I spend a lot of time searching the real estate listings and see an awful lot of boring houses, a lot of ugly houses, and more cookie-cutter McMansions than you can shake a stick at. So when I run across a truly unique and beautiful property like this, it’s like the heavens open up and I can hear the angels sing. (Cue the opera music!)
This Federal-style home in the historic village of Carversville in Pennsylvania was originally a millinery shop in the 1840s. It has been beautifully restored and is now on the market for $1.89 million. Take a look!
Stone arched doorway leads to the kitchen:
Master bath:
There’s a guest house behind the main house:
You can see the rest of the photos of this 158-year old home on the Kurfiss Properties website. Nearby you’ll find Pheasant Hill Farm–a privately owned 250-year old property, noted as being the site of one of the earliest settlements in Pennsylvania.
If you love looking at old houses, check out this 1930s Tudor Revival Mansion, a French-Norman Country Estate (in Ohio!), and Stokesay Court, the private English estate used in the Keira Knightley film “Atonement.”
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Julia~I love looking at others homes…and this one just takes my breath away!
Who would want to sell such a gorgeous home! The guest house it just as great as the main house!
I would love to be a real estate agent…just to look inside of these homes…No commission needed!
Oh.My.Gosh.
I want that kitchen. Seriously, I swooned the moment I saw the stone floor. I love stone. So much.
Really gorgeous.
That front porch is really cute too, with the two different seating areas each in front of the windows. Beautiful!
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I wonder if they’d go for a trade for a place up in Canada with a greenhouse in the backyard? Ya’ think?!
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OH ME OH MY – this house is AMAZING!! WOW! I’d be happy with the “guest house”!
Thanks for sharing such a find!
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Just gorgeous! I sometimes feel like I was born in the wrong era. but then I remember that when they built all these beautiful homes they didn’t have indoor plumbing, or computers, or DVRs. And then I realize I just like old houses but I wouldn’t want to live in that time period.
I just love how you find these places for us! Thank you so much.
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Great find! Does the car come with the house?
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Julia, this is probably one of my all-time favorite home tours. I love the stone, the arches, the kitchen in the main house. Thanks for sharing such a great find with us!
Katie
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What a great house! So full of history! I love that! I really liked all of it, except maybe those read modern cabinets in the guest house. But what a beautiful restoration!
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Wowie! I can surely relate to the heavens opening up and the angels singing. I hear them right now:-) This house is gorgeous. Great find. Love the curb appeal.
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That house is just so lovely.
Just lovely!
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That’s a unique home. Love the classic feel especially in the kitchen.
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What a great home. I love that iron gate. And once you get inside…WOW! Thanks for the tour!
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Just gorgeous! I can just imagine passing the day on that front porch with a crossword and a tall glass of lemonade. I, too, am ga-ga over that kitchen–the stone wall, stone floors, fireplace, and exposed second-floor joists. Love it all!
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This house is stunning. I adore that kitchen. I can’t imagine that stone floor is comfortable to stand on for hours cooking, but that space is just so wonderful. I immediately pictured a kitchen full of friends. And I love the stone wall in the bath!
Love it, love it, love it…sigh…
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Great house, an interior you’d find in the Italian country side. I would love to live in a home like that (just smaller)…, it feels so relaxed, yet elegant, and I bet you can be pretty casual with cleaning!
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Oh My Good Golly! I could cook all the live long day in that kitchen…that island…really there are no words. What a treasure…if those walls could talk!
Thanks for sharing ~ Ramona
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Lovely! I wish I could put into words what it does to my heart to look at beautifully restored homes!
Absolutely gorgeous. Oh to have a fireplace in my kitchen! And a guest house out back. Divine.
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Oh my gosh! That is just beautiful!
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What a stunning, stunning find. Wish I had the clams! That is the kind of house we are always looking for (when we are looking for a house) LOVE the kitchen with it’s old meets new mentality! And the guest house…so precious!! LOVE!
Thank you for opening up the Heavens today!!
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What a great island in the kitchen, I’ll take one of those. Stone floors would be cold on the feet…the pricce seemed a little pricey, but that’s what you pay for history right?
Thanks for Sharing and surfing the net for wonderful finds!
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Oh, wow! Just wow. Has it been turned into 2 houses? I’m confused by the 2 front doors. Also, does the car come with it? Cause I dig the car too. I’d be happy with just the guest house. Actually, I don’t really like the red IKEA kitchen in the guest house though. The arch and stone walls are to die for.
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The fence, the fence, the fence…
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Guest house kit cabs match the outside trim, some one was thinkin’. All it needs is a Coke Machine Red refer.
Just my style! And I dream of having outbuildings!
Wow! What a beautiful house! I really like something a little unusual like this one. It has character. Thanks for the great post!
-Kim
Oh my gosh, this house is gorgeous! It’s so rustic! I love it.
That kitchen is amazing! You think I could get that in my cookie cutter suburban house?
That front porch makes me want a Mint Julep something fierce, and I don’t even like MJs. Which begs the question – why is it in PA and not GA?
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All I can say is wow! Does any one have a couple mil I can borrow? Pam
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I with I had 1.89 million just lying around. Seriously, houses around here are just like you described your searches. Cookie-cutter McMansions and unMcMansions were INVENTED here. I do not thinkg real estate can be any more unimaginative or BORING or unthinkably HIDEOUS as it is in UT.
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Absolutely lovely. That kitchen…I’m dying here! You gotta hand it to the house stager–fruit on the cutting board, lit candles, two freshly-poured glasses of Pellegrino. Why, yes, I would love a glass of water!
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Oh WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Now this is my kind of house…The husband even leaned over and took a peak…it’s beautiful. I love all the stone and the floors….
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i love this house.
i checked out all the other homes listed at the bottom, but it’s this one, i love the most!
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Wow. That is an amazing house. I just might give my right arm for a single piece of furniture from that house. It is all amazing. Thanks for the post
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I loved the way they mixed the old with the new. The stone was absolutely amazing. I am so glad people take the time to restore these historical homes. I know it can be excruciating work.
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I love both kitchens and that fireplace in the main kitchen is just the best! Kitchens are very much the heart of any home. I can smell fresh bread baking in that home. We’re planning to open up our old farmhouse kitchen to a room that has been our living room. It has a stone fireplace and these pictures inspire me to move forward with our decision!! Thanks, Julia.
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Well, I have mixed reviews on this one. First- it is definitely appealing from the outside; the archway and stairs are beautiful, and overall it has an elegant air about it. However… that kitchen is killing me slowly. It looks like something out of a horror story, where they lock up prisoners in a stony damp dungeon. I have heard of rustic, but that is way too rustic for me.
Oh my word! Can I please have that guest house???
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I died and went to Heaven after seeing those pics.
pant,pant,pant,drool…I WANT THIS HOUSE !!!!
I want that kitchen. So much character! The glass shelving doesn’t seem to go though.
I’m going to make my standard quibble about white molding here too. It just looks blah.
Julia,
Beautiful photos. Your blog is just great. Stumbled upon it a few weeks ago and keep coming back for more.
Cheers!
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Boy, can I relate to researching a lot and finding a bunch of fuugly houses!!! amazing how most people choose to live!!! This house is def. not one of them!!!
Oh, yes, yes, YES! {Insert applause here!} And in Bucks County, PA. Perfect. I took a look at the other photos and I love how they’ve restored the house (are those pumpkin pine floors I see?! I think I just fainted for a second…) but have added small pops of modern through the art. Oh. MY.
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aahhhh, the exterior of this house! So fab! The kitchen is far too rustic for my taste, but I can appreciate staying true to character. Gorg!
Love your web site I am an addict to old homes I visit and get my fix there was a house in the movie Knowing with Nicholas Cage it was his characters home any info on it? it was agreat looking house Thanks Carol
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