***AUCTION***List price is STARTING BID only. Price TBD at Live Auction on April 29, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. ***Property Tour: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 @ 5:00 p.m. SHARP. Please contact showing contact in listing for more information as well as webite.

"Marengo" (Circa 1800)

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4 BR/3 BA historic home on 127.49 +/- mostly wooded acres in Spotsylvania County, VA
This home measures 4,136 +/- finished sf. and features an eat-in gourmet kitchen w/vaulted ceiling & beams (all stainless appliances convey), formal living room, formal dining room, family room, large foyer w/wrap-around staircase entry, 3 season room w/brick floor, mud/laundry room (washer/dryer convey), unfinished basement (approx. 558 +/- sf.), attic. This majestic home has many upgrades & renovations while maintaining its historic charm.
Original pine flooring on main level & half of 2nd level; carpet in owner’s suite; ceramic tile flooring in kitchen, upstairs bathroom & owner’s suite bathroom
Heating: gas furnace/heat pump; Cooling: heat pump; 5 fireplaces (2 bedrooms, dining room, formal living room & family room/den); underground propane tank
Well & conventional gravity flow septic system; gas tankless water heater
8’x16′ covered front porch; brick walkways & patio; asphalt & gravel driveway; pool fencing, partial rear yard fencing & fencing around home (vinyl)
In ground swimming pool (recently replaced pump) & pool house w/fencing
Detached 3 bay vinyl sided garage w/upstairs 1 BR apartment w/kitchen (stove, refrigerator & microwave), washer/dryer & separate meter base; Detached 3 bay workshop w/upper level studio/office & separate meter base; Detached 1 bay garage/carriage house w/heater & upper level storage
Farm pond
Ingress & Egress off 2 roads (Marengo Plantation Ln. (Rt. 2) & Thornton Rolling Road (330′ +/- of frontage)
Other Features: whole house generator; gourmet kitchen w/upgraded appliances; granite countertops in bathrooms; recently renovated owner’s suite bathroom; tons of storage space throughout home & other buildings; refrigerator & kegerator in 3 season room; amazing relic hunting and wildlife on this property!!
Electricity: Rappahannock Electric Coop; Internet: Verizon
This home can be occupied immediately & personalized at the new owner’s leisure
Centrally located off of Rt. 2, 1.5 miles to Rts. 2/17 @ New Post, 7 miles to Spotsylvania Regional Hospital, 7.5 miles to Rt. 1, 8 miles to I-95, 8.5 miles to University of Mary Washington, 10 miles to Mary Washington Hospital, and only a short drive to Richmond, Northern Neck & Northern Virginia!!
Tax Maps: 38-A-17, 37-A-122 & 37-6-D; Deed Book: 1745, Pg. 74; Zoned: RU; Yearly real estate taxes: $3,813.22 (2024); Property consists of 3 parcels & is in conservation easement; Home was built in 1759/1970 and has wood sided exterior; $25,000 deposit (certified check ONLY) is due immediately after confirmation of final bid, must be shown at registration and the balance due at closing within 45 days; WE GUARANTEE A FREE & CLEAR DEED
Only $500,000 Starting Bid!!

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