Charlotte $ 425,000



Small 200-Year-Old Clapboard Cape & New Mechanical Shop. Adirondack Views & Farmland.


Contact seller:   at  (802) 373-3947  oasc@gmavt.net

PROPERTY ADDRESS

1501 Ferry Road Charlotte, VT

Remarkable opportunity to get-back-to-basics. c.1820, austere, small, 1.25 story white clapboard cape with plenty of charming quirks. 1200 sq. ft. interior. Post & Beam under plaster and lathe. Adirondack views over conserved farm land from a 16' x 20' open porch built of 19" wide planks: this is where we have dinner! Porch grill served by house propane system: no expensive, troublesome little tanks to change. The Polly peach tree produces huge fruit. Spectacular locust grove with tall, shady overstory. Underground electric & cable service and updated heat system including owned underground propane tank. Large underground phone service line. New 1000 gallon engineered concrete septic tank. Clothes washer on its own drywell. Clean, dry, well-lit cellar with floor drain and new 50 gallon hybrid heat-pump hot water for low electric bills. Propane cooking & clothes drying. The well is sufficient for a herd of cattle. Over three acres of the total are level pasture for animals & farming. Developed 18' x 24' vegetable garden soil site with lawn-height concrete border. Very nice new 12' x 12' clapboard garden shed & 80' x 40' goat/sheep corral. New 16'x 20' concrete pig pen, with water, inside the locust grove. Large woodshed & lumber racks. New outdoor one acre storage/work area with hard, dry stone pad underneath, surrounded by 6' pine board fence to keep everything neat. Additional underground electric service locations & water lines/yard hydrants are installed. New 36' x 24' mechanical shop with 9,000 lb. car lift & overhead electric hoist on trolley, 256' of fluorescent light tubes in 16 fixtures, 80 gallons of compressed air @ 175 lbs. with two remote hose reels, four overhead drop lights/cord reels, floor drains, A/C, fully insulated floor, walls, ceiling. Two 10' wide x 8' high & one 10' wide x 11' high insulated doors each with thermal-pane glass & electric remotes. Shop also has water and independent electric service & propane heat with owned underground tank. Welder outlet and plenty of electrical receptacles. Six, two-bulb automatic & manual outdoor flood lighting fixtures serve both house and shop. Shop floods have additional remote wall switches inside the house. Excellent cell reception. Ferry dock 1.5 miles. Attractive new public boat launch with dock 2.0 miles. Health Center, Town Hall, Library, Post Office, Fire & Rescue, Senior Center, two country stores with fresh foods: 1.25 miles. Same osprey family in residence every April-September. 25 minute country drive to airport curb.

Basic Features
  • Square Footage (finished space) 1200 SF
  • Acreage 6.33
  • Bedrooms 3
  • Baths 1

Additional Features
  • Special Features: Acreage, Outbuilding, Porch, Views, Woodstove, Workshop
  • Rooms: Office
  • Flooring: Carpet, Hardwood, Linoleum
  • Garage: Detached, Three Car
  • Basement: Full
  • Heating Sources: Propane
  • Property Type: Farm, Single Family
Property ID: #9839
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