Description

The Janney Armitage House, circa 1850, located in the Village of Woodsville, is a beautifully preserved pre-Civil War gem. The current owners undertook a full house renovation in 2016 to preserve the history of the property while adding unique complimentary living spaces and amenities. The front of the house features a bluestone walkway though perennial flower beds, an inviting covered porch with traditional painted blue ceiling, and original shutters accenting the floor to ceiling windows. A front stone wall, complete with horse hitching rings remains intact from when this home served as a local physicians' office. Flanking the center hall staircase, the living and dining rooms radiate a warm and inviting ambiance featuring refinished oak flooring and decorative mantels,. The study/home office, with a wall of custom-built shelving, boasts a massive stone wood-burning fireplace, perfect for those chilly nights. The remainder of the first floor features a re-imagined kitchen, plus added mudroom and laundry/full bath. Handcrafted pipe and board shelves, a vintage farmhouse sink, distressed bead board trim, pine flooring, period lighting fixtures, a walk-in pantry with a screen door, and exposed reclaimed ceiling beams adorn the kitchen addition. The discovery of a second staircase during renovation provides a convenient back way to the bedrooms in addition to the main center hall staircase. The new laundry/full bath on the first floor has a rustic design with salvaged wood barn door, shelves, distressed corrugated steel walls, a vintage concrete double deep sink, custom exposed copper plumbing, a barrier-free shower, saltillo tile floor, and a stackable Miele washer/dryer set. Upstairs, the original hall bathroom was completely redone with vintage ceramic tile work reminiscent of the 1930's and a large low curb tiled shower, all connecting directly to one of the bedrooms. An additional full bath on the second floor was added to the primary bedroom en-suite, envisioned to feel like an outdoor patio featuring wet room design with river jack stone flooring, a ball and claw cast iron tub, a stone wall to emulate an exterior bulk-head chimney to hold the shower fixture, shiplap Hardie board walls, a vaulted ceiling w/skylight, radiant heated flooring and a 1920's Hoosier cabinet vanity with a bread bowl sink. Additional flexible bedroom or craft/office spaces are found on the remainder of the second floor and in the spacious third floor living space with original pine floors and exposed brick chimney. The top floor also includes 2 large storage rooms. Beyond the main house, the rear side porch leads to a charming red barn/garage with water and electric lines already in place. This unfinished outbuilding awaits the new owner's imagination. The surrounding property, a haven for song birds and wild life, encompasses nearly 3/4 of an acre, boasting multiple established perennial gardens, a mature wisteria climbing the front porch, azaleas, maples and towering hemlocks. The view from the back of the house opens to a series of adjacent fields that blaze with fireflies in midsummer. With new four-zone heating, upgraded fixtures and hardware, plumbing and electric, newer septic and a less than 10-year-old roof, this home is ready to welcome you to enjoy its rich local history and modern comforts. This peaceful retreat is located just minutes from Hopewell Borough and is an easy commute into Princeton, Pennington and Lambertville.

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Listed by: Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty