Best properties on the market
34This week: Homes along Virginia’s Rappahannock River
1 W Fredericksburg
Over its 186 years,
this six-bedroom
Greek Revival has
been an orphanage,
a Civil War hospital,
and a private home.
Original tall ceilings
and plaster walls,
some with ornate
murals, run through
the ballroom, dining
room, sitting and other rooms; a 2008 renovation added
a chef’s kitchen, an elevator, and geothermal heating. The
0.46-acre corner lot in Fredericksburg’s historic down-
town has patios, a glass atrium, and a three-car garage.
$3,195,000. Michelle Wilson, Century 21 New Millen-
nium, (540) 538-55103 W Oak Grove Wirtland, a four-bedroom Gothic
Revival villa completed circa 1850, is a Virginia
Historic Landmark. The restored home’s
original details include heart pine floors, a
walnut staircase, Tudor and Gothic doorways,
carved marble fireplace surrounds, and a tiled
portico. The 108-
acre estate features
a 3.5-acre pond,
lawns, and riding
trails. The house
is $1,780,000
with 108 acres,
$1,250,000 with
50 acres. Karin
Andrews, Berkshire
Hathaway Towne
Realty, (804)
445-55002 X Hume The Rock Ford estate stands on
100 wooded acres and includes a 10,000-
square-foot main house, a three-car garage, a
guesthouse, an eight-stall barn, fenced pad-
docks, and frontage on the Rappahannock
River. The 2006 Colonial-style home has crown
molding, detailed built-ins, and a second master
bedroom. The grounds feature a pool, profes-
sionally designed gardens with raised herb and
cutting beds,
lawns, and a
landscaped
courtyard.
$4,500,000.
Gloria Rose
Ott, TTR
Sotheby’s
International
Realty, (540)
454-4394