Samuel Hough House has stood in the heart of the beautiful National Historic Landmark village of Waterford, Virginia, since 1819. Constructed of locally-fired brick set in Flemish bond, this handsome Federal style house was built for a prosperous Quaker miller and his new bride by master local builder Israel Griffith, who later bought and lived in the house himself.
Listed on the National Register and eased to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Samuel Hough House is noted for the beauty of its hand-carved red pine woodwork throughout, including four distinctive mantles, and a unique fan which panels the space under the stair stringer on the first floor.
The house has been lovingly maintained by many families over its almost 200 years—from the authentically restored original six rooms in three stories to the post-Civil War constructed dining room and upstairs bedroom addition which joined it to the old two-story kitchen structure. The modern kitchen was the warming room with stairs down into the main cooking room, which with its fireplace restored is now a gracious family room. The house has six fireplaces, four of which are working.
From the inviting side porch, the view is over the lovely quarter acre landscaped garden to the permanently eased meadows and fields of the Phillips Farm and on to the gentle Blue Ridge mountains. Walk out the front door to greet a lively community of neighbors who appreciate culture, history, and good times together. Under the auspices of the Waterford Foundation, a respected grassroots historic preservation organization, Waterford has its own classical concert series, book and author lecture series, popular Waterford Fair, and many social activities throughout the year. It’s an independent active lifestyle in a lovely preserved historic setting.
Location: National Historic Landmark village of Waterford, 7 miles northwest of Leesburg, the county seat of Loudoun County, Virginia; 42 miles west of Washington, DC (one hour commuting distance by public transport from nearby Leesburg); and 20 miles west of Dulles International Airport.
Residence: 10 rooms (4 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths) above grade; fully finished basement w/ office/family room
First Floor: Entrance foyer (11 x 12), Living Room with fireplace (15 x 14); Library (15 x 11 with closed fireplace), Dining Room with Bay (15 x 13); Kitchen with fireplace (14x 13); Breakfast room (14 x 10); Side Porch (30 x 11).
Second Floor: Master Bedroom with fireplace (14 x 14); Sitting Room (15 x 11); Bedrooms (14 x 18), (10 x 12)
Third Floor: Main staircase leads to Bedroom (18 x 14) plus room for future bath.
Basement: Office/family room with fireplace (18 x 12); Game Room/store room; furnace room
Real Estate Taxes: $9,504.18 (2008) ASKING PRICE: $849,000
For further information: www.carterbraxton.com
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Barbara Stampora, Carter Braxton, Cell Phone: (540) 454-3836 Email: barb@carterbraxton.com
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