Aspen Hill
Property Details
c. 1831 Exceptional country property with unique features throughout including gold leaf inlay on moldings, extraordinary mantels and chandeliers. Curved stairway from center hall accesses second floor with four bedrooms, including one room with 12″+ heart pine floors.
Kitchen features ceramic tile and attached breakfast room overlooking the formal gardens with octagonal nook w/ glass surround and beautiful “fresco” paintings on each ceiling panel. The master suite is on the first floor.
Resting on a picturesque hillside, 5 minutes from Staunton in Augusta County is this mid-1800′s Brick in Flemish Bond residence with standing seam tin roof and grand entry. Extensive road frontage graces the 29+ acres, mostly open in hayfields, and a small stream traverses the width of the property. The entry is lovely with weeping willows and mature trees that shelter the home from the road.
There is some pine forest on a small portion of the land. Formal gardens and courtyards lend themselves to create private, protected gathering areas with beautiful views of the gardens and surrounding countryside. The main residence was retained in the same family until 1972, when the previous owners purchased the property.
The current owners are only the fourth family to have held title to the estate, which is believed to be eligible for the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. It has been indicated that Aspen Hill may have been used as headquarters for the Union army during the Civil War.
