House has historic charm & elegance. Is beautifully maintained and updated in the federal historic Meridian Park, a neighborhood of breathtaking Arts & Crafts 1910-1920's homes. Stately, formal rooms with quarter-sawn oak hardwood floors, gorgeous stained wood crown moldings & trims. Lots of lovely extra rooms: Den, Sitting Rm, Office. Thoughtfully rebuilt large kitchen with subway tile backsplashes, cabinets, counter tops, layered lighting, and lots of storage & historic glass cabinet doors. Formal Living Room with wood-burning fireplace & built-in bookshelves. French doors in LR & DR lead to the grand covered front porch perched high above the street with lovely afternoon sun. Separate Breakfast Room and Den. Handsome stained banister & newel post leads to 2nd floor. Grand principal bedroom plus 3 extra bedrooms. Finished 3rd floor apartment with 15' high cathedral ceilings, kitchenette, shower-bathroom with new tiles, Great Room open to bedroom area that's currently used as an office. Property comes with a full-size adjacent, separately parcelled lot that is fully fenced. New concrete driveway leads to 2-car garage with dual doors to the alley. Basement has high ceilings, unfinished, and outside staircase access. High effiency furnace and separate 3rd floor heat pump. Legally zoned a double dwelling. Friendly, active neighborhood with alley cleanups, progressive dinners, Cajun Brunch... Very near lots of wonderful civic stuff: The Red & Purple Lines, Children's Museum, multiple schools, parks.