484 Billmyer Mill Road Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Listing Courtesy of: BRIGHT IDX / Samson Properties

  484 Billmyer Mill Road Shepherdstown, WV 25443

Active (115 Days)
$850,000
4
BED
2
BATH
2,794
SQFT

Description

Price Reduction! Take a look at this one-of-a-kind distinctive and spacious 1850s all-brick two-story, light-filled 4-bedroom, 2-bath home with a standing seam roof and rich wide plank cherry flooring. The house is perfectly placed on a gently rolling 7.45-acre property with majestic oaks, maples, pines, walnut trees, Concord grape vines, wild raspberries, blueberries, and all manner of spring/summer plantings. A serene retreat only minutes from Shepherdstown and the C&O Canal.Additionally, the estate offers a superb, detached custom-built artist's studio and workshop with a vaulted ceiling and its own covered concrete porch just a short walk from the main house. This amazing studio features two large display and work rooms, with built-in shelving and wide workbenches, a sink, a toilet, an enclosed space vented for the previous master potter's kiln, a central wood stove, high ceilings, tall windows on all sides, and sliding glass doors out to the meadow.A gracefully curving, daffodil-lined drive brings you to the house which includes two levels, each with a south facing porch. The lower level includes front foyer/hall, custom tiled full bath with washer and dryer, high-ceilinged library/parlor/family room, and a gracious formal living room, formal dining room and large kitchen. Special features include built-in library shelves, exquisite wood flooring, and tall wide flare windows with deep sills found throughout the home.The upper level offers 4 large bedrooms, a full bath with custom tile floors, plus stair access to the fully floored expansive walkable attic. A door from one of the bedrooms leads to the wonderful upper covered balcony and summer sleeping porch with its exterior stairs to the lower-level porch.Outside, a Bilco door leads downstairs to a large fully floored cellar with built-in shelving and plenty of room for tools and storage.A rarely available offering, this distinctive historic home with an artist's studio and sublime estate grounds is a treasure for those who love one-of-a-kind substantial homes among mature trees on well-landscaped grounds and a superb private location, all within a few minutes' drive to Shepherdstown, Shepherd University, the Potomac River, C&O Canal Trail, Harpers Ferry National Park, and all services.

MLS #:
WVJF2010856
Taxes
$1,945(2022)
Lot Size
7.45 acres
Type
Single-Family Home
Year Built
1860
Style
Federal
School District
Jefferson County Schools
County
Jefferson County

Listed By

Tara Sanders Lowe, Samson Properties
Source
BRIGHT IDX
Last checked Oct 18 2024 at 3:04 AM GMT+0000
Bathroom Details
  • Full Bathrooms: 2
Interior Features
  • Built-Ins
  • Wood Floors
  • Walls/Ceilings: Plaster Walls
  • Formal/Separate Dining Room
  • Attic
  • Spiral Staircase
  • Floor Plan - Traditional
  • Ceiling Fan(s)
  • Kitchen - Country
  • Stove - Wood
Subdivision
  • None Available
Lot Information
  • Secluded
  • No Thru Street
  • Landscaping
  • Partly Wooded
  • Rear Yard
  • Front Yard
Property Features
  • Below Grade
  • Above Grade
  • Foundation: Stone
Heating and Cooling
  • Hot Water
  • None
Basement Information
  • Shelving
  • Unfinished
Flooring
  • Solid Hardwood
Exterior Features
  • Brick
  • Roof: Metal
Utility Information
  • Sewer: On Site Septic
  • Fuel: Oil
School Information
  • Elementary School: Shepherdstown
  • Middle School: Shepherdstown
  • High School: Jefferson
Stories
  • 2
Living Area
  • 2,794 sqft
Location
   
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Listing Price History

Date
Event
Price
% Change
$ (+/-)
Oct 09, 2024
Price Changed
$850,000
-3%
-25,000
Aug 05, 2024
Price Changed
$875,000
-3%
-24,000
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