625 FEDERAL STREET

Still available, no issues. VA assumable loan of 2.875% w/ substitution of entitlement & release of liability! Located between I-66 & Rte 50, property is 4mi from the Shenandoah River, 15min drive to Middleburg, 7mi from Mt. Weather Emergency Center, 18mi to Winchester, 20mi to Skyline Drive, and 30min to DC suburban cities. COMES WITH STARLINK INTERNET. Over 2200 sq ft of living space, 3 bd+2 bath home w/ PUBLIC village water and fenced-in backyard. Work done to property has had the utmost care to preserve the historic integrity of the home. Wood floors made from trees grown on property. Over $80k in upgrades such as upgraded energy efficient windows, granite kitchen counters, updated appliances, 4-year old HVAC w/ new compressor, fresh $10k landscaping, $7k newly painted roof, updated electrical, and gazebo. All 3 chimneys cleaned & ready for use & the cabin chimney was completely repointed. Property comes with a detached storage shed, a 11x15 garden casita with electricity that offers additional guest quarters, and a new yard playset with swing and slide for children on 1/3 acre property. Step onto the balcony for a wondrous mountain view. Many are using the area homes as an AirBnB, don't miss an amazing opportunity for an investment or get-away property! Enjoy 5-star gourmet meals at the Ashby Inn, visit the area's many wineries, state park hiking trails, & attend various horse shows. Home registered on National Register of Historic Places. According to Department of Interior, sections of home are thought to be built in 1788, neighboring home was built in 1744. Full length front porch outlined by dry stone wall is one of the unique characteristics of this home. Step back into history with the log cabin, stone chimney, wood beams & wood floors in the kitchen and underground quarters room. The modern Commissioner of the Revenue position was created in 1869 when VA Constitution was rewritten and VA was readmitted to the Union, following the Civil War. After two original cabin buildings were connected by additions in 1889, the home was registered with the newly reformed Commissioner of Revenue. In the 1900's, further additions were added. Unique build designs are evidence, such as stairs to accommodate Victorian dresses with petticoats, a staircase was added on the side for easier access to the upper level. Supposedly used as Headquarters for Colonel Mosby during the Civil War. Colonel John Mosby was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War. The NY Times Archives states in article from The Baltimore American, of how in 1864, the Colonel went into the home, but was tricked by Corporal Simpson of the 21st New York Infantry Regiment, " leaving Col. Mosby dismounted & outwitted of his best horse, saddle, pistols and overcoat, two Yankee prisoners, and with at least one vacancy among his commissioned officers. " This property was originally the current dining room & cabin, thought to be used as a headquarters and area for soldiers, supported by building descriptions in this and other articles. Peter Glascock acquired the deed for what became this village in 1786 from Kimball Hicks. The land had been part of the Northern Neck Proprietary and part of Thomas Lord Fairfax's Leeds Manor. With sweeping views of the rolling Blue Ridge foothills, Paris is a village once called Pun'kinville due to the remote location. The VA General Assembly in 1810 issued a charter for a town at the intersection of Ashby Gap Road(authorized to be paved that year, later became Route 50) and the Dumfries-Winchester Road (Route 17), though the town was actually platted two decades earlier. In 1819 the town was renamed to memorialize the tour of the returning Marquis de Lafayette to the US after the War of 1812. The area was surveyed by George Washington in 1769.