The Mountainclimb house has 2,342 square feet, four bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms, and it's filled with Kinky memorabilia. A Web site, www.kinkysaustinhome.com, features a signed letter from Kinky and says that "Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Willie, Eric Clapton, Ringo and Jimmy Buffett" have visited the home. "I think I absorbed some of the peace and rustic beauty of the surroundings" while growing up there, Kinky writes. "The house is redolent of old-Austin charm, yet it's nestled right in the heart of some of the most sought-after real estate in the city." And for anyone who's willing to buy it, Kinky has this to say: "May it be a happy home to you as it has been to me over the years, and may it shelter your dreams." Author, Musician, and candidate for Governor of Texas, Kinky Friedman served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malaysia in the 1960's.
Kinky puts his Austin home on the market
Kinky puts his Austin home on the market
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, March 23, 2008
For years, Kinky Friedman has used his parents' home in Northwest Hills as his Austin base of operations. But times change, his parents have passed away, and he has put the house on the market for $500,000.
The house, at 6006 Mountainclimb Drive, is listed with Bob Wolk and Sharon Downer, who are affiliated with Keller Williams Realty.
"His parents bought the house about 45 years ago, as best as Kinky can remember," says Wolk, "and Kinky always stayed there when he was in town."
But the main home for the singer-songwriter, novelist and sometimes-politician is the Echo Hill Ranch in Medina, which his parents bought shortly after the family moved to Texas when Kinky was a child.
The Mountainclimb house has 2,342 square feet, four bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms, and it's filled with Kinky memorabilia. A Web site, www.kinkysaustinhome
.com, features a signed letter from Kinky and says that "Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Willie, Eric Clapton, Ringo and Jimmy Buffett" have visited the home.
"I think I absorbed some of the peace and rustic beauty of the surroundings" while growing up there, Kinky writes. "The house is redolent of old-Austin charm, yet it's nestled right in the heart of some of the most sought-after real estate in the city."
And for anyone who's willing to buy it, Kinky has this to say: "May it be a happy home to you as it has been to me over the years, and may it shelter your dreams."
