300 Marion Ave, Tazewell, VA 24651 - Tazewell County

TIMELESS AND ELEGANT ARE PERFECT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS LOVELY SOUTHERN MANSION. LARGE OAK TREES ACCENT THE GENTLE ROLLING FRONT LAWN AND PROVIDES A GRAND ENTRANCE TO THE HOME. IMPRESSIVE DOUBLE PORTICO OVERLOOKS THE PROPERTY AND CREATES VISIONS OF THE OLD SOUTH LIFESTYLE. HOME FEATURES 17 LARGE ROOMS WITH 12' CEILINGS, OAK FLOORING, ORIGINAL FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS, FIREPLACES AND WOODWORK. MODERN KITCHEN WITH A TOUCH OF HISTORY IN THE CABINETRY. 2 STORY DETACHED GARAGE WITH APARTMENT. OPEN PATIO OVERLOOKS THE LARGE LIGHTED AND FENCED RECREATION AREA. INCLUDES TENNIS AND BASKETBALL COURTS. LIGHTED GAZEBO WITH STONEFIREPLACE AND GRILL. 2 STORY WORKSHOP KNOW AS THE SMOKE HOUSE INCLUDES ALL WOODWORKING EQUIPMENT. HOME HAS BEEN RENOVATED BY THE CURRENT OWNERS. BUYER AND/OR BUYER'S AGENT TO VERIFY ALL INFORMATION.

HISTORY OF THE LITZ HOME *COPIED FROM, TAZEWELL COUNTY, BY LOUISE LESLIE 1982. THE A.Z. LITZ HOME IN TAZEWELL WAS BUILT BY JOHN W. JOHNSON, WHO STATED IN ONE OF HIS DEEDS THAT HE WAS LIVING IN THE RESIDENCE IN 1859. HIS SON WAS DR. GEORGE BEN JOHNSTON, A FAMOUS VIRGINIA SURGEON. THE JOHNSTONS WERE DESCENDED FROM THE SOUTHWEST FAMILIES OF BOWEN, PRESTON AND FLOYD. JOHN W. JOHNSON WAS A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE AND A UNITED STATES SENATOR. OTHER OWNERS OF THIS HISTORICAL HOME HAVE BEEN THE J.C. HOPKINS FAMILY, DURING THE CIVIL WAR, AND THE COL. A.J. MAY FAMILY. MR. MAY'S WIDOW USED THE HOME FOR A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR SOME TIME. THE ORIGIONAL LOCKERS FOR STUDENTS ARE PRESENTLY USED IN THE KITCHEN AND BREAKFAST AREA