Listing IDPACT533436
Sold For$850,000
StatusCLOSED
Bedrooms3
Total Baths2
Full Baths1
Partial Baths1
SqFt
2,560
Acres
18.500
CountyChester
Year Built1789
Property TypeResidential
Property Sub TypeDetached
Quintessential privacy! Feather Hill Farm consists of THREE VERY SECLUDED SEPARATELY DEEDED PARCELS. This charming property has an historic 3½ story fieldstone farmhouse built circa 1789, a 30’ by 40’ two-story bank barn and a springhouse from which the farm gets its water, that sit on 18½ beautiful acres. The owner has meticulously restored the farmhouse during the past 47 years. An original brick walkway worn by the feet of two centuries of the house’s residents leads you to this warm and inviting, incredibly maintained home. As you enter the house, massive chestnut beams are overhead. Its radiant heat floor uses centuries-old paving bricks. On your right is the “walk-in” fireplace and crane. Its real 18th century very rare utensils, trammels and andirons, collected by the owner, will come with a full price offer. All kitchen cabinetry is handmade solid cherry. An 18-tile, hand-painted “Feather Hill Farm” backsplash is above the cooktop. The double oven, 4-burner cooktop with large griddle, are Thermidor. There is an Elkay commercial grade, oversize double-bowl sink with period Moen Waterhill faucets. There is a half bath on this floor. On the floor above is Feather Hill Farm’s gorgeous dining room, and its adjacent living room. The elegant dining room’s white plaster walls are striking against its “New England Red” paint color. It has a formal fireplace & an incredible hanging 5-arm brass candle burning chandelier with hand-blown shades. It is an exact match of a recast missing 1700s Independence Hall chandelier that had consisted of six chandeliers. Two double-arm replica sconces are across from it. All 3 will come with a full price offer. There are 3 cozy bedrooms on the 3rd floor. A newly redone full bathroom with a hand-painted sink of magnolia blossoms with Kohler’s Georges IV brass faucets. The vanity is an 18th century repurposed chest. There are two additional rooms on the 4th floor. All rooms on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors are painted in 18th century historic colors with Benjamin Moore’s high-end Satin Impervo. The 2nd, 3rd & 4th levels have beautifully refinished vintage random-width oak floors. Outside, you will marvel at the beauty of the colors in the fieldstone as you stand at the West side of the house as it vaults 40’ toward the sky. The owner painstakingly removed the stucco that encased it, and the front of the house, over a four-month period. He created a 3-color pointing mortar mix that artfully accentuates the colors of the fieldstone. He found vintage shutter hinges on the original window frames. Unrelenting, he found 1790s hinges to hang the exterior shutters and blinds made for all the windows on the West side and front of the house. The color of the shutters, the intricate double cornice below the main roof with its dental molding cut right into the cornice itself, and all the other painted millwork is historical. It is exactly the same color that was originally used on General Washington’s Headquarters along the Brandywine during the Revolutionary War. Ironically, it is called “British Red” The roof is exceptional! It is the original Peach Bottom Slate roof for the house which is acclaimed as the “finest slate in the world” because of its beauty and its ability to last for centuries. It is exactly the same slate that is on the Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, NC. From February through May, the farm’s flowers are an artist’s canvas. The breathtaking 100-year-old Saucer Magnolia at the beginning of this listing brandishes her 5” blooms of pink & white with deep carmine throats almost without fail every April 18th. There is too much to tell about this beautiful property in its listing copy. Ask listing agent for a copy of the document The Story of Feather Hill Farm -232 Years of Love and Craftsmanship" to truly experience Feather Hill Farm.
County
Chester
Half Baths
1
Price/SqFt
442.71
Property Sub Type
Detached
Property Type
Residential
Subdivision
NONE AVAILABLE
Year Built
1789
Zoning
R10
Above Grade Finished Area Units
Square Feet
Above Grade Finished SqFt Source
Estimated
Appliances
Built-In Microwave, Cooktop, Oven - Self Cleaning
Basement
yes
Basement Type
Partial
Bathrooms Count Main Level
1
Bathrooms Count Upper Level 2
1
Bathrooms Full Upper Level 2
1
Bathrooms Half Main Level
1
Bedrooms Count Upper Level 2
3
Below Grade Finished Area Units
Square Feet
Below Grade Finished SqFt
640
Below Grade Finished SqFt Source
Assessor
Below Grade Unfinished Area Units
Square Feet
Below Grade Unfinished SqFt Source
Assessor
Central Air
no
Cooling Type
None
Fireplace
yes
Fireplaces Count
2
Flooring Type
Ceramic Tile, Heated, Wood
Heating
yes
Heating Type
Hot Water
Laundry Type
Main Floor
Levels Count
3
Living Area SqFt Source
Estimated
Room List
Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Kitchen, Utility Room, Bonus Room, Half Bath
Total Below Grade SqFt
640
Total Below Grade SqFt Source
Assessor
Total SqFt
2560
Total SqFt Source
Estimated
Architectural Style
Colonial, Farmhouse/National Folk
Construction Materials
Stone
Cooling Fuel
None
Driveway Number of Spaces
6
Garage
yes
Garage Features
Built In
Garage Spaces Count
1
Heating Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Propane
Lot Dimensions Source
Assessor
Lot Size Dimensions
0.00 x 0.00
Lot Size Source
Estimated
Lot Size Units
Square Feet
Lot SqFt
805860
New Construction
no
Number of Attached Garage Spaces
1
Other Structures
Above Grade, Below Grade
Outdoor Living Structures
Porch(es)
Pool
No Pool
Roof
Slate
Sewer Septic
On Site Septic
Tidal Water
no
Total Garage and Parking Spaces
7
Type of Parking
Attached Garage, Driveway
Water Access
no
Water Oriented
no
Water Source
Spring
Water View
no
Condo/Co-op Association
no
Country
US
HOA
no
Location Type
Rural
MLS Area
West Fallowfield Twp (10344)
Municipality
WEST FALLOWFIELD TWP
School District Name
OCTORARA AREA
School District Source
Listing Agent
Senior Community
no
View Type
Other, Trees/Woods
Waterfront
no
Accessibility Features
None
Days on Market
10
Land Use Code
R10
Story List
Main, Upper 1, Upper 2, Upper 3
Year Assessed
2021
Year Built Source
Assessor
Automatically Update Tax Values
yes
Buyer Financing
Conventional
Exclusions
Call agent for list of exclusion
Inclusions
Call agent for list of inclusions
Ownership Interest
Fee Simple
Possession
Negotiable
Riparian Rights
no
Sale Type
Standard
Tax Annual Amount
4215
Tax Assessed Value
88840
Tax Lot
0014.0200
Tax Total Finished SqFt
1920
Tax Year
2021
Vacation Rental
no
Listing courtesy of BHHS Fox & Roach-Blue Bell
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© 2024 Bright MLS. All rights reserved. Information Deemed Reliable, but Not Guaranteed. Listing information is from various brokers who participate in IDX and not all listings may be visible on the site. The property information being provided is for consumers personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. The listing broker’s offer of compensation is made only to participants of the MLS where the listing is filed. Listing courtesy of BHHS Fox & Roach-Blue Bell. Data last updated on Thursday, March 28th, 2024 01:06:32 PM.
Contact - Listing ID PACT533436
Jane Douglass
721 Skippack Pike, Suite 1
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Phone: 215-850-2120
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