Charming 2 bedroom ranch home for sale on the North end of Mount Vernon, Ohio. This property features a huge living room with a fireplace and adjoining dining area as well as a cute and cozy kitchen with ample cabinet space and an eat in area. Enjoy built ins for added storage space, a semi finished basement that offers an additional fireplace and family room, as well as a level, easy to care for lot comprised of 2 parcels, totaling in almost half an acre.
Convenient Location
This lovely home includes a relaxing covered front porch, attached 2 car garage, concrete driveway, central air conditioning, forced natural gas heat, nice sized back yard, and is situated in the Mount Vernon City School District (Dan Emmett Elementary). With nice major updates and the convenience of being nearby local shopping, ice cream shops, parks, and medical needs, this is a great starter home and is priced to sell at $125,000.
Each year, thousands of vistors stop by from all over the state to take part in the Knox County Fair located in Mount Vernon, Ohio. However, many may not know that the fairgrounds land located North of Mount Vernon, has been a popular attraction since 1895 when it was previously known as The Lake Hiawatha Park and Resort. Many guests would come to vacation at the retreat to enjoy activies like bowling, croquet, riding ponies, gambling at the casino, or enjoying the view of the pond, while renting rooms / suites varying between $10 - $16 a month.
The History of The Knox County Fair
Beginning in 1847, the first Knox County Fair was held at a local resident's home, with the successful turnout it was then was moved to the county courthouse, and after that, the next 40 Knox County Fairs were hosted on property North of Coshocton Avenue. It wasn't until the late 1920's that the fair was then moved to its current location on Fairgrounds Road when it was purchased by the Knox County Commissioners after The Lake Hiawatha Park and Resort closed its doors in 1918.
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Attendees who visit the fair now, look forward to the daily scheduled events that include the Demolition Derby, Rough Truck, a musical performance, tractor pulls and various types of entertainment. While enjoying your stay, you'll notice the heavy focus on the importance of agriculture and celebration of adolecent accomplishments, especially when you take a walk over to the 4-H booths to see competitions that end with prize winners and happy faces. Head over to the draft horse barn and see the gentle and giant creatures with their magnificent beauty, or visit the other numerous barns to see friendly goats, furry rabbits, and talkative poultry. Take a moment to shop with local merchants to discover locally crafted products, trinkets, and micellaneous goodies and make sure you don't forget to stop at a food vendor or two to purchase some of the tastiest food and mouthwatering lemonade.
A Birds Eye View
Below, we've shared with you our custom drone footage that highlights the signature red roofed barns as well as beautiful panormaic views of the horse track, riding arena, and glimmering pond. You'll find rolling hills off in the near distance that surround the neighborhood of the Knox County Fairgrounds and captivating birds eye views of this Knox County, Ohio treasure.
The Knox County Ohio Fairgrounds is located at 601 Fairgrounds Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050.
Adorable 3 bedroom and 2 full bath ranch home for sale on Kimberly Drive in Mount Vernon, Ohio with over 2,000 square feet of living space. This lovely home features a beautifully updated eat in kitchen as well as a nice sized living room highlighted by built in bookcases and a charming brick fireplace. Enjoy the convenience of main level laundry, a relaxing enclosed sun porch and rear deck, and a finished lower level with a huge rec room / family room. This well maintained property also features forced natural gas heat, central air conditioning, an attached garage and paved driveway, and a yard barn for added storage. Priced to sell at $129,500.
1 Decatur Drive is located on the North end of Mount Vernon and this home is twice as large as it looks from the street. It features 1,552 square feet of living space with convenient main level laundry, a nice sized living room, eat in kitchen, big room addition including the 4th bedroom and a huge family room with access to the patio and back yard. This home would be the perfect opportunity for someone who is handy and doesn't mind modernizing and redecorating. This home won't last long at only $62,000.
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