It’s an important piece of Washington Township history, as it served as a blacksmith and wagon repair shop, a general store and, later, the center of socialization in the community. This old stone building in the center of Long Valley, New Jersey, goes by many names: the River Building, the Lyman Kice General Store and, simply, the blacksmith shop. What you get: An “as-is” log home and a stone summer kitchen that date back to the early to mid-1800s, 40 acres of some of Adams County, Pennsylvania’s, finest farmland (plus creek frontage) and old stones the present owner has gathered from the property for use in the home’s restoration. Surrounded by woods and meadows, the home has been painstakingly restored and features four bedrooms, its original fireplace, wide-planked floors and more. This three-story stagecoach house, circa 1780, is nestled on a quiet drive away from the main road, which was originally known as the Columbia Turnpike. The home, which sits on 10 acres of lush farmland, boasts four bedrooms and a circa-1963 barn. A gift shop, coined the Sheepskin Country Store, was also located on the premises. Everett, PennsylvaniaĪ plaque that reads “Weaverly” adorns the exterior of this grand old stone home, which was built in 1843 and served as a stagecoach stop and, later, an inn. Formerly known as Wynn’s Creekside Inn and the Inn at Perkiomenville, this building sits vacant, awaiting an owner who can lovingly convert it to a single-family home or maintain it as an inn or quaint café.

This circa-1800 stone inn, located in the historic village of Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, has been stripped down to its original plaster and stone and pine floors. Can’t you almost hear the faint sound of wagon wheels and the clip-clop of horses’ heels in the distance? Perkionmenville, Pennsylvania Which brings us to this batch of old stone homes for sale.įeast your eyes on some true American beauties, historically significant and awaiting thoughtful caretakers. And, every now and again, you come across a stagecoach stop turned private residence. Many of the “stops” have survived and today thrive as inns, bed and breakfasts and historic sites open to the public for tour. To accommodate weary travelers making more than a day’s journey, inns and taverns popped up along the most frequently traveled routes. When the only way to get from point A to a distant point B was to hop aboard a stagecoach, a horse-drawn carriage designed to convey passengers and luggage along one of several well-traveled routes. Imagine a time before air and car travel.

Timber and stone house