1937 Handcrafted Whitwell Home with Barn, Sunroom, and Metal Roof — $150,000

The woodwork is the first thing you notice. This house was built in 1937 and whoever put it together cared about how it looked. Custom millwork throughout, the kind of detail that takes time and skill and that you stop seeing in houses built after a certain point. The metal roof has held up. The bones of the place read old in the good way.

It is 1,521 square feet spread across one and a half levels, two bedrooms, one bath, plus a dedicated office. The kitchen has been updated with stainless appliances and new countertops, so that part is current. The laundry has its own room. There is a partial unfinished basement with a sump pump below.

The sunroom off the kitchen is worth paying attention to. Fully enclosed, which matters in Tennessee winters. The agent description calls it flexible, which is accurate in a noncommittal way. What it means practically is that it could function as a den, a guest room, or a primary suite depending on how you want to use the space. It adds real square footage to a house that already has room to it.

Outside is where this property gets more interesting. There is a double carport, a 10x16 storage building, and a 16x32 barn that has been insulated and wired for workshop or studio use. That barn is a serious structure. For anyone who builds things, stores equipment, or needs a dedicated workspace, it changes the math on what this property is.

The backyard has a privacy fence. The front of the property is partially fenced. Low-maintenance landscaping, which in listing language usually means it is not elaborate.

Whitwell sits on the mountain above the valley, and South Cumberland State Park and Savage Gulf State Park are both within a short drive. The hiking and waterfall access is real and close. Whether that matters depends on what you are looking for.

For $150,000, you are getting an 87-year-old house with genuine handcraft, a working barn, and room to do something with it.