In Virginia, an Old Stone Farmhouse Boasts Historic Charm and Modern Comforts

Since the mid-1700s, a handsome home known as Hearthstone Manor has been snuggled just outside the Appalachian Mountains, near the tiny town of Round Hill, in Virginia’s Loudoun County. Renewed, reimagined and renovated to meet modern-day needs, the historic country estate encompasses 24 acres of land, along with a three-bedroom and four-and-a-half-bath main house that boasts a comfortable 4,237 square feet.

Of course, with great age comes great features, including stone fireplaces, floors and walls, original hardwood floors, and exposed hand-hewn wood beams. Outside, an ancient ice house and several other outbuildings include an old barn converted to a two-bedroom guest house, and a detached garage with loft storage. The sale includes a third home that can be incorporated into the estate our rented out for extra income. Modern conveniences include new utilities and bathrooms, replaced windows, handsome recessed Shaker cabinetry in the kitchen, and a new standing-seam metal roof.

Just past the fountain and beyond the front porch, the living room features a marble-accented corner fireplace; the adjacent morning room also includes a corner fireplace and leads to the covered back porch. Also on the main floor is an up-to-date kitchen, with stone walls and floors (not to mention boldly chosen tomato-red cabinetry!), a dining room that showcases the home’s massive original kitchen hearth, and an enormous sunroom that looks across the estate’s tranquil rolling acres. Two large stone patios are off the kitchen and sunroom. The lower level, with a rec room, bathroom, wine room, laundry, and extra storage, also sports stone floors, with radiant heat for comfort.

The second floor includes the primary suite with a fireplace, enormous walk-in closet, and marble bathroom. Also upstairs, a covered porch and another bedroom or family room with fireplace and powder room. Above that is the loft, entirely given over to a large bedroom with full bathroom and copious closet space. Outside, stone paths, walls and patios make for an epic garden space where the manicured gardens and abundant wildlife on the pond add atmosphere.

While Hearthstone enjoys rural privacy, it’s close to northern’s Virginia’s many hunt clubs, wineries, wildlife sanctuaries, historic townships, and country clubs. In nearby Round Hill, find quaint residences, shops and restaurants, while proximity to the Appalachian Trail means that hikers flock to the area.

Hearthstone Manor is available via Lisa Thompson at Sotheby’s International Realty at $3.2 million.