Franklin
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Franklin Middle
Baton Rouge, LA
5

A Wonderful, Relaxing Week!

5 of 5
Submitted: April 18, 2013 Stayed: April 2013
My wife and I had a wonderful time at this very well maintained, well furnished and beautiful home. Everything was just as described in the write-up and we couldn't have asked for more. Being able to just walk a few blocks downtown to restaurants, shops, and points of interest was great and allowed us to walk-off all of the good food that we had! Kate was so helpful in providing information for all activities. This home is also so convenient and centrally located to other area attractions. We went to Nashville for a daytrip and the Grand Ole Opry (only 20 minutes away), to the Arrington Vineyards & Winery (only 15 minutes away) for a beautiful Saturday evening of music, wine tasting, and picnic, and to another quaint town of Lieper's Fork (only 15 minutes away) for lunch and shopping. But most of all, we just enjoyed chillin' out in the backyard garden. Our son and his wife joined us for one night on their way to another destination and the girls enjoyed making themselves a bracelet. My son and I also tried, but got laughed at! This trip was so much fun and the home so perfect that we have told Kate we want to make this an annual event. Already looking forward to next year!
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
business
View This Home on You Tube 217 Fifth Avenue South Franklin
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615-557-6799
Franklin Middle
Roanoke, IL
5

EJB Roanoke, IL

5 of 5
Submitted: March 22, 2013 Stayed: March 2013
We came to the beautiful town of Franklin Tenn. for a wedding. We could not of ask for a better home or location!! It was perfect!! The owner Kate first of all is so easy to work with! She does just what she says she is going to do. So sweet! The house is charming with lots to see. We could walk everywhere we wanted to go downtown...Puckets, Lille Belles, Star Bucks, Zolo's, Frothy Monkey, Sweet Ceces and all the great shopping. The backyard is also a wonderful place to sit back and relax after a day of running. We will be back. Thank-you for opening your home to us.
Recommended for:  Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway
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View This Home on You Tube 217 Fifth Avenue South Franklin
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Franklin Middle
Dallas, TX
5

Charming historic home in downtown Franklin

5 of 5
Submitted: January 3, 2013 Stayed: December 2012
This charming, historic home exceeded our expectations! This location is walking distance to the historic downtown area of Franklin. It's also an easy drive into Nashville. There are plenty of restaurants and shopping within close proximity. The photos don't do the home justice. It was like stepping back in time, but with the modern amenities of today. The furniture and beds were quite comfortable. The kitchen was very well equipped. The house is loaded with treasures from the owners' travels. The outdoor space is fabulous, and would be great for entertaining in warmer months. The owner was very flexible, easy to deal with and quite responsive to any questions we had. If we find ourselves in the Nashville area in the future, we would definitely stay again. Thanks so much for sharing your home with us!
Recommended for:  Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Families with Teenagers, Romantic Getaway
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