225 N Academy St, Murfreesboro TN 37130
Step into history with the iconic Childress-Ray House, a beautifully preserved 1847 estate just off the square in Murfreesboro. This stunning home, listed on the National Historic Register, blends timeless charm with modern comforts—perfect for homeowners and investors alike. With six bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms, this spacious property is uniquely designed with three fully contained, furnished apartments—each featuring a private entrance, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and living area—while still offering a grand and elegant living space for an owner-occupant. Recent updates include two new HVA
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Facts and context beyond the MLS description
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Current market context
How this property compares in Murfreesboro
This property is offered at $207 per square foot, compared with a $202 median for active five-or-more-bedroom homes in Murfreesboro. Its asking price falls near the 85th percentile of that active group. The comparison uses 158 active or publicly marketable listings from the same local MLS source, filtered to the same bedroom group rather than mixing every home size together.
The property has been tracked for 127 days, while the current cohort averages 48 days on market. These figures are a point-in-time inventory comparison, not an appraisal or prediction; condition, lot, updates, exact location, and concessions can move an individual sale away from the city-level pattern.
Nearby closed sales
Recent sold homes near this property
The local sold-history cache contains 8 closed sales within approximately 1.25 miles during the last six months. The median recorded sold price in this nearby sample is $563,750, and the median is $265 per square foot where square footage was reported.
Nearby sales are useful context, but they are not automatically comparable: renovation level, acreage, water access, construction quality, financing, and seller concessions can materially change a result. A property-specific valuation should review the most similar homes and the full MLS record before drawing a conclusion.
| Address | Sold | Home | Sold price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422 N Academy St | May 28, 2026 | 3 bd · 3,604 sqft | $950,000 | 0.1 mi |
| 407 E Vine St | Jul 20, 2026 | — | $675,000 | 0.3 mi |
| 534 N Maney Ave | Jul 3, 2026 | 4 bd · 2,677 sqft | $480,000 | 0.3 mi |
| 512 E College St | Jun 30, 2026 | 3 bd · 2,432 sqft | $647,500 | 0.3 mi |
| 707 N Highland Ave, N | Jul 13, 2026 | 2 bd · 1,020 sqft | $295,000 | 0.4 mi |
| 507 N University St | Aug 6, 2026 | — | $1,000,000 | 0.5 mi |
| 805 N Highland Ave | Jul 6, 2026 | 3 bd · 1,465 sqft | $435,900 | 0.5 mi |
| 521 Reid Ave | Jul 6, 2026 | 2 bd · 928 sqft | $205,000 | 0.5 mi |
MLS timeline
Price and status history
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- $1,200,000 · Pending
Location reference points
How this address sits within the Murfreesboro area
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- I-24 at Manchester29.6 miles straight-line · roughly 53 driving minutes
- Downtown Manchester30.4 miles straight-line · roughly 54 driving minutes
- Downtown Tullahoma35.0 miles straight-line · roughly 63 driving minutes
- Arnold Air Force Base35.8 miles straight-line · roughly 64 driving minutes
- Tims Ford Lake45.3 miles straight-line · roughly 81 driving minutes
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