Truitt House, located in downtown Suffolk's Historic District just off Main
Street, goes to the auction block Friday
August 19 at 11 am.
NAPLES,
Fla., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ELITE
AUCTIONS, a leader in luxury real estate auctions and marketing,
announced the latest addition to its lineup of luxury residential,
commercial, and undeveloped real estate listings selling at auction
without reserve.
Going to the auction block August
19 is the Truitt House, an 8,500 sq-ft mansion built in 1909
for wealthy lumber businessman George W.
Truitt and restored over a decade ago by its current owner
who recently converted it into a bed and breakfast.
In the late eighties, 204 Bank St was registered as a Historic
Site on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register
of Historic Places.
The residence was recently listed at $1.2
million according to publicly-accessible real estate data
sources.
Some of the more notable features of the home include its nine
fireplaces, four of which are marble, a large ballroom on the third
floor that was converted into a massive owner's suite, an octagonal
study, crystal chandeliers, an upstairs musician's mezzanine, and a
butler's pantry that boasts 200+ year-old cypress countertops.
The mansion's over-built, bank-like construction was a rarity
among private residences of the time and make it unique among
others in Suffolk's Historic
District: Steel beams in the basement and elsewhere, along with
walls of brick, four bricks thick.
Commenting on the announcement, Randy
Haddaway, founder and CEO of Elite Auctions said, "this
incredible home is known to the people of Suffolk and to people that come to stay here
at the bed-and-breakfast from far and wide as a very special place.
It was built for a special person, one of the town's first
millionaires, in fact, and it was built to withstand just about
anything life could throw at it."
Tara McLean, Elite's president
and project manager for the upcoming auction says the massive
estate was clearly built to make and to leave a lasting impression
on everyone who sees it.
"And the home still does that today, and it will continue to do
so long into the future. The Truitt House deserves the place of
prominence it has occupied for more than a century, both
geographically speaking, as well as in the hearts and minds of the
people of Suffolk."
Truitt House, at 204 Bank St, is available for public and
private tours weekends from 1 pm until 4
pm beginning Saturday, August
6 through Sunday, August 14.
To pre-register to bid, or to schedule a tour, call 844-94-ELITE or
email bid@eliteauctions.com.
The auction will be held on-site at the property, Friday, August 19, 2022, at 11 am EDT, with registration beginning at
9 am. Remote bids will be accepted by
phone. Broker participation is encouraged.
About ELITE AUCTIONS
ELITE AUCTIONS has marketed more than $2
billion of high-value property and luxury yachts for auction
with no reserve, accelerating the sale of more than $450 million in luxury assets. Its luxury home
auction team is dedicated to helping sellers achieve the best value
for their property and secure a sale quickly.
Media Contact
KRISTOFFER STEWART, ELITE
AUCTIONS, 1 2392185417, KRIS@ELITEAUCTIONS.COM
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