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Project posted by Bev Pearce

Ravenswyck

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Location
Winchester, Virginia
Year
1827
Structure
House (Single Residence)
The home is a warm splash of color at the end of a private drive running parallel to a creek and hosta gardens. The taller of the two gables is the original home, with office/bedroom addition on the east side, and dining/kitchen stone additions under the lower gable on the north end.
The home is a warm splash of color at the end of a private drive running parallel to a creek and hosta gardens. The taller of the two gables is the original home, with office/bedroom addition on the east side, and dining/kitchen stone additions under the lower gable on the north end.
The dining room looking out onto towering maple trees and creek is a 1956 addition connected to the 1827 original part of the structure.
The dining room looking out onto towering maple trees and creek is a 1956 addition connected to the 1827 original part of the structure.
The living room is on the ground floor of the 1827 original footprint of the house and features chestnut logs and exposed ceiling joists.
The living room is on the ground floor of the 1827 original footprint of the house and features chestnut logs and exposed ceiling joists.
The dining room steps into the stone-walled kitchen, a 70's addition that opens out onto herb and perennial gardens.
The dining room steps into the stone-walled kitchen, a 70's addition that opens out onto herb and perennial gardens.
Artist Ozz Miller who lived at Ravenswyck for 48 years until his death in 2002 built the kitchen's stone walls which include cantilevered rock shelves.
Artist Ozz Miller who lived at Ravenswyck for 48 years until his death in 2002 built the kitchen's stone walls which include cantilevered rock shelves.
The renovated kitchen features a stained glass window created by artist Ozz Miller who was a resident of Ravenswyck for 48 years until his death in 2002.
The renovated kitchen features a stained glass window created by artist Ozz Miller who was a resident of Ravenswyck for 48 years until his death in 2002.
An office with granite floors, stone walls, and a generous array of windows is adjacent to the front entry of the house, and is a great spot for observing wandering wildlife.
An office with granite floors, stone walls, and a generous array of windows is adjacent to the front entry of the house, and is a great spot for observing wandering wildlife.
The rear door of the office leads to outbuildings, perennial and vegetable gardens.
The rear door of the office leads to outbuildings, perennial and vegetable gardens.
At the top of the stairs leading up from the living room is a mezzanine library with window seat overlooking woods and creek. The original wide-plank heart pine floors are the same that can be found in the master bedroom.
At the top of the stairs leading up from the living room is a mezzanine library with window seat overlooking woods and creek. The original wide-plank heart pine floors are the same that can be found in the master bedroom.
The light-filled master bedroom includes a cedar-lined closet, half bath on the same level, and bathing functions at the top of the steps.
The light-filled master bedroom includes a cedar-lined closet, half bath on the same level, and bathing functions at the top of the steps.
Across the ceiling joists from the MBR bath is the original chimney no longer in service. These curved sections often hidden in attics were assumed to improve the draw of the wood stove smoke.
Across the ceiling joists from the MBR bath is the original chimney no longer in service. These curved sections often hidden in attics were assumed to improve the draw of the wood stove smoke.
In the reclaimed attic space above the master bedroom are the shower and bathtub, with skylight looking up into maple tree branches, evoking a feeling of bathing in a tree house.
In the reclaimed attic space above the master bedroom are the shower and bathtub, with skylight looking up into maple tree branches, evoking a feeling of bathing in a tree house.
The guest bedroom is an intimate space that was originally a porch on the southeast side of the home. The room features windows on three sides–including one looking up the lane that runs farther into the property.
The guest bedroom is an intimate space that was originally a porch on the southeast side of the home. The room features windows on three sides–including one looking up the lane that runs farther into the property.
Perennial and vegetable gardens are woven around various outbuildings, including art studio and wood shop.
Perennial and vegetable gardens are woven around various outbuildings, including art studio and wood shop.
Close to the main house, the guest house is a whimsical structure nestled against the hillside with rear porch looking up into a wooded ravine.
Close to the main house, the guest house is a whimsical structure nestled against the hillside with rear porch looking up into a wooded ravine.
The guesthouse living and kitchen are a 70's addition to the original meat house, constructed from pine trees on the property, and left with bark intact.
The guesthouse living and kitchen are a 70's addition to the original meat house, constructed from pine trees on the property, and left with bark intact.
The birch flooring and pine rafters help create a nest-like feeling in the wooded surroundings.
The birch flooring and pine rafters help create a nest-like feeling in the wooded surroundings.
The bedroom occupies the part of the guesthouse that was the original meat house, constructed at the same time as the 1827 main house.
The bedroom occupies the part of the guesthouse that was the original meat house, constructed at the same time as the 1827 main house.
A desk built into the awning-windowed corner offers a peaceful spot of working and creating
A desk built into the awning-windowed corner offers a peaceful spot of working and creating

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Details

Square Feet
2172
Lot Size
12.56 acres
Bedrooms
3
Full Baths
2
Partial Baths
2

Credits

From Bev Pearce

Historic + Modern. Located in the north end of the Shenandoah Valley and 90 minutes from Washington, DC, Ravenswyck and this will be the first time sold on the open market in over 100 years. Now available at $525K, the two-bedroom 1827 log house on 12.56 acres of woods and perennial gardens also boasts a separate single-bedroom guest house for friends, boomerang children, parental units, or rental income. Art studio, wood shop, potting shed...

For more information visit Ravenswyck's website: www.ravenswyck.com.