Greg Jennings Sr. and his wife, Gwendolyn, parents of Green Bay Packers wide receiver and Super Bowl star Greg Jennings Jr., stood by as people toured their newly built and soon-to-be occupied home during the 2010

tour last June.

The new 4,800-square-foot house took about nine months to design and construct, according to Gwen Jennings, and has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and a kitchen that garnered accolades from Parade of Homes visitors last year, winning top prize for the home’s price range.

The house includes cherry wood accents throughout the interior and a turret in front that gives it a castle-like flair.

“It was a very new house, a new start,” Gwen Jennings said. “We have all these high ceilings. I had never envisioned myself in a house like this. I love it.”

The house — located in the WestPort Trails neighborhood in northwest Kalamazoo — will not be included in the Parade this year, but a photo of the Jennings’ kitchen is featured on the cover of this year’s Parade of Homes Guidebook, which will be available for ticket-holders at each of the 40 sites.

For more about the Jennings’ house, check out the photo gallery accompanying this post and read the article,

The 2011 Kalamazoo Parade of Homes will feature 32 new homes, seven remodeled homes and one extensive landscaping project. You can download a Parade of Homes map including the locations of all Parade homes this year through

, and you can download a guide to help you plan your route through

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