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DO NOT ENTER DRIVE OR YARD WITHOUT PERMISSION & LISTING AGENT MUST BE PRESENT! THIS RARE & UNIQUE PROPERTY HAS HISTORIC ROOTS & IS SITUATED ON 9.983 ACRES WITH DRAMATIC VIEWS OF VALLEYS, WOODS AND DT AKRON. THIS UNIQUE HOME, IN SECLUDED & PRIVATE LOCATION, IS CLOSE TO PARK, VALLEY & METROPARK/TOWPATH HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS. FEATURES INCLUDE GATED ENTRANCE TO A CIRCULAR DRIVE LEADING TO HOME WITH GUEST COTTAGE & POOL. HOME BUILT IN 1878 BY BREVIT GEN. ALVIN COE VORIS WHO FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR. HIS OBELISK MEMORIAL IS LOCATED AT THE PRESTIGEOUS GLENDALE CEMETARY WHERE AKRON'S FAVORITE CITIZENS ARE LAID TO REST. PROPERTY OWNED & MANAGED BY ORIGINAL FAMILY. IN 1930 A LARGE ADDITION WAS ADDED TO MAIN HOUSE WHICH INCLUDES A MASSIVE 1ST FLOOR MASTER SUITE, A LARGE 2ND FLOOR "ON SUITE" BEDROOM AND A HUGE RECREATION ROOM IN BASEMENT WITH MASSIVE WOODBURNING FIREPLACE. ADDITION WAS BUILT TO MAXIMIZE VISTAS OF CITY SKYLINE. THE ENTIRE HOUSE HAS HARDWOOD FLOORS (MOST EXPOSED). MAIN HOUSE HAS 5 BEDROOMS 4 BATHS & 5 FIREPLACES. THERE'S A FULL BASEMENT W/ 500 FINISHED SQ. FT. & PLENTY OF STORAGE. GUEST COTTAGE HAS ALSO BEEN USED AS A RESIDENCE IN THE PAST. ALL LIVING SPACE IS OVER THE 1 1/2 CAR GARAGE. ON PROPERTY IS A 2 1/2 CAR GARAGE. THE COTTAGE HAS A 20 X 25 LIVING ROOM, W/ FRPL. KITCHEN, BATH AND OFFICE & LARGE BEDROOM & FORCED AIR HEAT. ROOM ON LOWER LEVEL USED FOR STORAGE. INGROUND POOL, ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH AN ATTACHED CABANA WITH WET BAR, HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR DECADES & WILL LIKELY REQUIRE MAJOR RENOVATION. ALTHOUGH BOTH MAIN STRUCTURES ARE FUNCTIONAL & LIVABLE THEY WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION TO BRING THEM TO TODAY'S STANDARDS. PROPERTY BEING SOLD IN ITS "AS IS" CONDITION & OWNER WILL NOT DO ANY TYPE OF REPAIRS. THESE PRIVATE SELLERS, WHO HAVE GREAT AFFECTION FOR THE UNIQUE PROPERTY , REQUEST ONLY SERIOUS INQUIRIES FROM POTENTIAL BUYERS. SELLERS ASKED THAT NO INTERIOR PHOTOS BE TAKEN & NONE SHOULD BE TAKEN BY BUYERS WHILE TOURING HOME.