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Listing No. 6208

1769 Stone Home
Bedford County, PA









1769 Stone House in Historic Bedford County

During a lifetime, history is usually experienced through reading, studying or visiting. Here is a unique opportunity for you to live in, around and with history. This beautiful home, built in 1769 by Carl Franz (stone mason) for William Clark, was the centerpiece of a 500 acre parcel patented to Clark by the William Penn family and is known to locals as the "stone mansion". According to the Bedford Gazette, one of the longest running newspapers in the country, poet James Whitcomb Riley would spend summers reading poetry to the locals of the area. This property, nestled in historic Bedford County, has been family owned since the mid 1800's.
Bedrooms: 2
Full Bath(s): 1
Heated Sq. Ft.: 1,450
Stories: 2

Acres: 1.000

Features.

  • Patio
  • Porch
  • Restored exterior
  • Built-in Cabinets
  • Fireplaces
  • Wood floors
  • Claw-foot Tub(s)

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