The rustic charm of this circa 1700 s Brown Stone house with its 20 inch thick stone walls offers a myriad of opportunities. The house is situated on 30+/- acres of picturesque farmland including a large 2+ acre pond that abounds with native fish (Bass, Bluegill, Perch & Catfish) and a stately post and beam bank barn with a new roof in 2017 - ready for your livestock. This property is currently enrolled in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture s Clean and Green program - offering a tax savings to the owner. The Adams County property is secluded and private yet only minutes away from Hanover, Gettysburg, Mechanicsburg, Harrisburg, Baltimore and Washington DC. The farm house appears in historical records as having been built in the late 1700 s and additions/improvements made in the mid-1800 s. It affords 4 bedrooms, a large eat-in kitchen and formal dining room area that opens to a cozy living room. The home and grounds offer exciting opportunities for the new owner to raise produce in your own garden, operate a small livestock farm, run a home business or just enjoy country living at its very best a great place to raise a family and watch your children enjoy the out of doors. Don t just dream - let it become reality with this wonderful opportunity to own a piece of history on a Pennsylvania farm. Come home to south central Pennsylvania.
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1850Year Built
30.17 acresLot Size
$260Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
Listed by DICK TUCKER• Howard Hanna Company-Camp Hill
•717-920-9600 (broker)
•michellevaughn@howardhanna.com (broker)
Bought with Roberto Berlingo• RE/MAX Quality Service, Inc.
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Last updated by owner on Apr 11, 2023.
LC
Land Conservation District
In expansion of the community development objectives contained in Part 1 of this Chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of the LC District to establish reasonable standards to rural lands and landscapes in appropriate areas of Reading Township. Furthermore, it is the intent of this Part to: Preserve open land by setting development apart from sensitive natural features such as woodlands, slopes, streams, floodplains, and wetlands.; Preserve scenic views and elements of rural character by minimizing perceived density and views of development from existing roads.; Provide flexibility and efficiency in the siting of infrastructure and the provision of services.; Encourage compact residential clusters with direct visual and physical access to open space for recreational, contemplative, and related purposes.; Reduce erosion and stream sedimentation by the retention of existing vegetation, and by the minimization of development on steep slopes.; Retain the rural character and scenic qualities of areas within Reading Township while, at the same time, allow for reasonable and sympathetic residential development in rural areas of the Township where the incidence of active agriculture is relatively low.