8080 Old Chappell Hill Rd , Chappell Hill, TX 77426(Washington County)

This house will take you back in time. Records point to 1853 as the year of construction for this Greek Revival residence with Italianate influences. The owners chose to pursue a 'purist' approach to restoration where they chose to restore the house to its original appearance inside and outside. All the rooms and exterior are painted in exact reproductions of the original colors. The areas of the house include: center hallway; parlor; dining room; den; kitchen; rear hallway; staircase; writing room; yellow bedroom; and blue bedroom. The house was sensitively wired with the electrical outlets strategically to protect the interior walls and floors. The owners used top of the line plumbing fixtures in the house, the kitchen faucet is a Grohe faucet (one of the most expensive plumbing fixture companies in the world) and is an exact reproduction of the original faucet, which was nickel plated. The kitchen range is a 1928 Hotpoint range, which is the same model as the original one that the previous owner chose to keep. The monitor top refrigerator is a 1934 General Electric refrigerator. The genuine gold-leaf valances in the dining room/parlor date from the 1850's and purchased because an inventory of the house from the 1860's revealed that it originally had gold-leaf valances. The mantelpiece and the crown molding in the Parlor was salvaged from the famous circa 1850's Sempronius Plantation in south Chappell Hill. The stenciling in the Dining Room has been attributed to the famous German intinerant artist, Rudolph Melchior, but has not been verified. The front porch railing is an exact replica of the original and features an African slave symbol - the circles represent the sun and the leaves above it represent fertility. The original parterre garden at the house's original site was laid out in the sun symbol and the new garden was laid out in the same manner. The cast iron stove in the dining room is original to the house and left for decorative purposes. Most of the exterior window shutters are original to the house. All of the cornice brackets are exact reproductions of the original. For the buyer who appreciates history, this is the perfect spot.

The views from the upper and lower decks are wonderful with rolling hills and open pastures!

EXCLUSIONS:

1. The 1870's dining room chandelier.

2. The 1850's fixture in the downstairs center hallway.

3. The 1850's Empire chandelier in the parlor.

4. The 1880's fixture in the kitchen.

5. The 1880's fixture in the blue bedroom.

6. The 1890's fixture in the yellow bedroom.

7. The valances in the parlor.

8. The valances in the dining room.

9. The Franklin stove in the parlor.

10. The early Texas hanging cabinet in the kitchen.

There are items that could be sold with the property. List is available upon request.