2500 Rochelle Dr, Fallston, MD 21047

Welcome to Harford County 's ROCHELLE MANSION. Located in beautiful Fallston. This wonderful home has the best of both worlds. The old and new combined with well appointed modern touches. Carefully manitained by the present owners. Freshly painted, except the LVRM and Hallway which has professional muraled walls. Beautiful moldings from the ceilings to the walls to the original wide plank hardwood flooring. 6 fireplaces some with Marble mantles, some with gas inserts, freestanding and elevated one in the kitchen, The kitchen is huge with all white cabinets and granite counters. Large eat in area that can seat 12+guest. All stainless steel appliances that are Energy Efficient. Large double door fridge, oven, new dishwahser and new microwave. The stove is a Elmira Stove Works, a reproduction, 6 burners and oven and also a wall oven. 18x18 tiled flooring, copper farmhouse sink with new faucet. Bump out windows with seating area, beautiful views of the large landscaped yard. Off the kitchen is the wonderful huge dining room with original glass china cabinet and a fireplace. Elegant windows with original hardware, and on one window the Original owners sketched her initials in the window. Exit to the deck from the floor to ceiling window door. Living room is entered from here, front to back with lots of windows, bright and sunny, also with a marble fireplace. The front room is used as an office or family room with another marble fireplace. Take a few steps from the kitchen and enter into the aupair/inlaw area. Two floors of great space, living room, reading room, full bath and laundry room, exit doors leading to a wonderful private deck. Lets go up stairs to another full bath and two bedroom with a balcony over looking the wonderful yard. The upper level of the main home has 4 large bedrooms. The primary has a brand new private bath with large shower, double sinks and new washer and dryer, Also in the Primary bedroom there is a Marble fireplace. The other 3 bedrooms are large with good sized closets. The second floor foyer is large with room for furniture and a full bath off it. The third level has an office or craft room with an additional bedroom and full bath and closet, this room is now set up as a Harry Potter room. Take the stairway to the Widow's Walk and see the neighborhood. All three levels have original wide wood flooring and all are in good condition. The staircase is original with the original wooden rails. The lower level is huge with room large enough for pool table etc. , also there are stairs leading the the attached garage. This extra garage has an exit door leading to the back yard. The other rooms are for storage and the mechanics room, also is the original fireplace of this historic home, not in working order. The best of this lower lever is the Underground Railroad believed to be where slaves hid. Very interesting home! The beautiful front of this house boast a spacious wide full front porch great for your rocking chairs and the back of the home is a giant deck just about the length of the home and has no maintenence Azek deck. You can enter the deck from the kitchen, dining room and hallway. Above the lower deck is another balcony off the hallway on the second floor, which is also quite large and enough room for outdoor furniture. Enter up the long curved circular driveway to this wonderful warm gorgeous home, lit up at nite with candles in each window. It is just beautiful! There is a separate 2 car garage that is new. There are many updates to this wonder home: sump pump, garage, dishwasher, tankless water heater, microwave, primary bath, w/ d, wallpaper removed and freshly painted, Most electric fixtures replaced, professional landscaped, yard treated for weeds, basement window replaced, septic pumped. house main filter, kitchen filter, air filters replaced. New bathroom vanity, new laminate flooring and new carpet in aupair unit.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a piece of history! Built in 1851 and meticulously restored by the current owners, 2500 Rochelle Drive (known historically as "Rochelle Mansion") offers the the best of both worlds: charm & craftsmanship of a historic home, with the luxury & convenience of modern living, updated with an eye toward minimal maintenance! The circular driveway welcomes you to the sweeping property, with ample parking for you and your guests (attached 2-car garage + detached 2-car garage). More than 40 stunning windows, many still boasting original wavy glass and those on the ground level floor-to-ceiling in height, have all been insulated with custom storm glass by a window preservation specialist. The 3.5-acre property combines expansive lawn, mature landscaping, and wooded, rock-lined paths, anchored by a 400-year-old tulip poplar tree with lightning protection. Rochelles five porches & enormous rear deck (an entertainers dream!) have been rebuilt with carefree Azek & iron railing and surrounded by flagstone patios & walkways, providing views from all sides of stunning sunrises & sunsets. The homes roof, with architectural shingles, its 4-zone heating & cooling systems, and new insulated wide-plank vinyl siding have been added for efficient comfort. Rochelles tall ceilings, sweeping entry staircase, wide mouldings, and large family-oriented spaces offer classic elegance. From the exquisite mural bringing the outdoors into the formal living room, to the original heart-pine floors throughout, to the multiple fireplaces (3 are propane-fueled; many have marble mantels), this home offers so many "wow" rooms that you wont be able to pick a favorite. .. until you lay eyes on the kitchen. The enormous custom 540-square-foot kitchen features the Elmira Stove Works reproduction "Cooks Delight" oven with 6-burner cooktop, and custom oversized Frigidaire freezer-fridge, and is appointed with new stainless appliances, granite countertops, gleaming white Shaker cabinets with abundant storage, copper farmhouse sink, & open floorplan where twelve can be comfortably seated under the inlaid copper-tile cove ceiling in the eat-in addition, leading to deck through the new double slider. Stairs off the kitchen lead down to family room & bonus room w/ full bath; adjacent staircase leads up to the 1909 addition, with two bedrooms sharing a full bath and adjoined outside by an east-facing porch. This wing offers possibilities as in-law suite or home-based business separated. Back through the kitchen, the conservatory and the dining room (w/ built-in china cabinet & custom mouldings) -- the homes main staircase leads to 4 more bedrooms and 2 more full baths, all with original pine flooring, additional fireplaces, another 2nd floor porch, & custom touches throughout. 2nd-floor master features fireplace and renovated master bath w/ jetted tub. Curving staircase leads to a massive 3rd floor space w/ 2 bonus rooms, a 5th full bath, easy roof/ "Widows Walk" access for incomparable view of property, & new storage under both eaves. (Buyer might consider making this a 2nd master; transform 1 of the extra bonus rooms into a walk-in closet without sacrificing space for family or guests. ) In the basement, original fieldstone foundation walls have been polished & repointed and original ceiling beams have been refinished & flanked with dozens of recessed lights -- perfect atmosphere for a large family room with pool & ping pong, or "man cave" with bar & poker table, or additional home office (fully wired for all your technology needs). Adjacent storage leads down to a space believed to have hidden runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad! Rheem tankless water heater for unlimited hot water. Award-winning schools and all the conveniences of Fallston.