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BLACK WALNUT FARM ~ Charming Victorian on 22 ac. w/ stream and Blue Ridge views located in historic Rochelle. This versatile property would make an excellent primary residence, horse property, small farm or weekend retreat. Large kitchen, custom cabinets, soapstone counters, high-end appliances. Historic home with all the modern amenities and beautiful grounds. Within minutes of historic Montpelier and many vineyards. An easy drive to the Shenandoah Park and trails. 25 min from Charlottesville. $695,000 MLS# 548231
SEVERN FARM ~ A private retreat or equestrian property in the coveted Millington area of Western Albemarle. Only 12 miles from town on a quiet country lane with miles of trails, very close to a number of Farmington Hunt Club fixtures. The charming residence is surrounded by beautiful gardens and takes in long views down the valley. $1,850,000.
0 PLANK ROAD ~ A premier Albemarle County lot. This coveted 25 acre equestrian lot in Bundoran Farm is gently rolling lot backs up to 400 acres of land in conservation easement with views across protected, Bundoran Farm. The nearly level building site has stunning 360 degree mountain and pastoral views Keep you own horses on the property or let Bundoran take care of the land at no additional cost. 14 miles of hiking and bridle trails. High speed internet and electricity to the lot. $700,000.
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Court Square Walking Tours Thursdays and Fridays, 5:30pm; Saturdays, 10am Learn about the early years of Albemarle and Charlottesville while on a stroll around Court Square. Hear about the area’s prominent citizens, businesses and buildings. $5 (purchased at the start of the tour). Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, 200 Second St. NE. albemarle history.org
Monticello Sunset Pass Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 1-8pm (house tours begin at 5:30pm) Get an exclusive look at the little mountain after hours with guided tours of Monticello’s gardens and Mulberry Row. Following the house tour, drink in the late-afternoon views from the mountaintop. $55. Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org
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Butterfly Walks Sunday, July 10, 10:30am-noon Master naturalist Nancy Weiss introduces you to a variety of common butterflies native to the Piedmont region—from cabbage whites to Eastern tiger swallowtails—on this popular walk. Bring your binoculars! Free. McIntire Botanical Garden (Melbourne Road entrance). mcintirebotanicalgarden.org
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first year, a new design project was due every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I really enjoyed the diversity and challenge. Tom Reagan, one of my first-year studio professors, had a tremendous impact on my design process. He said, “If you get stuck, don’t go have a beer—change media, scale or concerns.” Media means drawing, drafting or starting a model. Scale means drawing at a small or large scale. You always see things you didn’t see before at a larger scale, but you can explore ideas much faster at a smaller scale. Finally, concerns are what you are thinking about; moving back and forth between site plan, floor plan, elevations or building sections, you can always see something new. I continue to use this process today and try to communicate it to others in the firm.
Why architecture?
It always starts with the site, client’s program and local material palette. When I walk a site with a client, I encourage them to consider the spot where they would like to spend most of their time. This usually relates to a view, privacy, existing landscape features and the movement of the sun. Relative to program, our philosophy is that it’s your house and your money. If you don’t look forward to waking up in your house on a day-to-day basis, and you don’t feel like you were in control of the cost, we haven’t done a good job as architects.
When I was 12 years old, my next-door neighbor, Ebo Fauber, was a young architect with a firm in Alexandria, Virginia. He was extremely outgoing and friendly. I wanted to be just like him when I grew up. I proceeded to take mechanical and architectural drawing in high school and really enjoyed both, so I wanted to give architecture a try in college. I feel very lucky—I loved it from day one.
Why did you choose to practice in Virginia? When I completed my architecture degree at Virginia Tech, my girlfriend, who is now my wife, was still in school at UVA. She obviously had a lot to do with my attraction to Charlottesville. Also, after growing up in the congestion of Northern Virginia and then going to school in a rural environment, a larger college town in the middle of the state seemed perfect. My wife, Jane, and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to raise our children in Charlottesville.
What was your life like as a child and how did it lead you to design? My father, an airplane mechanic in World War II, helped and encouraged me to fix my bicycle, the lawnmower, etc. As a result, I was always using my hands, taking things apart and putting them back together. I also built a lot of model cars that I redesigned and modified. I think the love for design really started with the model cars but, as a result of my mechanical ability, I was always trying to improve things.
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What inspires you? Melding architecture, interior design and landscape into a cohesive whole. Our floor plans are designed around furniture arrangements, views and natural light. Furniture requirements drive the size of the room. Views inform location and rhythm of glass openings (windows and doors) and drive the exterior elevations and massing.
The massing of our projects is also heavily influenced by our desire to create architecture that grows out of the land and nestles into a site, rather than perching on top. Due to the extensive amount of glass in our work, we are always trying to connect indoor and outdoor spaces. Hence, the landscape becomes an outdoor room and is just as important as any other part of our work. We know this effort is worth it when we hear comments such as, “I can’t explain why, but this property just feels right,” or, “What you created here made me want to wake up in this house every day.”
How does the site or sense of place inform architecture for you? The site and vernacular architecture of a region are driving forces in our work. Our early sketches start with a site diagram that considers approach, topography, movement of the sun, views and adjacent properties. We then overlay what most architects call a bubble diagram; for us this examines where specific rooms should be located on the site, both indoors and out. This study evolves into a series of single-line floor plan sketches. As we are developing various floor plan options, we are also paralleling different massing and elevation studies that are heavily influenced by the vernacular architecture. This is how excel-
lent architecture is realized—working back and forth between site plan, floor plan and exterior elevations until we have a beautiful composition that meets our client’s program requirements. Of course, it all started with the site.
How would you assess the state of architecture in our region? Architecture in our region is strong, yet there is room for improvement. The historical resources we have in our area are some of the best in the country. With the Lawn at UVA, Monticello and the many traditionally inspired farm properties, our region is rich in history. Understandably, an appreciation of the past has fostered some excellent local projects like the John Paul Jones Arena, the new Curry Education School building at UVA and Keswick Hall, which we did for Sir Bernard Ashley in the early 1990s. The additions to the UVA School of Architecture and Department of Drama as well as the Battle Building at UVA’s Children’s Hospital are excellent examples of contemporary projects that visually enhance the day-to-day experiences of their users and our community as a whole. We can improve residential housing and office space that is not part of the downtown core. Too much housing is built with materials that won’t last more than 20 years and, more often than not, uses stock floor plans that are forced on a site, regardless of topography. Many office buildings away from the Downtown Mall try to be contemporary with a nod to tradition. The end result is almost always projects that are mediocre—neither good contemporary, nor traditionally inspired architecture—that don’t enhance the built environment because they are dated and difficult to rent far before loan maturity.
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(Clockwise from top) Dalgliesh Gilpin Paxton’s renovation of this Keswick home—which required a reconfiguration of interior and exterior spaces to open the home to the landscape—was featured in an issue of Architectural Digest; the transformation of Keswick Hall and Golf Club preserved the resort’s original Italianate style; Paxton helped infuse this once-plain Charlottesville home with character; the firm returned Esmont Farm, an early 19th century home with links to Thomas Jefferson, to its historical accuracy and integrity; Adam-style detailing (a neoclassical style of décor and interior design) was employed in this historic Charlottesville home.
We are very proud to have recently completed the renovation and restoration of our office. It now showcases the type of work that we do and gives our clients the opportunity to see in person many of the unique details and finishes we employ. The project received both federal and state historic tax credits. Construction on a classical office campus in Dallas, Texas, is scheduled for completion later this month. As the architectural design consultant on numerous buildings and the architect of record on other components, we have been involved with master planning, architecture and interior design for the past six years. We have local residential projects underway in Keswick, Bundoran, Ivy Creek, Farmington and the Red Hill area. We also are working in Pennsylvania and on the Island of Mustique, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. ABODE 11
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Sun cents Solar arrays run on average between $30,000 and $40,000. But with energy savings typically around 60 percent, most homeowners can expect the units to pay for themselves in about 10 years. Plus, a variety of credits and financing options are available. Federal tax credit: Everyone in the country is eligible for a 30 percent tax credit on the cost of an Energy Star-approved solar power system. State tax credit: Virginia has been slow to incentivize solar, but many states offer credits based on the amount paid for panels and energy cost incentives for power produced. City tax credit: Charlottesville offers a property tax credit for certified solar energy equipment for five years. Solar credits: Solar Renewable Energy Credits, equivalent to 1 megawatt hour of solar energy produced, can be sold on open markets in several states. Bulk purchasing: Group purchasing through projects like Solarize Charlottesville can decrease the cost of individual panels. Bank financing: Financial institutions are warming to solar. Installer Sigora Solar has worked with Admirals Bank, and the UVA Community Credit Union helped finance Solarize Charlottesville participants.
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watts of total installed capacity in 2015, will double in 2016. And Lane says plenty of Charlottesville residents have decided to jump on the bandwagon, despite Virginia being one of the slower states to incentivize the systems. Lara Fischer, whose small, 4.2 kilowatt system has knocked her monthly electric bill down to as little as $7, says she’s been interested in solar since she was a kid. Her father operated a solar company in the early 1980s but was forced out of business as federal incentives dried up; now that they’re back, she wants to support the technology so more folks will get in on the sun. And, indeed, Lane says high purchasing volumes are a boon for homeowners. Projects like Solarize Charlottesville, which is currently signing up participants for its third implementation, can coordinate like-minded consumers so they can buy in bulk. “Two years ago, I saw an article in the newspaper about Solarize Charlottesville,” says Patti
Downer, who contracted for a 6.93 kilowatt array on her house in North Downtown. “We applied to be part of it in the fall of 2014, got approved and finally got it completed last June.” So what are the drawbacks to solar? Wamsley, who works in the environmental division of the Virginia Department of Transportation, admits his family was concerned about the look of the panels and the affect they might have on his roof. Fortunately, he’d just had his roof replaced, meaning the 25-year warranty on his panels would come up at about the same time as his shingles, and his south-facing roof is over his backyard, where no one can see it. Lane said the upfront cost is the other impediment to going solar. “It’s so unique to the person’s home, how much energy your home is consuming,” she says. “It affects how much we can offset, the return on investment, your payback and so on. That is the biggest component.”—Shea Gibbs
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rom her childhood, spent in places like Peru and Venezuela, to adulthood, interior designer Nancy Wardle has spent a lifetime soaking in the riches of travel and allowing those disparate adventures to spark her creativity. “The abundance of art in Peru including silver and goldsmiths, alpaca weavers and woodcarvers, the quality of the fabrics produced in Italy, oil paintings in the museums of Paris and Vienna as well as crystal in Ireland all serve as inspiration,” says Wardle, who has worked at Interior Concepts since 2006. “Returning from a trip and remembering wonderful design details is a gift I treasure and humbly respect.” We got her to tell us where else she turns for inspiration.—Caite White
Antique or modern? Modern with antique touches to add interest. I have always wanted to live in the city. I haven’t done it yet, but someday I will.
Which colors do you gravitate toward? Grayed greens and blues and, recently, orange.
Which materials or textures do you frequently use in your own home? Natural fibers like wool, linen and sisal fill my home. The tactile quality of fabrics is important.
What is your favorite interior designrelated word? Comfort.
Does your home look like the one you grew up in? We lived overseas and moved every three to four years for my father’s job. In Peru, we lived in a modern house with walls of glass. In Venezuela, we had terrazzo floors and an indoor planter. Each home was quite different.
What’s one thing that can really transform a room?
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Designer Nancy Wardle has lived in Charlottesville since 1997, having previously lived in Washington, D.C., and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Which design blog, website, TV show or magazine do you peruse religiously? Blogs: Contemporist, Freshome and Office Snapshots; magazines: House Beautiful, Dwell and Elle Décor.
Décor-wise, what should a homeowner never scrimp on? Quality, comfortable upholstery pieces and framing for art.
Design rule you like to break? Using dark colors in small spaces.
What is your favorite room in the house? The kitchen is where everyone I know likes to congregate and that’s where I want to be.
Well-planned lighting is so important.
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Favorite designer?
Family photos.
I am a big fan of Piet Boon, a Dutch architect and designer.
Have you ever had a change of heart about an object or a style?
My tastes have evolved through time and I find myself wanting simpler, cleaner lines in my own home.
What are you afraid to DIY? Wallpaper, plumbing, electrical...all the trades that have professionals who do it better than I do!
On what movie set would you like to live? Amanda’s house in the movie The Holiday.
If you were reborn as a piece of furniture or an object, what would it be? A Venetian glass mirror. It is more ornate than anything I would ever own, but it is a beautiful accent piece.
What is your first design memory? Growing up, we had to take turns setting the table for dinner. I was very diligent about having the flowers on the china be aligned at each place setting.
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That’s not to understate the charm of the house itself, which is considerable. It turned a century old in 2000, the year the couple bought it, and its white brick exterior reminded Easton of the house in New Jersey where she grew up. Trim though it may be, with its black shutters and modest entrance, it is also unmistakably a house from an earlier era. Its details—an agreeable mishmash of exterior materials—make that clear. Back at the turn of the last century, this was a farmhouse, not a city house, with far fewer neighbors than it now has. The Lewis Mountain neighborhood has grown up around it, acquiring over time a gentility that springs from its close proximity to the most historic parts of UVA Grounds. “It’s a classic professor’s neighborhood,” says Dean. The original rural feel could easily have disappeared during a century of growth, but the Andrewses’ house revels in a forested landscape that feels as though it’s communally shared by a whole cluster of nearby houses, unbroken by fences. “In a suburban house, you’d have something to delineate your yard,” says Lynn. “This landscape is uncontained.”
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The stream that runs through the garden defines the spaces that are within the sphere of the porch, and those that are further up the hill.
the patio and the gardens beyond. The space that awaits there—a large bluestone porch with a double-height ceiling—is oversized for the house, but perfectly in scale with the landscape it embraces. “The porch roof gives this house a great sense of dimension,” says Lynn. Lanterns hung from porch columns, along with ample seating, create the kind of ineffable atmosphere that makes for magical gatherings. “It’s a very tranquil setting across the seasons,” says Dean. The garden is defined by a small stream that runs from side to side, a few paces off the back porch. Michelle Smith became the gardener here this year. “This stream going through is a real focal point for the whole yard,” she says. Contained within stone walls, the stream is fringed with many varieties of ferns (royal, lady, ostrich, autumn leaf), plus roses and perennial bulbs like daffodils. These “cover the seasons with different blooms,” says Smith. Overlooking the creek is a special treat during morning coffee, says Dean. He and Lynn, both entrepreneurs—their company, Easton & Porter Group, manages Easton Events, Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyard and Red Pump Kitchen, among other ventures—value the chance to put in morning work time on the porch. “It’s lovely to have that cognitive time in a peaceful setting,” he says. CONTINUED ON PAGE 31
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A stone path leads over a curved bridge and on toward a cottage at the rear of the property, in which former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy once lived. The cottage faces toward a section of lawn that was once a swimming pool. Lynn and Dean decided to have it filled in, creating a flat area edged by a white fence and extensive banks of azaleas. The uphill section of the garden, more distant from the house, features planting beds at the feet of mature tulip poplars, red maples and cedars. Most of the major plant species in this garden, initially planted 50 to 75 years ago, are timetested classics. Boxwoods line the edge of the porch. Dogwoods, rhododendrons and azaleas bring spring color to many corners of the yard. “It has old-fashioned appeal,” says Smith.
Interior charm The couple added inviting French doors to a living room that had previously felt “long and narrow and dark,” says Lynn. Lined with bookshelves, the room had cramped proportions and little light. Removing the shelves and letting in the sun made the space comfortable and intimate; seating centers on the fireplace at one end of the room. “We didn’t ‘interior design’ this,” says Lynn. “We brought almost all the furniture we had and, miraculously, it fit.” Local designer Alana Woer-
The couple have made a few changes to their century-old home—as in the once-dark living room, where they removed a wall of shelves and let the light in—but maintained the integrity of its traditional style in architecture and décor.
pel chose window treatments and accents such as throw pillows. A wide-plank pine floor signals that this is the oldest section of the house, and details like window hardware and the narrow dimensions of the staircase also harken to an earlier time. The couple had the shutters on the exterior replaced with period-appropriate reproductions. But the house is modernized in all the ways that count. The couple have updated systems and renovated the kitchen and bathrooms. They also enclosed a screened porch to create a den.
The space is set up to make both entertaining and private life flow easily. “This is where we live,” says Lynn, gesturing to a nook just off the kitchen that holds two armchairs—just the place to land at any restful moment of the day. The kitchen is at the center of the couple’s hosting and family life. When their grown children visit, they say, “We’ll sit in here talking until 2am.” The room is laid out in a basic U, with a central island that can expand to seat as many as 10 CONTINUED ON PAGE 33
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people. Cherry cabinets with textured slate countertops offset the island, custom-made from heart pine, that sits directly across from the cooktop. “It’s really range-to-table,” says Dean. Just outside the kitchen door, “I have a small tiered kitchen garden,” says Dean. “We grow herbs, tomatoes and miniature fruits.” He’s planning a stone grill there too; when it’s complete, the worlds of gardening and cooking, inside and outside, family and friends will come full circle. Though the house has hosted as many as 80 people at a time—circulating comfortably through the French doors to the porch—most gatherings here are more intimate. It’s mostly on big holidays when the house’s small dining room hosts meals. At other times, the dining table (in its smallest configuration) is a place to display coffee table books. Art from the couple’s travels, orchids and family photos take their places around the room. With one bedroom downstairs and three upstairs— none of them especially large—the house is of a fairly modest size. “We love its scale,” says Lynn. Still, they hope to add a new master suite, following the traditional style of the existing home. “When you buy an old house, you feel a sense of being a custodian,” says Dean. Though they sometimes consider moving, Lynn says, “We will never love a house the way we love this house.”
Going public Lynn Easton and Dean Andrews bring their sensibility for spaces not only to their home, but to a number of other ventures. Their Easton & Porter Group oversees properties in Charlottesville and Charleston, South Carolina, as well as Easton Events. Here in town, there are two ways to experience the couple’s flair for luxury hospitality. Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyard is a farm-to-table eatery and a winery hosting weddings and other events. Indoor and outdoor spaces let the setting—the rolling hills of Bundoran Farm in North Garden—shine. Wedding-goers line up at tables on the wide porch of the barn-style building on an elevated site that makes the most of the views. Downtown, Red Pump Kitchen mixes European influences—Spanish- and Danish-style seating, a Paris-worthy wall of windows and a pressed-tin ceiling that references old Downtown storefronts. The bartop, made from a 350-year-old Alamo cottonwood tree, is striking in itself. With a wealth of travel and hospitality experience, the couple brought plenty of ideas to the Bushman Dreyfus-designed renovation of the Red Pump space. “We knew what we wanted,” says Lynn.—E.H.
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AN ESTATE IN THE CITY LIKE NO OTHER
OLD WORLD CHARM IN IVY
Four acres, c. 1910 1314 rugby road
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Sited on the most expansive, private parcel in the city, Four Acres is truly a not-to-be-replicated opportunity. This remarkable property offers features of a country estate, yet one can walk Downtown or to UVA from its doorstep. After an exacting restoration & expansion, the Eugene Bradbury residence offers every imaginable luxury suited to modern living, incorporated seamlessly within the c. 1910 structure. 3 acres of arboretum quality specimens, gardens in bloom 8 months a year and an acre of woodlands, all curated for 18 yrs by Rachel Lilly. 12 fireplaces, mountain views, horizon pool, carriage house with studio above (could be an apt), rose gardens. There is simply nothing else like Four Acres in Charlottesville. MLS# 544554
3115 WAVERLY DRIVE • $725,000 French country manse with cottage in wooded setting in Ivy. Family room with Old World charm has stone fireplace & French doors to patio & terraced lawn. Luxurious master with lounge, balcony & spalike bath. Second master on main & basement has rec room with glass doors to patio & hot tub. Erin Garcia (434) 981-7245. MLS# 543850
A SHOWSTOPPER IN IVY
CONTEMPORARY ON 22 PRIVATE ACRES
NESTLED AMONG HUNT COUNTRY ESTATES
695 VILLA DESTE DRIVE • $1,650,000 Stunning & private in Ivy, and minutes from UVA, this customdesigned Mediterranean style home is filled with architectural details. Soaring ceilings, 1dt floor master, three additional bedrooms, four fireplaces, large screen porch, and saltwater pool. Punkie Feil (434) 962-5222 or Elizabeth Feil Matthews (434) 284-2105. MLS# 543009
9611 CRITZERS SHOP ROAD • $729,000 Outstanding 4 bedroom, 3-bath contemporary boasts spectacular mountain views. Multi-tiered decking to the rear of the house creates an amazing space for entertaining, or just enjoying the unbeatable mountain views. Truly a special home in a special part of Western Albemarle County. Sally Neill (434) 531-9941. MLS# 543419
4196 BALLARDS MILL ROAD • $1,995,000 The 35 acre property is a combination of open and wooded acreage with trails and creeks. The Main House features 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, great room, study, and a chef ’s kitchen with gathering room and stone fireplace. Plus, a guest cottage and writer’s studio. Suzie Hegemier (434) 962-8425. MLS# 545083
REDUCED - CLASSIC APPEAL IN EDNAM
NEW CUSTOM HOME WITH BLUE RIDGE VIEWS
MINI ESTATE OVERLOOKING IVY CREEK
525 KELLOGG DRIVE • $679,000 Coveted location with 3 en-suite bedrooms, wood floors throughout most of the ground floor and 2-car garage. All new Hardiplank siding and Anderson windows in 2014. Conveniently located near the University of Virginia and medical facilities. Quiet, yet convenient! Bunny French (434) 996-1029. MLS# 547825
5955 WESTHALL DRIVE • $769,000 Classic cottage charm. Over 3,400 finished sq ft. 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths plus room for future expansion in large walk-out basement. Loads of open living space for entertaining & living. Smart design, premium finish materials, workmanship and custom details throughout. Almost complete! Kristin Cummings Streed (434) 409-5619. MLS# 538448
1730 LAMBS ROAD • $879,000 This remarkable ‘city estate’ offers a wonderful mix of formal and casual living spaces on an expansive, private, extensively landscaped parcel overlooking Ivy Creek. An expansive, 4 bedroom, 4 full, 2 half bath home complete with pool, pool house with half bath, serious privacy and tranquility SO CLOSE to town. MLS# 541992
ON ALMOST AN ACRE IN ASHCROFT
956 Park ridge drive $675,000
1781 LOCUST SHADE LANE • $699,900 On almost an acre with winter mountain views. This move-in ready Colonial has a chef ’s kitchen with stainless steel appliances & granite counters, spacious great room with a floor-to-ceiling stone facade gas fireplace, master suite with walk-in closet, plus a finished walk-out basement. Christine Lisle (434) 825-7446. MLS# 544018
Located in a desirable Western Albemarle neighborhood this beautiful new home offers a lightfilled open plan suited for today’s living, including a gourmet kitchen with 36” Jennair Range, luxurious master suite and a level yard for easy entertaining. Standard finishes start with high quality materials and efficient products. 9’ceilings on all floors, Pella Energy Star double hung windows, Dual-Fuel Hpumps & gas backup, sand-in-place hardwood floors, honed granite tops, tiled bathrooms, upgraded appliance package, wood shelving in all closets and solid core doors! Lindsay Milby (434) 962-9148. MLS #542568
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