• Address: 111 Catalpa St, Clarksdale, MS 38614 (map)
• Date Posted: 12/25/09
• Bedrooms: 3
• Bathrooms: 2
• Size (sq ft): 2250
• Year Built: 1924

Links
* Middleton Realty web site
* Trulia Listing
* Middleton Realty Photos
* Realtor.com Listing
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Dining Room


Living Room


Kitchen w/pantry




Guestroom 1


Guestroom 2



Description

BUY A HOME IN THE HEART OF BLUES MUSIC COUNTRY -- CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI!
Love blues music? Love small, historic towns? Love vintage/antique homes? Then, do something about it -- economy be darned! There's never been a 'housing bubble' in Clarksdale, Mississippi -- just cool, old houses located near the historic downtown's fun and shabby-chic shopping, dining and entertainment district. Live just 5 minutes walk to Cat Head, Madidi, Hambone Art Gallery, Brick Gallery, Rock N Roll Museum, Delta Blues Museum, Ground Zero Blues Club, Sarah's Kitchen, Carnegie Public Library, Bluestown Music, Miss Del's General Store, Bluesberry Cafe, Delta Amusement Cafe, Delta Blues Room, historic Greyhound Bus Station, etc., etc. The house for sale at 111 Catalpa Street is a classic, 'craftsman style' abode located right across from John "Riverman" Ruskey's house (of Quapaw Canoe Co.) and 'in front of' another house owned by some other friendly folks who relocated here because they love blues music .... and down the block from yet another person who did the same.

WEB LISTING: http://hstrial-bmiddleton.homestead.com/NEWLISTINGS.html
MORE PHOTOS: http://hstrial-bmiddleton.homestead.com/111Catalpa.html

IT'S LISTED with realtor Joe and Brett Middleton of Middleton Realty. Here's a bit of the official web listing: 111 Catalpa St. -- listing price WAS $85,000 but has been MARKED DOWN to just $79,900. "Great home! Has 3 bedrooms, and 2 baths. Located next to the downtown area. It is approximately 2250sq.ft. It has nice built-in bookcases. The backyard is fenced in with a patio and porch."

I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT... The front porch really is pretty big and cool. When you walk into the house, you find spacious, connected living and dining room areas that are loosely separated by built-in bookcases (that also work for blues CDs). There's a long hallway with plenty of wall space to hang cool stuff, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a back office/sunroom, main floor washer/dryer, kitchen and butler's pantry. There are decent closets throughout. The kitchen has a walk-in pantry and includes the built-in stove, dishwasher (sold to me by one of Big George Brock's 42 kids) and garbage disposal; the two small fridges and the deep freeze are negotiable. The attic is unfinished but very large and could be finished out, frankly, as an office or guest room. The basement is a half-basement with crawl space; like most in the Delta, it's fairly useless... except for housing the hot water heater, pipes, ductwork, etc. The house has central heating and air conditioning, by the way; I like to stay comfortable. The yard is pretty nice sized and includes holly bushes, magnolia tree, etc. There's a tool shed in the backyard that's nothing special but holds plenty of junk. The backyard is mostly fenced in. The house is wired for cable/internet and has two ornamental fireplaces with mantles. A long driveway runs along side the house, conveniently linking Catalpa Street with Maple Street (nice for parties/visitors -- though at least one visiting bluesman with the alias 'T-Model' always insists on parking in the front yard, anyway!). In short, 111 Catalpa is a cool house located just across the Sunflower River from a neat little Delta downtown, and priced well below $100,000 -- now at just $79,900 -- it could easily be your next home or home-away-from-home!

CURIOSITY PIQUED? Please contact Joe or Brett Middleton today at middletonrealty2003@yahoo.com, cell 662-902-1678, office 662-627-7311.

CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI is conveniently located just 45 minutes from Tunica, MS, and 90 minutes from Memphis, TN. It's just off Highway 61 and convenient to Highway 55 and Memphis Airport. If you want to know more about CLARKSDALE while you consider moving here, please also check out these web sites:

TOURISM, http://www.visitclarksdale.com/
GENERAL INFO, http://www.clarksdale.com/
CHAMBER, http://www.clarksdale-ms.com/
GUIDE, http://www.cathead.biz/guide.html
MUSIC, http://www.cathead.biz/livemusic.html
NEWSPAPER, http://www.pressregister.com
NEWSPAPER, http://www.clarksdalebluesstar.com
RADIO, http://www.wroxradio.com
MUSEUM, http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org
MUSEUM, http://www.rockmuseum.biz
FESTIVAL, http://www.jukejointfestival.com
FESTIVAL, http://www.sunflowerfest.org
CLUB, http://www.groundzerobluesclub.com

WHAT'S UP WITH CLARKSDALE'S FUTURE? Good question. Downtown is currently buzzing with new businesses, new construction, planned renovations and more live blues than ever before (seriously). Recent weekends have featured live blues shows at an unprecedented 4 venues, and there is now reliable live blues in Clarksdale, Mississippi, from Tuesday through Saturday (and often Sunday) nights! Current renovations/construction/new businesses downtown include Tricia's Italian Restaurant (opened by ex-Indiana couple at 226 Yazoo and holding it's Grand Opening 9/4-5), The Lofts At Five & Dime (Bubba O'Keefe's loft condos, retail and restaurant space in the old Woolworth's building), the former Club Champaign building (amazingly turned into a classic "Main Street" looking store/restaurant front -- ready to rent!), the former golf cart building next to Delta Amusement (the future location of Sun House Art Gallery), the former Brick Gallery building (where a new and interesting pizza joint will open shortly), the former Rampant Lion building (now Delta Creations and just stripped down to its historic brick exterior), old Stackhouse Record Mart aka Cream Boat building (Charles Evans has crews working on it as I type), Rust Restaurant (in old Delta Eye location; not new but not old either; really great), etc. etc. Oh yeah, the "Clarksdale Farmer's Market" continues to grow, by the way, with the semi-permanent shade covering added to the park in the 200 block of Delta Ave. Other key businesses that continue to grow include Cat Head (my store), Ground Zero Blues Club, Rock N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum (Dutchman Theo recently bought a second building downtown as well!), Shackup Inn (in the past two years, it has grown into dang near a city out there; amazing), Delta Blues Museum (which has plans for a new Muddy Waters wing addition), etc. etc. We now have two newspapers here, more music festivals than ever before and as much international publicity as ever. Jump on board, and enjoy the ride. Make Clarksdale your next home. WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS HOUSE SALES ARE UP! Incidentally... "New-home sales climbed more than anticipated in July, staging their fourth straight month of strong gains to add to evidence that the housing market is emerging from its long slump..."


Features
Bedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 2Parking Spaces: yes (long driveway)Year Built: 1924Subdivision: OakhurstLot Size: approx 60/150Garage Size: n/aSchool District: ClarksdaleSquare Footage: 2250Agent Name: Joe or Brett MiddletonBroker: Middleton RealtyMLS #: 105121
Location
111 Catalpa Street Clarksdale MS 38614

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