1432 Cherokee Rd, Louisville, KY 40204

Public Remarks

There are always dreams of the opportunity to live in a 1920's mansion with fun and modern touches. Now, the E.T. Hutchins -designed 1432 Cherokee Road allows that dream to become a reality. Perched on a sloping lawn between Willow and Eastern, overlooking the greenspace of Frederick Law Olmstead's Cherokee Park, this ivy-covered stunner is a surprise of a home. Timeless details like dentil moldings, side lights, and an arched entry play seamlessly with contemporary concrete planters and a large paver patio, teasing at the combination of victorian details and whimsical charm that awaits within. Marble entry steps up into a large formal foyer. To the right, multiple rooms have been opened to one another to create a large Living and Kitchen space. Here, handmade clay wall tile, quartz countertops, and bright white cabinetry combine with ample storage and Viking appliances to create the kitchen of any home chef's dreams! Fun details like hand painted wall tile, overhead audio system, and woven pendant lighting live alongside the original hardwood floors and charming early century characteristics like detailed wall moldings and the original boiler radiators. The powder room in this space has been completely renovated and features a whimsical wallpaper. A former closet turned art gallery leads the way to the bar, breakfast area, and dining room. The former kitchen stands here, serving as space to host game nights or smaller gatherings, with marble chevron wall tile, metal ceilings, and statement walls. The front-facing formal dining room is an intimate space, with functioning original leaded glass windows. The sweeping front staircase leads to a large second-floor landing. Three bedrooms- all with en suite baths- allow for incredibly posh family living and privacy. The most incredible of these spaces, the primary suite, stretches tremendously along the right side of the home. This bedroom area offers space enough for king-sized furniture as well as a seating area with fireplace and built-in bookshelves. A walk-through wardrobe boasts glass-front closet cabinetry, windows overlooking the mature trees of the Cherokee Park neighborhood, and a fun antique mirrored glass mosaic ceiling. Spa-like primary bathroom has separate water closet, dual sinks with marble vanities, vintage mirrors, twin storage cabinets, and a stunning copper clawfoot soaking tub. A two-person all-glass shower is the stuff of bathroom dreams, with wall-mounted and overhead showerheads. The long and lean laundry room offers plenty of storage cabinetry, sink, stackable washer and dryer, and a secret hamper pass through to the primary dressing room. The front bedroom suite, presently used as a nursery, has original leaded glass windows, sea green grasscloth, and a gorgeous attached bath with hexagon marble tile, and a wet room. Large walk-in marble shower shares space with a clawfoot porcelain tub. The third bedroom suite on this floor has it's own private, covered porch, built-in shelving, and an all-marble bathroom with walk-in shower and pedestal sink. There is access here to the rear stairwell, which could provide a completely private entry to the third-floor living space. This floor could be used as private guest space, an incredible live/work area, or could invite the new owner to explore opportunities for short term rental space. Three bedrooms here, one of which is enormous with sloping ceilings and built in bookshelves share this floor with a fully functioning kitchen, and bathroom with a tub/shower combo and single vanity. Rear outdoor space is multi-leveled with gas hookups, rough-ins for an outdoor kitchen, outdoor fireplace, and geographic screens. An incredible entertaining spot for the lucky new owners. Full privacy fence and a stone walkway to the two-car garage complete the rear yard. Just seconds from the paths and community spaces at Cherokee Park, only a few homes away from Willow Triangle, and easy access to 64 at Grinstead, a convenient location combines with the wonder of this Old World charmer for a masterpiece of Louisville Living.