Monday, May 12, 2008

Look at this fabulous historic Charlottesville real estate


Historic Albemarle estate c.1847 listed on the National Register of Historic places and a Virginia Historic Landmark. Colonial Revival restored and enlarged in 2001 with gardens and landscape designed by Rachel M. Lilly. A Colonial compound at the base of the Blue Ridge mountains with numerous nineteenth-century structures,the property offers complete privacy with outstanding mountain views.Features a 2,870sq.ft. pool house with vanishing-edge pool,four tenant houses,studio,gym,stables&vineyard.

The Property is subject to an "Open space" easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. 75 additional open acres of rolling pasture available, suitable for livestock or vineyard expansion. Property features a 2870 sq.ft. two story pool house with home theater and conference room in the basement, vanishing edge pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen with eating pavilion, four two story tenant houses, office, studio, gym, smoke house, four stall stable,equipment building, carriage house, greenhouse, octagonal ice house, gazebo, reflecting pond with waterfall, two ponds and vineyard.

Three drilled wells. Land is mostly open and suitable for horses or other livestock. Long frontage on two state roads with three entrances. The farm is located only 15 miles west of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. Property adjoins conservation easement property on both sides. Truely an Albemarle County Treasure.....Listed by Stevens and Company