41 S Second Avenue

Southern charm and history with a breathe of fresh air near downtown McRae-Helena. Known as the Max and Emma Sue McRae House, this Neoclassical Revival-style house features a monumental two-story portico with square columns and pilasters. Inside the home you will find a grand foyer with a main staircase and a parlor and a main hall with dining and drawing rooms. The entrance retains its historic wainscoting, chair rail molding, and door and window surrounds. The floors in the foyer, parlor, and dining room are oak parquet with two walnut boarders. Pocket doors lead from the foyer to the parlor and from the parlor to the dining room. The dining room leads back through a butler's pantry to the large kitchen with breakfast area. The drawing room and central hall feature quarter-sawn oak floors, its original door and window surrounds, picture rail, and baseboards. Upstairs you will find the floorplan mirrors that of the downstairs with a foyer, front bedroom and center hall with rooms on either side. The bedrooms all retain their original mantles, door and window surrounds, picture rail, crown molding, and paneled doors and hardware. The rear of the home features an addition to the original structure with a master bedroom on the first floor and sunroom on the second floor. This home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located near downtown McRae-Helena within walking distance of banks, churches, restaurants, shopping and the post office. Additionally there is an early 1900s gardening shed and a 1930s wood garage with entrance facing Huckabee Street. In ground swimming pool features beautiful masonry fencing. Many more impressive features, updates and renovations! Call listing agent today for more details and to set up a showing of this well-maintained historic treasure.