by John Ince, President Charlottesville Country Properties, LTD
A property comes up that rises to the top. Perhaps it’s unmatched grandeur and luxury, perhaps it’s a view that makes you catch your breath or perhaps it’s that rare property that embraces all your senses and answers all your questions like a long lost friend.
Naturally, it depends upon your questions, but if you’re asking for an exceedingly, private setting in the country with wonderful views, a home with character and charm, enough land for a horse or perhaps a vineyard and some nice water features, perhaps your quest will be answered when you see Froggy Bottom Farm.
Surrounded by 35 acres of forest and fields, the c.1870 clapboard sided home flanked by stone chimneys is a remarkable remnant of our historic beginnings, and were it not for the modern kitchen, bath and central heat, it would exist just as built nearly 150 years ago. The home with two bedrooms and a delightful full bath has been beautifully renovated and has served as a weekend getaway for Washingtonians for the last ten years. A wide screened porch and wrap-around front porch are the perfect place to enjoy the elevated setting overlooking a stocked pond frequented by wild mallards. There is also frontage on the South River, a stocked trout stream just through the woods which you can hear on a quiet evening.
Froggy Bottom Farm is located in Greene County about ten minutes from historic Stanardsville and less than two hours from Washington DC. Charlottesville and the University of Virginia are just thirty minutes south. The property will soon be listed for $545,000.
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