625 Elm Spring Lane

Berryville, VA 22611

Please Note* Showing begin at 5:00 on APRIL 1st. Photos were shot previously, therefore rooms that appear vacant are now fully furnished. Furnishings do not convey. Elm Spring was built in 1837 as a small -two story stucco farm house. Now a French County Manor, it was completely renovated and enlarged with great attention to detail throughout. The construction is Stone with authentic stucco overlay. There are numerous terraces, porches, 4 stone fireplaces &1 wood stove. The plentiful handmade wood windows, and Palladian windows and French doors allow the light to absolutely fill the home. The stunning floors are of antique pine and are set in random width. Elm Spring has been rewired and has central air, is dual zoned w/bottled gas The new roof of tile and copper and chimney caps were done in 2015. On the first floor the expansive foyer leads to the Solarium straight ahead, the dining room and kitchen, breakfast area to the right and the living room and library/study to the left, with a small patio off the library. Dinning room features exposed beams reclaimed from the old Baisey Hotel in Virginia and Jackie Kennedy window s on both sides of the room allow great cross draft. The kitchen is fabulous, and complete with a Rumford fireplace, ( Count Rumford who wrote ,"The Forgotten Art of Building a Good Fireplace") high end appliances and marble counter tops and it opens to the Sunroom/Breakfast room with skylights and a view of the pool. The kitchen and Breakfast room open to an expansive stone patio, perfect for entertaining. There is a full bath off the Breakfast room and a well equipped laundry room. The original rooms to the home are the living room and the study, and they have 9 foot ceilings while the other rooms added later have 9->10+ foot ceilings. The library has custom built walnut paneling with numerous built in bookshelves. When the home was completely renovated over 30 years ago, the owner then reclaimed wood from homes in the area and refinished to match the original floors. They are spectacular. The Solarium speaks for itself. Grand and yet ever so comfortable it pulls you outside with the 7 Palladian windows the original owner found and had her architect build a room to house them! The floors here are also reclaimed pine and slate. There is a powder room in the large foyer. The second story has 4 bedrooms and three full baths - one is a Jack and Jill. The all expansive bedrooms have great views of the farmland, paddocks, and stone walls. The Master is carpeted and the Master Bath has a marble tub, a marble shower and a wood burning fireplace. The attic and cellar are both partial. The inground pool of grey gunite is simply put, perfect. It's dark bottom allows the water to heat up earlier than lite surfaces in the spring. THE LAND at Elm Spring is prime for cattle, horses, chickens, crops, or whatever you wish to bring to the property. It encompasses 93+ acres of excellent pastureland with board fencing and wire fence. Run in sheds are also present in each field as well as automatic waterers. There are two wells on the property, one for the fields and one for the home. Around the residence the land is beautifully and professionally landscaped. The large barn sits away from the residence and has numerous rubber bottom stalls and a machine shed. The Carport holds 3 vehicles and there is ample parking in the barn open area as well. The property has one DUR ( dwelling unit right) remaining, which allows for a small home for a caretaker at the road front, if desired by purchaser. There is an owned 2000 gallon Propane tank on the property for supplemental heating Elm Spring is extremely well located. Sitting in the Blue Ridge Hunt and in Clarke County Virginia, it is 13 miles from Winchester, Va, an hour to Washington D.C., 40 minutes to Dulles Airport, and 20 minutes to Middleburg, Va. Elm Spring has a shared drive way, extremely private. Mask up.