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HISTORIC REAL ESTATE / VIRGINIA
LISTING CONTACTS:

Agent: R. Franklin Hardy
Telephone: 434.296.0134
FHardy@FarmAndEstate.com

Website:
FrankHardy.com
HISTORIC PROPERTY ADDRESS:
Oak Grove
Fluvanna, VA
STATISTICS:
- Built 1854
- 103 Acres
- Approx. 3900 Square Feet
FEATURES:
- Grand Central Hall
- Study/Library
- English Basement
- New In-Ground Pool
- Brick Patio
- Fenced Horse Pasture
- Shop, Equipment Shed & Barn
DESCRIPTION: RESIDENCE: Built in 1854, approximately 3900 square feet. The front door is modeled on the glass pavilion doors designed by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello; the antique interior door locks were restored by a Pennsylvania locksmith. The structure is plaster over brick with new copper roof, down spouts and gutters, new front porch with marble deck and columns. Ceilings are 10'.

FIRST FLOOR: Grand central hall with heart pine floors; spacious formal dining room with fireplace; living room with built-in bookshelves and marble facing on the fireplace; full tile bathroom; study/library with broadband wiring.

SECOND FLOOR: Spacious hallway leading to master bedroom with fireplace, marble bathroom, second bedroom with fireplace, and guest room with double cedar closets.

ENGLISH BASEMENT: Floor is tiled throughout with Italian terra cotta; gourmet kitchen with exposed beams, limestone window sills, marble countertops, double oven, new lighting; kitchen cabinetry by Gaston & Wyatt; large tiled sitting room/office with Delph tile fireplace could be family room or children's playroom; large utility/mud room with boiler, water tank, laundry area and half bath.

WATER is from a 55-foot deep brick-lined well with new pump installed in 1999.

HEAT is provided by oil fired low pressure steam radiators; the new oversized furnace has an auxiliary generator. A/C is available from two large window units on the main and second floors; heavy duty cables would enable central A/C installation. New plumbing and piping throughout, including 1500 gallon septic tank.

IMPROVEMENTS: New in-ground gunite pool, 45' X 20' with wide brick decking and protective fencing. Lovely, spacious brick patio lined with flower beds extends from the back of the house; suitable for outdoor dining. Approximately 5,2000 feet of new, pressure-treated fencing enclose 40-45 acres of pasture ideal for horses.

DEPENDENCIES: A large shop with electricity. Also equipment shed and barn. Electric cables are underground.

PROPERTY: The 103 acres with long road frontage on Hardware Road or Route 646; the residence is on the larger 100-acre parcel. There are two streams, a small apple orchard, and large shade trees, some with lightening protection. The house is set well back from the road at the end of a long driveway. The views are spectacular in virtually every direction.

LOCATION: About 7 miles from historic Scottsville and 35 minutes from Charlottesville.
PRICE: $1,990,000