532 Temple Rd, Benson, VT 05743

Stone house ( Circa 1826) 2 car garage and 4 stall Horse barn for sale in the quaint Country Town of Benson Vermont. The Stone House has retained many of its original features and it has been updated to make it a comfortable and efficient year round home. This was once the meeting place of the early Mormon settlement in Vermont. Later on it became one of several one room school houses in Benson. It has long since retained its name of the Temple Schoolhouse. There is a book written about it entitled House with a Past ( available for viewing at the property). The Home has a large ( vaulted ceiling) master bedroom and an additional bedroom on the main floor. There is also a cozy bedroom in the loft , ideal for a guest. The living room has a lovely Vt. slate floor and radiant heat. . The eat in kitchen has the original stone faced wall and modern appliances. Off the kitchen is a screened in slate floored porch complete with a hot tub. You can enjoy looking out at the lovely woods and landscaped lot. . Very private. . no other homes in sight! The two car garage has the stone facing matching the Original Home and has its own separate well and septic. There is an upstairs area and it could easily be made into an apartment. A heat pump and bathroom and many other features make this a great option for a shop as well as many other uses. Also included is a 4 stall ( box stalls) Morton Horse barn. Each stall has its own window and exit door, hay rack, grain feeder and mats.

The extraordinary history of this old stone schoolhouse was painstakingly researched and chronicled by author and former owner of the property, Erik Barnouw in his book “The House with a Past”. During Barnouw’s quest to learn more about the building, he discovered that, built in 1826, it originally served as a church for the Mormon pioneers during their early movement west, and thereafter as a one room schoolhouse for the young town of Benson, being aptly named "The Temple Schoolhouse". Rescued from abandonment and neglect, Barnouw restored the old stone building and joined it with a well-matched addition in the 1960’s. Situated on 3.3 acres, this unique property has had many updates over years (see attached list) including 16' x 32' in-ground fiberglass pool and the additions of a matching stone-faced 2 car garage with upstairs storage and a 36’x 36’ 4 stall Morton building ready for your animals or work shop. Loved for decades as the Barnouw family's summer retreat, it’s now time for this old stone schoolhouse to start a new chapter. Whether a year round home or a weekend Vermont getaway, you’ll enjoy the privacy of being off the beaten path. Close enough to work in the Middlebury or Rutland region, or to so many of Vermont’s recreation opportunities, from fishing and boating just minutes away on Lake Champlain, to golfing or skiing at nearby Killington resort. Bring your own ideas on what the future holds for this historic home and come see where home could be!