Welcome to this exquisite (c. 1835) home which is perfect for comfortable living and elegant entertaining with its spacious high-ceilinged rooms and its beautifully landscaped garden. Located in historic Shepherdstown, it’s within two blocks to restaurants, music & shops, and just blocks away from boating on the Potomac River or bicycling on the C&O Canal. The house with its pre-Civil War charm has been renovated with the modern conveniences of central air, closet space, off street parking, and upgraded bathrooms and kitchen. The house even has a powder room on the ground floor. The home features hardwood floors, fireplaces, skylights, washer/dryers on two levels, and window treatments, chandeliers & art lighting that convey. It has been made handicap accessible with an outside lift, stair railing, and bath bars. The house has four bedrooms, three full baths, and two half baths. The ground floor has a one-bedroom apartment with a separate entrance that can be used for rentals or as an in-law suite. Both the side and back garden are fully fenced. There are two Amish sheds, for storage, flagstone walkway with lighting, a Redstone patio and fountain, raised garden bed, and in-ground compost. The garden was designed with the four seasons in mind with its weeping cherry trees, dogwoods, hydrangeas, a magnificent tulip magnolia, bluebells, and lily of the valley – blooming yellow, then pink, then blue, and finally shades of white & green in the summer. The garden also incorporates a clover patch and butterfly bushes for the pollinators.
MAIN LEVEL
*Covered front porch
*Oak and pine hardwood floors throughout
*Grand Foyer with brass chandelier, staircase with safety handrail
*Spacious formal Living Room with Rumford fireplace with mantle, built-in bookshelves, cabinets & coat closet
*Large formal Dining Room with antique crystal chandelier, wainscoting, Rumford fireplace with mantle
*Cozy, sunny Family Room off kitchen with ceiling fan
*Powder Room with mini chandelier over pedestal sink
*Updated Kitchen with cherry cabinets, marble countertop, stainless steel appliances including: a Sub-Zero refrigerator with ice maker, wine frig, dishwasher, double sink with disposal, cooking island with pendant lights, gas range with two-burners & grill and downdraft exhaust vent
*Pantry in the kitchen with a new Samsung washer (2022) and Bosch dryer
*Sun Room with ceramic tile floors, ceiling fan, skylights
*Small porch with awning and stairs and a lift/elevator to the garden
*Internal staircase to basement apartment with shelving for storage
SECOND LEVEL
*Original wide pine and oak hardwood floors and ceramic tiles in bathrooms
*Master Bedroom with two walk-in closets
*Spacious Master Bathroom with large shower
*Second Bedroom with closet and built-ins
*Hallway walk-in linen closet with built-ins
*Second Full Bathroom in hallway, bathtub with shower
*Third Bedroom with large closet with built-ins, exposed brick in areas
*Solarium/Greenhouse with (boxed) water hookup, windows with temperature control to automatically open & close, built-in shelves, baseboard heat, and a portable A/C unit (conveys)
*Juliet Balcony from the Solarium
LOWER LEVEL
*Rental apartment with covered side front entrance within fenced-in garden. It is metered separately for electric & water utilities. This 993 sq. ft. unit is zoned separately as a rental unit Most recently rented at $1,200/month
*Living Room has exposed stone & brick, oak-style floor, built-in shelves, ceiling fan
*Dining Room has built-in shelves, wood-style floor, ceiling fan
*Powder Room with stone ledge & vinyl tile floor
*Kitchen has linoleum floor, electric range, dishwasher, sink, refrigerator, and A/C unit
*Bedroom with oak-style floors, large closet, ceiling fan
*Full Bathroom with linoleum floor, bathtub with shower
*Mechanical Room
*Utility Room with shared full-size washer/dryer, sink, work bench, and rear door
*Basement Storage Room accessed from outside
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
*$1,200 monthly rental income from the lower-level pays Principal and Interest on $223,000 of your 30-year mortgage at a 5% interest rate
*Wired for cable and high-speed internet
*Parking for four cars in the rear off alley
*Metal roofs
*Above Ground 275 Gallon Oil Tank (2017) in the side garden
*Oil radiators and A/C in the original house, heat pump heat and A/C in addition
*Two electric hot water heaters, one of which is for the lower-level apartment
*Two Amish storage sheds, both with electricity and windows
*Raised garden bed and covered compost in rear garden
*Canoe Rack on rear fence
*Property Taxes: $4,032 (2021)