Beautiful mountain views and genuine everyday comfort come together at 693 Old Middlesboro Hwy, where solid oak cabinetry and a gas fireplace give this 1915 home real character on a spacious, level 0.8-acre lot in La Follette, Tennessee — three bedrooms for $228,500.
A Well-Equipped Home with Real Character
This 1,241-square-foot home pairs an eat-in kitchen with solid oak cabinetry and stainless steel appliances, including a self-cleaning oven and range. A gas fireplace anchors the main living space, and a bonus room adds flexible extra space for an office, den, or playroom. Hardwood and vinyl flooring run throughout, with central heating on natural gas paired with central air and ceiling fans for year-round comfort.
A Spacious Yard with Mountain Views and an Above-Ground Pool
Outside, a spacious, level yard takes in beautiful mountain views across a genuine country setting, with an above-ground pool offering real summer enjoyment right on the property. Multiple storage sheds give a buyer extra space for tools and equipment, and off-street carport parking for two vehicles rounds out the practical features. Public water keeps utilities simple, paired with a septic system.
The Practical Details
- Heating is central, natural gas; cooling is central air with ceiling fans
- Water is public; sewer runs through a septic tank
- Solid oak cabinetry; stainless steel appliances; gas fireplace; bonus room
- Above-ground pool; multiple storage sheds
- 0.8 acres, level, with mountain views; no HOA
The Numbers
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Price | $228,500 |
| Location | 693 Old Middlesboro Hwy, La Follette, TN 37766 |
| Home Size | 1,241 sqft |
| Bedrooms/Bathrooms | 3 bed / 2 bath |
| Lot Size | 0.8 acres, level |
| Year Built | 1915 |
| Price per sqft | $184 |
| Water/Sewer | Public water, septic tank |
| HOA | None |
Why La Follette, Tennessee
La Follette has one of the more deliberately planned origin stories in East Tennessee. Brothers Harvey and Grant LaFollette, first cousins of U.S. Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr., bought roughly 37,000 acres at Big Creek Gap around 1890 and founded a coal, iron, and railway company that built one of the largest blast furnaces in the entire South, employing some 1,500 workers at its peak. The brothers even hired novelist John Fox Jr. to help design the town itself when it incorporated in 1897, giving it an unusually wide 100-foot main street and the striking 27-room Glen Oaks mansion, which still stands today on the National Register of Historic Places.
Campbell County, where La Follette sits, was formed in 1806 and became Tennessee’s largest coal-producing county by the early 1900s, with county voters rejecting secession by an overwhelming margin in 1861 and forming the state’s first Union Army company. A beautifully maintained 1915 home with real mountain views and its own pool sits today in a town built from one of Tennessee’s most ambitious industrial ventures.
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