Coming on the market Wednesday is the William E. Beckwith House, the oldest house in historic Clifton.
The home was built in 1771 and is located at 12752 Chapel St. It will be listed at $1,350,000.
The house is on the National Register of Historic Places. The log-and-stone cabin belonged to William E. Beckwith, who owned much of the land that now makes up historic Clifton. Beckwith, at his death, freed 16 enslaved people, some of whom were his children, and divided his estate among the freed slaves. The land would go on to become historic Clifton.
During the Civil War, the William E. Beckwith House served as the headquarters for Union Gen. John Pope in 1862.
The original stone fireplace from the colonial era remains intact and functional and is one of five in the home that now encompasses 5,100 square feet and sits on a half-acre.
The five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home features a modern kitchen with quartz countertops and a large island, as well as wide-plank pine floors reclaimed from an area barn.
The home has two patios, a detached two-car garage, and a whole-house generator.
For more details, contact Carrie Shokraei at Carrie & Co. Real Estate Group.
Feature image by Blue Skye Media
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