Despite being a true shell of its former self, this palatial southern villa in Franklin commanded an enormous amount of interest and quickly entered contract.
for $1.49 million this month. The lead image for the home — which lasted just days on the market before getting scooped up — is also bizarre: A photo of the white-columned manor on fire, flames bursting from its roof and black smoke billowing into the sky.
“The photo was taken just moments after we arrived at the scene … I stood there weeping,” seller Danny Duvall told The Post of the emotional story behind the fire, that image and the subsequent sale. He and his wife, Paula Duvall, had invested two years into carefully renovating the grand abode, built in 1997, only for a freak accident to set the property ablaze.
It happened in September, as workers were finishing up renovations in the library, when a tiny spark from a paint sprayer ignited the fumes from the lacquer paint being used. “The entire room and home quickly went up in flames,” said Duvall. The damage is hard to calculate as “this was no ordinary home,” but one “filled with exquisite details,” most of which have been totaled — some of which were spared. The foundation may also be salvageable.The facade after the flames tore through.An outdoor kitchen area that was also spared by the flames.“Most” details were ruined, but some remain.Much of the sprawling basement was spared.Honest listing images of the damaged interior and exterior.
“The new family plans to restore the home to all of its original glory,” said Duvall. “I am thrilled to know that our home will soon be reborn and new life will rise out of our devastating flames.”In addition to the badly burned main house, the new family will also receive a guest home untouched by the flames, plenty of potential for expansion, and the approximately 5 acres — complete with an outdoor kitchen and porches — on which the structures stand.
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