Courtesy: Old Dominion Realty Inc
540-433-2454
Stunning, Historic, Antebellum Plantation Home (Circa 1830+/-) on 5.18 acres located in the Shenandoah Valley near Dayton, VA, with BREATHTAKING VIEWS of Mole Hill, Massanutten Mountain, the Appalachian Mountains, and rolling farmland. Perfect for a gentleman's farmette or relaxed rural living, this large home features five bedrooms & two full baths. The Main Level features a large living room with wood burning fireplace, spacious kitchen, pantry, large bedroom & full bath. The second floor features the remaining four bedrooms, one with an original wood burning fireplace, & a second full bath. Huge walk-up, floored attic perfect for storage or expansion. Full unfinished basement with two large cooking fireplaces & separate outside entry. Several fireplaces have been drywalled over, with the possibility of being made into working fireplaces again, and two original fireplace mantels convey. Property features a large, detached two-car garage/shop, two-car carport, two-story barn (>1,500sf), & strong, 85-gpm well. Additional acreage is available for purchase, if desired.
Courtesy: Cottonwood Commercial Llc
540-434-9922
THE THOMAS HOUSE RESTAURANT & INN. Historic Downtown Dayton , VA. Open and Operating! Real Estate & Business for sale. TURNKEY All inventory, furnishings and fixtures included. Excellent Live/Work opportunity, as the steward of Shenandoah Valley History! Original Dwelling built in 1815, with 1854 addition. The Thomas House Restaurant addition was added by Lottie Thomas in 1960, and has been open continuously since the 1960s. The home, operating as the Thomas House Inn, has 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 1 bed/1 bath apartment, and unfinished basement, with private entrance and bath (rough-in), that was formally a 2nd apartment. The Thomas House restaurant has ample seating, plus utilizes private rooms in the home for serving groups and parties. Excellent Live/Work potential! History: Built by Alexander Herrington, in 1818, Harrington’s grandfather, Lord Benjamin Herring, was an English nobleman who settled in the Shenandoah Valley in 1737. Their daughter, Bathsheba, married Capt. Abraham Lincoln, grandparents of President Abraham Lincoln. In 1942, Lottie Thomas opened the Thomas House bakery, which became the Thomas House restaurant, and operated the house as a boarding house. You can find Lottie's rules for boarders in the photos.
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Dayton is located in Virginia. Dayton, Virginia 22821has a population of 1,615. Dayton 22821 is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 38.5% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 31.36%.
The median household income in Dayton, Virginia 22821 is $68,333. The median household income for the surrounding county is $67,484 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Dayton 22821 is 33.9 years.
The average high temperature in July is 85 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 20.6 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 39.1 inches per year, with 24.1 inches of snow per year.
