Description
HISTORY:
Houses in the early 1800s were orientated toward the prevailing winds for cooling. The front door at Locust Grove faces West and its center hall runs East. The style was 2 large rooms on each level: 1st floor: dining room & living room, each with a wood-burning fireplace for heat. A wide center hall leads to the back of the house, & a staircase goes up; 2nd floor: 2 bedrooms with wood-burning fireplaces. Cooking was still done away from the house because of fire hazards.
As new innovations came along, people added a kitchen & gathering room across the back of the house & extending the center hall. Above were addition bedroom & baths.This house had an 3rd addition along the South end allowing for a 1/2 bath, furnace, enlarged kitchen; & upstairs, a 2nd ½Bath & Office w/ circular stairs leading to main level. The present owner converted a small bedroom near the master into a black & white marble bath w/ a huge shower/steam room & jetted tub filled by water falling from a ceiling valve.
The house was painted last year. The kitchen was gutted & replaced w/ the finest quality appliances & kitchen counter tops of Brazilian Granite. Floors in the kitchen, gathering & utility/mud rooms have been replaced by stone. Most of the 1815 Heart Pine floors are intact. Across the back runs a partially covered curved terrace allowing space for tables & views to the pool or pond.
LocustGrove is listed with both the Virginia and National Historic Registries.
The stable was built in 2011 by local craftsmen of cinderblock w/ a thick coating of color-dyed stucco. The Tack Room has a clothes washer, refrigerator, sink, hot water tank and toilet. So the wash stall with hot & cold water is next door. There is a septic field and huge loft that could be converted to an apartment in the future. The center aisle is extra wide & matted. The 5 stalls have mats & heated Nelson automatic waters. Two stalls share a removable partition making them into a foaling stall.
A 2 acre turn out area, the stable’s wide shed roof run-in w/ matted footing & Nelson Waterer makes back of stable a safe place to turn out a mare & foal… or your fox hunters who" hide" during those early morning roundups. Feed Room & lots of Hay storage. The Eastern side has covered parking for tractors/horse trailers. One field w/ large run-in shed, elec. & water + 5 other fenced fields & an old Stallion Barn. The pond & small dock are an oasis for waterfowl & birds who love to nest in the thick clusters of water lilies and day lilies. A swimming pool w/ new coping & pool house w/ new roof (& washer/dryer conn., shower, bathroom & dressing room) Propane is piped to the pool & capped (heater was removed years ago)An unused tenant house ( “deemed sound”) needs renovation. Covered parking is for 2 cars. Big workshop. Smoke House now a sitting room..
$1,550,000
- 4Beds
- 19.59Acres
- 3Baths
- 21/2 Baths
- 3,136SQFT
- 494$/SQFT
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Exterior Features
Architectural Style | Federal |
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Construction Materials | Frame |
Exterior Features | Gutter System, Flood Lights, Outbuilding(s), Satellite Dish |
Other Structures | Above Grade, Below Grade |
Parking Types | Detached Carport, Driveway |
Total Parking Spaces | 2 |
Parking Types | Patio(s), Porch(es), Roof |
Pool | Yes - Personal |
Property Type | Detached Home |
Interior Features
Above Grade Area Finished | 3,136 sqft |
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Appliances | Dishwasher, Dryer, Dryer - Front Loading, Exhaust Fan, Extra Refrigerator/Freezer, Icemaker, Refrigerator, Commercial Range, Washer, Oven/Range - Gas |
Cooling | Ceiling Fan(s), Central A/C |
Fireplace Features | Mantel(s), Stone |
Fireplaces | 5 |
Heating | Heat Pump(s) |
Interior Features | Additional Stairway, Attic, Breakfast Area, Bar, Built-Ins, Carpet, Cedar Closet(s), Ceiling Fan(s), Dining Area, Floor Plan - Traditional, Kitchen - Gourmet, Primary Bath(s), Soaking Tub, Tub Shower |
Levels | 2 |
Main Level Half Baths | 1 |
Room List | Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Sitting Room, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Bedroom 4, Kitchen, Family Room, Laundry, Office, Bathroom 1, Bathroom 2, Bathroom 3, Attic, Half Bath |
Story List | Main, Upper 1, Upper 2 |
Upper Level 1 Bedrooms | 4 |
Upper Level 1 Full Baths | 3 |
Upper Level 1 Half Baths | 1 |
Walls Ceilings | Plaster Walls |
Window Features | Double Hung, Storm, Wood Frame |
Property Features
Accessibility Features | None |
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Assessment Year | 2021 |
Central Air | Yes |
Cooling Fuel | Electric |
Heating Fuel | Natural Gas |
Historic | Yes |
Ownership Interest | Fee Simple |
Sale Type | Standard |
Water Source | Well |
Zoning | RA |
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