Attorney Couple to Auction "Waterfall House" on Lake Martin.ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. -- Few of the thousands of people who ski and boat past Jan and Kenneth Ingram Jr.'s home on Lake Martin know who lives there. But they all know the home by sight, and almost anyone on the lake can give you directions to the landmark "waterfall waterfall, a sudden unsupported drop in a stream. It is formed when the stream course is interrupted as when a stream passes over a layer of harder rock—often igneous—to an area of softer and therefore more easily eroded rock; the edge of a cliff or house." Soon, the home and an adjacent home site in the Willow Point development will be sold to the highest bidder HIGHEST BIDDER, contracts. He who, at an auction, offers the greatest price for the property sold. 2. The highest bidder is entitled to have the article sold at his bid, provided there has been no unfairness on his part. as the Ingrams prepare to move on to something smaller. Bidders will gather at the home Sunday, July 20, for the 2 p.m. auction. "It's just one of those homes you can't help but notice," said Warren Ward, president of Albert Burney Auction Company, which will market the home and manage the auction. "Everybody talks about the waterfall, but there's a lot more to it. It's really something special inside and out," he said. The Ingrams purchased the home in 1997 after "falling in love with the expansive lake views through the enormous Palladian window," said Jan. Over the years, they added their own touches, including the Koi pond and waterfall, as well as the unique mosaic flooring of limestone and marble. "We wanted a larger home at that point in our lives, and with six bedrooms, this had the space we wanted for some very large social events, including our wedding reception, which had about 600 of our closest friends," said Jan. "But we do less entertaining now, and we don't have children, so we felt it was time to downsize Downsize Reducing the size of a company by eliminating workers and/or divisions within the company. Notes: When a company downsizes, it is attempting to find ways to improve efficiency and increase profitability. It is sometimes referred to as trimming the fat. ," she added. The home has its own elevator, 4,000-bottle wine cellar and fitness center, as well as private docks with lifts that can accommodate a ski boat In boating, a ski boat is a boat specifically designed to safely tow one or more water skiers. This is achieved by using a high-horsepower automobile engine usually positioned in the midsection and driven through a direct drive to the propeller. , three jet skis Jet Ski A trademark used for a personal watercraft. jet ski Noun a small self-propelled vehicle resembling a scooter, which skims across water on a flat keel jet skiing n and a pontoon pontoon, one of a number of floats used chiefly to support a bridge, to raise a sunken ship, or to float a hydroplane or a floating dock. Pontoons have been built of wood, of hides stretched over wicker frames, of copper or tin sheet metal sheathed over wooden boat. Individuals interested in additional information about the home may contact Albert Burney Auction Company at 800.434.1654 or visit the company's web site at www.albertburney.com. Albert Burney Auction Company, headquartered in Gadsden, Ala., is a leading real estate auction firm specializing in condominiums, developments, luxury homes, resorts and other high-value properties throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . |
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