Love the exterior of this home! It was the former gate house for the Forest Hill Cemetery. The house was built by Enock Curtis in 1896. It is located on .4 acre in Fredonia, New York. This sandstone house is featured in a book, Architecture in Fredonia. The house features a sandstone exterior, a covered front porch, wood floors, updated kitchen and original windows. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,980 square feet. $339,900
Contact Kara Saletta with Midtown Realty: 716-467-3484
From the Zillow listing:
A rare opportunity to own a piece of Fredonia history. The Forest Hill Cemetery Gate House, built in 1896, was designed and built by Enoch Curtis and patterned after American Architect H. H. Richardson’s Romanesque style. This sandstone house is featured in Daniel Reiff’s Architecture in Fredonia 1811-1972 (page 72). It has been lovingly restored by current owners and features 3 large bedrooms, one full bathroom upstairs and one half bathroom downstairs. The dining room has large windows for lot of natural lighting, as well as the living room. This home has many updates inside and outside as well. Outside the home upgrades are a new custom made gate, new fence and stamped concrete patio that makes for a peaceful outside sitting area and a new shed for storage needs. The front of the house has a brand new front porch to relax on summer days. Inside the home has many new updates as well. Including a new kitchen with granite counter tops, and new flooring. Upstairs the bathroom has been renovated with new shower tile and custom made glass shower doors, and a new vanity. The lighting is custom made glass lights ( Medya Tiffany) in the hallways, and the bedrooms all have new stained glass lights with ceiling fans. The electrical and plumbing have been updated and the windows are new Anderson windows, and roof are also new. The whole house has central air conditioning as well. This house has all the charm and character to make a peaceful home!
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