1896 home teeming with possibilities

Property once an inn, later hotel with guest cottages.
The historical property has an addition in the back and the original brick residence in the front.

The historical property has an addition in the back and the original brick residence in the front.

This historical property, originally built in 1896, was once an inn. Located on the National Road, it later became a hotel with guest cottages, one of which remains and the other has been converted to a garage. Zoned as a business, it could be used as both a residence for single and multi-family units with an attached business. It is in the Northeastern Local School District.

A gravel drive and parking area is next to the two-story, brick- and wood-sided home. The front door is flanked by side lights and topped with a transom window. A side entry connects to the parking area. The main house has wide moldings and decorative moldings around most doorways.

Inside the front door is an entryway with wood floors and a ceiling light. To the right is a formal living room with a gas fireplace flanked by built in bookcases. This room also has luxury vinyl tile flooring.

To the left of the entry is another living area with gas fireplace surrounded by a wood mantel. There is an exterior door that opens to a walkway leading to the gravel drive in this room. It also has wood flooring.

And opening leads to another formal sitting room with a woodburning fireplace with brick and wood surround and wood mantel. This room also has crown molding and a closet.

The first floor also has a half bath with vinyl tile flooring, wainscoting on the walls and a long vanity area with multiple cabinets and double sink. There is also an exterior door in this room and a stained-glass decorative window. There is a full bath on the first floor as well with vinyl flooring, wood-paneled walls and a walk-in shower with glass door. There is another stained-glass decorative window in this bathroom.

The hearth room is open to this room and has tile flooring, a woodburning fireplace, wood beamed ceiling and chandelier. There is a built-in wood bin and cabinet adjacent to the hearth and fireplace with wood mantel. Because this was once a business, the kitchen flows through adjacent rooms. The first has wood cabinets and paneling, a brick accent wall, another decorative chandelier and a dishwasher. The adjacent room has a refrigerator, wall oven and built-in cabinets — as well as several pantry closets.

A laundry area, with washer and dryer, cabinets and a sink, is also located on the first level.

The main stairs are wood and lead up to the second level. A primary bedroom has a gas fireplace, wood flooring and two closets. There is a bath attached to this bedroom with ceramic tile halfway up the walls and a wood vanity.

A second bedroom has wood flooring and a decorative fireplace with brick hearth and a walk-in closet with wood paneling. There is a full bath with tub shower combination with glass doors, built-in linen closet and double vanity as well as vinyl flooring. A third bedroom has a gas fireplace with wood surround and mantel and built-in cabinets and double closets.

An addition to the main house is on the back; and there is a finished room connecting the two with decorative ceiling light and painted wood floors. There are additional bedrooms in the addition with newer wood flooring and double closets. A paver patio on the side of the main house connects to an entry for the wood sided addition.

The property has a carport, three-car garage, attached and detached garage and a farm building. The yard is partially fenced and there is also a storage shed. A separate building could be another residence and has a living room with wood floor and built-in corner cabinet, a kitchenette with gas range, half size refrigerator and single sink, and a full bath with walk-in shower with glass doors.

There is a large brick patio with partially covered area off the side of the house addition. The brick pavers create pathways throughout the property to connect other buildings.

Facts:

8518 E. National Road, South Vienna, OH 45369

Six bedrooms, three and one-half bathrooms

14,021 square feet

3.13-acre Lot

Price: $595,900

Directions: Route 40 National Road to S. Vienna

Highlights: Historical property with business or multi-family potential, original wood floors, multiple fireplaces – some woodburning and some gas, wooded lot with multiple outbuildings, garages and parking spaces, multiple kitchens, cellar with storage, some new flooring, partially fenced yard.

For more details:

Shawn Redman

Street Sotheby’s International Realty

614-946-5983

Shawn.redman@sothebysrealty.com

The rear has a partially covered patio and brick pavers that create walkways throughout the property. There is a partially fenced yard.

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