The Porch of Your Dreams Is for Sale in Texas

It's no wonder that Waxahachie, Texas, is known affectionately as Gingerbread City. One of its crown jewels is for sale, and it features a triple-decker porch that's making us weak in the knees. Known as Rosemont, the circa-1894 home is on the market for $699,000 — and that includes 3.5 acres of grounds with a pecan orchard. Not big enough for you? Don't worry — there's a separate entertaining pavilion on the premises, so you can keep that porch all to yourself.

The inside has been fully restored and is outfitted in Victorian-era decor perfectly suited to a home of this grandeur (and that includes at least 10 fireplaces). If you were looking for an excuse to head down south for the brutal winter we're expecting, we doubt you'll find a better reason than this.

For information on purchasing Rosemont, visit CIRCA Old Houses or contact Judy Sessions with Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty at (214) 350-0400.