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"Brumblebee Cottage & Carriage House" - Within walking distance to bustling Canton Street and various historic sites, this landmark corner lot in Roswell is known for its bumble bee yellow color and charm of it's renovated Cottage House (2/2) and Carriage House (1/1). The original double doors take you into the light-filled Cottage House with refinished hardwood floors and stone fireplace. French doors lead to the flagstone floor sunroom with 3 walls of windows while another set of French doors extend the living space into the backyard with patio area and fire pit. The spacious kitchen has floor to ceiling cabinets with storage to spare and walk-in laundry/mud room. The primary suite boasts a walk-in closet and en suite bathroom in addition to a secondary bedroom and bathroom. Touches of the past with glass knobs, original door hardware, etc keep the charm while newer roof, HVAC and windows, etc give you updated living. The adorable Carriage House has a full sized kitchen inlcuding island with bar seating. This little slice of history has open beams on main level and original shiplap throughout. A pantry can be found tucked under the stairs along with barn door leading to the laundry room with a tankless water heater. The back door continues to the porch with cafe lights for Georgia evenings. Primary bedroom upstairs is serene with painted shiplap, built-in closet and shelving along with subway tiled shower in the en suite. Continuing the updates, split system HVAC keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter while new windows seal it all in. The old doors may be gone on the front but the style stayed with faux front doors and transom windows. The story goes that this cottage was the summer home of the Brumby rocking chair family in Marietta before being moved onto its current location over 50+ years ago. After changing ownership to a local church, it was then purchased by its current owner. It is now known as the Brumblebee Cottage & Carriage House after the Brumby family and yellow color that has become a Roswell landmark.