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Key Details
Sold Price $329,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 2,525 sqft
Price per Sqft $130
Subdivision Penny Hills
MLS Listing ID DENC2048972
Sold Date 01/12/24
Style Colonial
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 2,525
Originating Board BRIGHT
Year Built 1749
Annual Tax Amount $3,137
Tax Year 2022
Lot Size 0.270 Acres
Acres 0.27
Lot Dimensions 97.00 x 120.00
Property Description
Historic Stone home built when homes were meant to stand the test of time! Check out some of the writings about the Penny House attached in Documents. For Delaware locals YES this is why the area is called "Penny Hill"
Penny House records indicate that the initial section was built in 1749 -decades before the American Declaration of Independence! Another section was added later, as is shown by an 18-inch-thick interior wall, which divides the structure. Overall, the house features 3 colonial-style fireplaces, deep window sills, wide floorboards, and beaded beams. Original “wavy” glass is also still seen in many of the windows throughout.
The first floor features a large living room, or parlor, which features a huge walk-in fireplace. This main floor also includes a very cozy Tongue and Groove pine-paneled den, a dining room with a Gas log stone fireplace, and a modern kitchen. A straight staircase, along with a second, winding staircase, unites the first and second floors.
The second floor has a large main bedroom and 2 additional bedrooms. The full bathroom is well appointed and tiled. Beautifully exposed hand-hewn rafters, joined using wooden pegs, known as thole pins, are featured on the ceiling of the primary bedroom along with random width Cherry wood floors are some of the evidence of the quality of 18th-century craftsmanship.
The "main fireplace" in the living room begs for a cozy winter fire. The basement fireplace is no longer usable but stands as a testament of colonial times technology.
There is a large 20 x 16 Outbuilding or shop with leaded glass windows and electric at the end of the multi car driveway. Fenced yard with 20" long separate studio pond stone spring house gazebo
gardens with so many special plantings patios walkways and large deck.
Location
State DE
County New Castle
Area Brandywine (30901)
Zoning R
Direction East
Rooms
Other Rooms Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Bedroom 1
Basement Unfinished
Interior
Interior Features Attic, Built-Ins, Exposed Beams, Floor Plan - Traditional, Formal/Separate Dining Room, Kitchen - Eat-In, Kitchen - Galley, Spiral Staircase, Stain/Lead Glass, Studio, Wood Floors
Hot Water Natural Gas
Heating Forced Air
Cooling Central A/C
Flooring Wood
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type Gas/Propane, Wood
Equipment Dishwasher, Dryer - Electric, Microwave, Oven/Range - Gas, Washer/Dryer Stacked
Fireplace Y
Appliance Dishwasher, Dryer - Electric, Microwave, Oven/Range - Gas, Washer/Dryer Stacked
Heat Source Natural Gas
Exterior
Exterior Feature Brick, Deck(s), Porch(es)
Fence Board, Other
Utilities Available Electric Available, Natural Gas Available, Sewer Available, Water Available
Water Access N
View Garden/Lawn, Street
Roof Type Pitched,Shingle
Street Surface Black Top
Accessibility None
Porch Brick, Deck(s), Porch(es)
Road Frontage City/County
Garage N
Building
Lot Description Landscaping, Pond, Rear Yard
Story 2
Foundation Stone
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Architectural Style Colonial
Level or Stories 2
Additional Building Above Grade, Below Grade
Structure Type Masonry,Plaster Walls
New Construction N
Schools
High Schools Mount Pleasant
School District Brandywine
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 0613900091
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Assessor
Security Features Electric Alarm
Acceptable Financing Conventional, VA
Listing Terms Conventional, VA
Financing Conventional,VA
Special Listing Condition Standard
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Bought with Penny R Lehrer • Patterson-Schwartz-Newark