363 Venable Lane, Monroe, LA 71203

15 ACRES, HOME, SHOP, BARN, AND MORE …FOR SALE

FRONT OF HOME FACING NORTH WEST

Welcome to our home. In 1999 we purchased this 15 acre site at the dead end of Venable Lane that has numerous large oaks. We are ½ mile west of US highway 165 on the north side of Monroe. We cleared some of the underbrush and built our 5900 square foot heated, 1½ story six bedroom home completing it in 2001.

There are three bedrooms (9ft ceilings), laundry, 3 ½ baths, family room w/ wood burning fireplace, dining room, kitchen (10 ft ceiling) and pantry downstairs. Upstairs are three bedrooms, 2 ½ baths (8 ft ceilings) along with a family room, game-room (9 ft ceilings), full kitchen and eating area. There is a three car garage, 9 x 76 front porch and a 12 x 30 rear porch covered by a 14 x 30 balcony with steel rails and staircase from the upstairs family room complete with pool table.

FRONT VIEW FACING SOUTHWEST WITH SHOP IN BACKGROUND

ENTRY DRIVE FROM VENABLE LANE FACING SOUTH

VIEW OF OUTBUILDINGS FACING SOUTHWEST FROM FRONT YARD

There is a six stall 30 x 40 barn with hay loft. Also a 40 x 80 covered riding arena with 6 more stalls and hay or equipment storage (40 x 130). I have a 2500 foot shop building with inside and outside baths, and a 1,248 square foot equipment building for tractors and such. We raised paint horses, watched the kids and grandkids ride horses and four-wheelers, until they moved away from the area. Now we have a larger acreage and are raising cows and hay, at that location.

VIEW FACING WEST NEAR NORTH EAST CORNER OF PROPERTY

We are about 1 mile from St. Francis North Hospital and 9.3 miles from Pecanland Mall, which is our regional shopping mall. There are a multitude of restaurants within a few minutes. Our church along with many other denominations is just minutes away. We are near boat launches to the Ouachita River, Black Bayou, and numerous other lakes and bayous. Deer, squirrel and other wildlife are plentiful in the back yard and one of my grandsons has taken a deer here the past two years. We watch them many mornings while having coffee in the den. The property is fenced with a couple of cross fences. We have gas heat, with 4 units for the residence totaling 13 tons of cooling. The house has 2x6 walls with an excellent insulation package in the walls and ceilings. Combined gas & electric bills averaged $256 per month for the past two years (which includes out buildings). Municipal water, phone service with DSL for computers, gas, electric service and dish network are in use. This is the perfect edge of the city, country home. Asking appraised value of $790,000.