{"id":2683,"date":"2023-06-25T03:05:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T03:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/25\/most-likely-to-impress-former-schoolhouse-in-pennsylvania-makes-the-grade-with-buyers\/"},"modified":"2023-06-25T03:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T03:05:49","slug":"most-likely-to-impress-former-schoolhouse-in-pennsylvania-makes-the-grade-with-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/25\/most-likely-to-impress-former-schoolhouse-in-pennsylvania-makes-the-grade-with-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Likely To Impress: Former Schoolhouse in Pennsylvania Makes the Grade With Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The offers rolled in quickly for a one-time schoolhouse<\/a>\u00a0priced at $398,000 in rural Pennsylvania. And after\u00a0just days on the market, the charming antique is already pending sale.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible property,\u201d says Stewart Gross<\/strong>, who is co-listing the property with his mother,\u00a0Holly Gross<\/strong>\u2014both with BHHS Fox & Roach West Chester.\u00a0\u201cPart of it is the unique window structure on the tower and the main staircase going upstairs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Staircase with unique window design<\/p>\n

Brian Castro\/ Virtual Vista<\/p>\n

A plaque on the building shows the 1887 date.<\/p>\n

Brian Castro\/ Virtual Vista<\/p>\n

Interior with a chalkboard<\/p>\n

Brian Castro\/ Virtual Vista<\/p>\n

The building in Honey Brook, PA<\/a>, dates back to 1887, when the Potts family built it as the Franklin Public School.<\/p>\n

The building was originally a school for eight different grades; then it housed a church and finally became a private residence in 1970.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really jumps out at you, and it\u2019s really dramatic,\u201d Gross says. \u201cThat was my first thought [when I first saw it.] It is a dramatic and a romantic-looking house and is very charming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coat hook from its school days<\/p>\n

Brian Castro\/ Virtual Vista<\/p>\n

The inside is 3,352 square feet across two levels. The student-height coat hooks that line certain walls are one of several lingering hints at the building\u2019s past.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe blackboards are still up there, and the teacher platforms at the front right, below the blackboards, are both still there,\u201d Gross notes.<\/p>\n

The main entry staircase is a dark wood, and he says it shows signs of student use.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can feel [the home\u2019s] history, especially in the staircase,\u201d Gross observes. \u201cYou can see the pattern of wear from where the kids would have been going down the stairs. It is narrower towards the turn. They were going full speed and hitting this one spot. It\u2019s really charming, where you can see the wood worn there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kitchen<\/p>\n

Brian Castro\/ Virtual Vista<\/p>\n

Living space<\/p>\n

Brian Castro\/ Virtual Vista<\/p>\n

The home\u2019s kitchen is divided between two spaces on the lower level, which also has a bathroom with a tub. The ceilings are high on both floors, and a spiral staircase leads to the tower area.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a single-family residence, the upstairs may need to be reworked\u2014adding walls to have some private rooms, because it is just one big area,\u201d Gross explains. \u201cI can definitely see the first floor being reworked, but not too drastically, just adding a bigger kitchen and a more functional bathroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The schoolhouse sits on 1.6 acres, across the street from what was once a popular farm and venue space.<\/p>\n

Gross says the schedule for showings was full immediately after the listing went live, and offers were made right away.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll parties are happy,\u201d he says. \u201cPart of what makes this property so charming is the potential with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bathroom<\/p>\n

Brian Castro\/ Virtual Vista<\/p>\n

Aerial view<\/p>\n

Brian Castro\/ Virtual Vista<\/p>\n

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