Here it is! PRIVACY in a CENTRAL LOCATION, yet NO CITY TAXES! - WOW! - Located at the end of a quiet street off Old Cherry Point Rd is home for this Classic 1960 very well-maintained Brick Ranch home with an oversized Detached Garage & Workshop. It is nestled among 2.4 acres surrounded on 3 sides by trees and quiet solitude. The home is move-in ready or you can elect to make some updates on this rarely found coveted piece of real estate...You decide. There are no other treasures like this as close to commerce, schools and all the boating and wildlife extras that make New Bern so special. Remember those beautiful real knotty pine walls? They adorn all the main living areas, and there are real hardwood floors throughout the house! The lengthy 26 foot covered front porch has two outdoor ceiling fans with lights, offering a breezy spot while enjoying your quiet wooded yard. Proving worth the test of time, is a gorgeous Terrazzo Brick covering the expansive porch floor. Not to be outdone, Terrazzo Brick adorns the enclosed side porch's floor as well. A grand living space crawls across much of the rear of the home providing several sitting areas for your conversations and maybe even a ''office- space corner. Then it reaches to a large dining area with plenty of space for your buffet and china cabinets. Along a central wall is the brick fireplace with a wood stove insert you're surely enjoy for a cold winter night's warm pleasure. The Kitchen, conveniently located by the dining room may be a bit cozy but today's standards, yet it has lots of cabinet storage and some updated appliances. But fret not, there is also warm sunny Breakfast Room right next door with a large storage closet. On the other side of Kitchen is a spacious Utility Room with a designated pantry closet for all your extra supplies. This room accesses the Enclosed Sun Porch and side entry to home. Adjacent to the house is oversized 2 car garage w/automatic door openers & workshop area, see addendum..only separated by a special fenced area, perhaps for pets or a garden. All the bedrooms are quite spacious, each with a nice closet. The Principle Bedroom has an adequate all tiled ensuite with a window and a roomy Walk-in tiled shower. The hall/guest bath has been totally gutted and rebuilt with new cabinets, both plumbing and lighting fixtures and step-in double shower. This bath also has its own window. A Large Attic covers most all the length of the home and is uninterrupted by cumbersome trusses to offer plenty of storage for those holiday decorations and heirlooms. It is conveniently accessed by pull down stairs in hallway and does not interfere with private living spaces. Replacement windows have been installed in the living room and the enclosed porch. Some other recent updates include a Roof 2021, Electric Hot Water Heater 2019, Natural Gas Furnace and Air Conditioner @2019, Kitchen Wall oven 5 years old and cooktop only 7! The chimney is lined with Stainless Steel Flue Liner! All the electric utilities have been buried underground all the way to the safety pole light near the rear portion of the long private driveway.