A brick home in Bordentown, NJ, as soon as owned by Napoleon Bonaparteolder brother of JOSEPH—a diplomat, statesman and one-time king of Spain—is the oldest property to hit the market this week on Realtor.com®.
The previous king of Spain is alleged to have lived within the historic dwelling from 1816 to 1839, when he immigrated to the US after the autumn of Napoleon. The home was then offered to him Joseph Hopkinson, member of the US Home of Representatives. It later served because the Bordentown Army Institute dormitory and was known as the Hopkinson Home, or “Hop Home,” earlier than being transformed right into a single household dwelling.
Different classic gems in the marketplace this week embody a Massachusetts magnificence steps from the ocean, a former Pennsylvania tavern that predates the American Revolution and an reasonably priced Connecticut dwelling.
Scroll down for a full have a look at this week’s 10 oldest houses.
Value: $625,000
Yr of building: 1690
Hop Home: This former dormitory for Bordentown Army Institute was transformed into a non-public residence within the Seventies.
The three-bedroom flat options loads of interval element all through its 2,688 sq. ft of house. There are seven fireplaces, double staircases, preserved picket flooring and uncovered beam ceilings. A rest room on the primary flooring has been lately renovated.
The third flooring could be transformed into two extra bedrooms and a toilet.
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Value: $699,000
Yr of building: 1700
Preserved property: This four-bedroom dwelling options interval particulars together with lovely wide-plank flooring, three fireplaces, built-ins and exposed-beam ceilings.
The up to date kitchen has a cathedral ceiling and a comfy fire. A main bedroom could be discovered on the primary flooring, with an additional three upstairs.
You’ll be able to take pleasure in views of the personal 1 acre yard from the brick patio.
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Value: $649,000
Yr of building: 1723
Salt Field Colonial: This four-bedroom residence options loads of interval element all through its 3,290 sq. ft of dwelling house.
The Wizard has three staircases and 6 chimneys. A modernized kitchen incorporates a Bertazzoni range and fireside. 2.5 loos have additionally been up to date through the years.
The attractive 1 acre property incorporates a construction for an in-law residence.
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Value: $229,900
Yr of building: 1732
Constructed for Tolland’s first minister: This lovely and reasonably priced vintage provides loads of allure.
All through the well-kept 1,358-square-foot house, you’ll be able to nonetheless discover proof of the two-bedroom dwelling’s historical past. There are huge plank flooring, uncovered beams and picket ceilings. The lounge incorporates a cozy stone fire, whereas a den on the primary flooring could be transformed into a further bed room.
There may be additionally an hooked up shed on the almost 2 acre lot.
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Value: $1,650,000
Yr of building: 1739
Wilcox Tavern: Cheers! This 200-seat restaurant comes with a seven-bedroom residence constructing.
Sitting on 2.7 acres, the full-service restaurant comes with a bar and eating areas. A newly constructed patio permits for alfresco eating through the hotter months and a four-unit rental constructing with 2,688 sq. ft of house supplies extra earnings.
The property may also be mixed with a 5.9 acre rear lot that’s commercially zoned.
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Value: $1,149,900
Yr of building: 1740
Steps from the ocean: This two bed room dwelling options huge plank pine flooring, constructed ins and fireplaces.
Situated close to Fuel Home Seashore, the two,410-square-foot dwelling has a library and has a big first-floor household room with wooden detailing and a pellet range. The skylight kitchen has been up to date through the years and options an consuming space in entrance of the bay window that overlooks the yard.
The fantastically landscaped property additionally boasts a big barn.
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Value: $399,999
Yr of building: 1740
Taverna Levan / Resort Kemp: Now zoned for each industrial and residential use, this three-bedroom dwelling was as soon as a tavern that predates the American Revolution.
The well-priced property is at the moment getting used as a restaurant and juice bar, with a yoga studio on the bottom flooring. Three modernized bedrooms could be discovered on the second and third flooring. Historic particulars embody wide-plank flooring, exposed-beam ceilings and stone partitions.
The 1-acre lot additionally boasts a 42-space parking zone and a koi pond.
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Value: $660,000
Yr of building: 1750
Former quarry: A quarry is alleged to have as soon as operated on the base of the driveway.
The three-bedroom farmhouse has two kitchens, two laundry hookups and a first-floor master bedroom with a soaking tub. A portion of the two,698-square-foot house is at the moment being leased. Three additions have been constructed through the years to enrich the 1700s part of the home.
The 9-acre advanced additionally incorporates a two-story barn with a carport and has a spring-fed cistern.
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Value: $375,000
Yr of building: 1750
Kilbourn Home: This reasonably priced 5 bed room dwelling options two staircases, huge plank flooring and forged iron radiators.
As the value signifies, the two,848-square-foot house is in want of in depth updating. There are three fireplaces, together with one within the kitchen, and plenty of built-ins. A glass enclosed sunroom can be the right place to take pleasure in your morning espresso.
There may be additionally a big barn and a two bed room visitor home that want work. The two acre property is being offered as is.
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Value: $279,900
Yr of building: 1753
Frederick Wolf’s web site: This three bed room residence options huge plank flooring and uncovered beam ceilings.
Modernizations all through the 1,882-square-foot house made approach for a spacious kitchen. And an up to date rest room incorporates a glass walk-in bathe. You’ll be able to take pleasure in yard views from the second flooring deck or floor stage patio.
The modestly priced property additionally options quite a few fruit timber, together with a two-story storage.
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