Historic House Listings

On 38 acres in Virginia. Has a guest house! Circa 1779! $299,900

June 16, 2019

This home was built in 1779! It is located on 38.44 acres in Buckingham Court House, Virginia. This property has a pond, guest house and several outbuildings. The home could use some updating. It does have an English walk out basement. The walls of the main house are 14 inches thick. The floors, floor joists, and beams are all heart of pine. The home has a slate roof. The guest house has one bedroom and one bathroom. Main house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. $299,900

From the Zillow listing:

 

There is a nice write up about this property under other documents.  Please provide the buyer w/ this information. This is a unique piece of property. The house w/ Greek Revival front porch and English basement its on 38.44 ac w/sufficient timber value & a pond. Box woods over 20 ft high sit on either side. It sits well back from the road w/approx. an acre of front yard. With Southern exposure & hilltop location the house site was chosen well. The main house is constructed with red brick interlocking pattern with outer walls being 14 in thick. The main entrance level has 10 ft ceiling. The floors, floor joist & house rafters are all original heart of pine plus slate roof. Upgrades within last year include Tran heat pump, rebuilt front porch, remodeled kitchen, expanded bath & remodeled, new windows, 30 ft horse run-in barn w/hay storage & fencing, kitchen of main house, new back porch, sheetrock basement ceiling, new oven & new washing machine.  Guest house is single level, @ bedroom and one bath. Heat is oil furnace. Water is on well w/new pressure tank.Upgrades to guest house are rebuilt front porch, new windows, rebuilt furnace, new roof, new refrigerator, oven, washer & dryer.

Let them know you saw it on Old House Life!