89 S Main St Keedysville, MD 21756

Listing Details

• Property Type: Residential
• Structure Type: Detached
• Architectural Style: Farmhouse/National Folk
• Ownership: Fee Simple
• Historic: Yes
• New Construction: No
• Story List: Main, Upper 1
• Expected On Market: 2024-04-19
• Federal Flood Zone: No
• Year Built: 1800
• Automatically Close On Close Date: No
• Building Winterized: No
• Remarks Public: Presenting the "Wyand Brick House & Farm," per the Maryland Historical Trust, also known as "Seven Gates Farm." The value of this unusual, beautiful property is in the history, the many outbuildings, & extensive gardens. If you're looking for the "Secret Garden" of your lifetime, this it! At the edge of Keedysville, large trees shade the grounds & gardens of extensive hedges, plantings, & boxwoods, w/garden paths, quiet spaces, small formal areas, & accessory buildings. 2 original outbuildings, a wash house & a log smokehouse are behind. There is a cistern w/a pulley hanging from its roof. The 4-bay house is brick-encased log. Chimneys (likely non-functional) rise inside the gable ends, & a bay window allows natural light. A covered porch stretches across the front façade & a transom window sits above the front door, likely dating from the 1840's. A two-story wing w/double porches is on the west side of the house. Inside, it is simple, without pretension. The gardens are a different story. Everywhere you go outside on this property there are different species of plants: Flowering, evergreen, deciduous, heirloom, you name it. Every season is beautiful on this little homestead! Once part of an 80 acre farm, it belonged to Jacob Hess, builder/owner of the town's mill, which dominated the community into the 20th century. Early deeds show it was part of original land grants called "Resurvey of Fellfoot Enlarged & Hills & Dales & The Vineyard." In 1833, Hess heirs sold the farm to George Geeting, Sr. Twenty years later, Geeting’s heirs sold to Simon Wyand. Generations of Wyands divided & sold off land, leaving the current farmstead of .67acre of land. In 1984, it was sold to Dean Johnson & James Cramer, & out of the Wyand family’s control for the first time in 131 years. Dean & Cramer were editors of Country Garden & of Country Home, and contributed many articles. They brought their creativity to restoring the neglected house & its grounds. Their efforts resulted in 2 books, "Seasons at Seven Gates Farm" & "Window Boxes Indoors & Out." The house originally had two rooms, side by side, on the first floor. The front door opens into one original room & the bay on the left expands the room. A simple mantel decorates a fireplace, now closed w/a wooden cover & beyond are stairs to the 2nd floor. Woodwork is simply molded w/plain corner blocks. Interior doors have four panels. First floor ceilings were stripped of plaster to reveal joists above & the laths that held plaster were hand split. Floors have been stripped & left bare of finish and true to the period. The other original 1st floor room was split into two. In one room a shallow fireplace has a simple mantel & a brick hearth. In the other room is a full bathroom. Behind the front rooms & 2steps down, is the kitchen wing w/a large cooking fireplace that burns with gas logs. Log walls have been exposed here & there are narrow back stairs. There is also a door to the lower porch & another doorway opens to a pantry. Upstairs, 3 bedrooms are in the main block of the house, w/a large workroom above the kitchen. The workroom is frame construction above the log kitchen below & rudimentary, w/only 2of 5 openings having the same moldings; all others are different. As stated before, the gardens are the property's glory. Large, flat stepping-stones had been buried for decades & were dug up & reset. The wash house was restored & furnished w/a table & chairs set before a large fireplace. Specimen plants & heirloom varieties fill garden beds. An English cold frame shelters fall crops. The log smokehouse w/a steep hip roof had been restored & topped w/an old finial. New structures were added as well: A small barn with vertical siding, a small hexagonal dovecote housed domesticated pigeons, and a glass greenhouse. All in disrepair. The above was edited & pared down from an article- Herald-Mail Sunday, November 12, 2000- as the 133rd in the series. This property is being sold as-is, where is.
• Special Features: None
• Property Sub Type: Detached

Interior Features

• Appliances: Water Heater
• Entry Floor: 1
• Flooring Type: Hardwood, Solid Hardwood
• Interior Amenities: Additional Stairway, Attic, Built-Ins, Combination Dining/Living, Combination Kitchen/Dining, Curved Staircase, Exposed Beams, Kitchen - Country, Pantry, Wood Floors
• Window Features: Wood Frame, Storm
• Fireplace Features: Brick, Wood
• Fireplaces Count: 1
• Fireplace: Yes
• Wall Ceiling Types: 9'+ Ceilings, Beamed Ceilings, High, Unfinished Walls, Plaster Walls
• Foundation Details: Stone
• Levels Count: 2
• Basement: Yes
• Basement Type: Dirt Floor, Outside Entrance, Side Entrance, Unfinished
• Laundry Type: Main Floor
• Total Sq Ft: 2670
• Living Area Sq Ft: 1970
• Price Per Sq Ft: 200.51
• Above Grade Finished Sq Ft: 1970
• Below Grade Sq Ft: 700
• Total Below Grade Sq Ft: 700
• Above Grade Finished Area Units: Square Feet
• Street Number Modifier: 89

Beds/Baths

• Bedrooms: 3
• Total Bathrooms: 1
• Full Bathrooms: 1
• Main Level Bathrooms: 1.00
• Main Level Full Bathrooms: 1

Exterior Features

• Other Structures: Above Grade, Below Grade
• Other Structures List: Barn, Barn/Farm Building, Carriage House, Gazebo, Greenhouse, Poultry House, Spring House, Tobacco Barn
• Construction Materials: Brick
• Exterior Features: Extensive Hardscape, Outbuilding(s), Sidewalks, Street Lights
• Road Surface Type: Black Top, Dirt, Gravel
• Roof: Metal
• View: Courtyard, Trees/Woods, Garden/Lawn, Street
• Water Access: No
• Waterfront: No
• Water Oriented: No
• Pool: No Pool
• Tidal Water: No
• Water View: No

Garage/Parking

• Garage: No
• Parking Features: Crushed Stone, Fenced, Gravel Driveway, Private, Secure Parking, Stone Driveway, Unpaved
• Total Garage And Parking Spaces: 2
• Type Of Parking: Driveway, Off Street, On Street
• Number of Spaces in Driveway: 2

Utilities

• Central Air Conditioning: Yes
• Cooling Fuel: Electric
• Cooling Type: Central A/C
• Heating Fuel: Oil
• Heating Type: Forced Air
• Heating: Yes
• Hot Water: Electric
• Sewer/Septic System: Public Sewer
• Utilities: Propane, Other, Above Ground
• Water Source: Public

Condo/Co-op/Association

• Condo Co-Op Association: No
• HOA: No
• Senior Community: No

Schools

• School District: WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• School District Key: 121138761341
• School District Source: Listing Agent

Lot Info

• Additional Parcels: No
• Fencing: Decorative, Board, Masonry/Stone, Picket, Wood, Rear
• Land Use Code: R
• Lot Features: Backs To Trees, Landscaping, Private, Rear Yard, Rural, Secluded, Sideyard(s)
• Lot Size Acres: 0.67
• Lot Size Units: Square Feet
• Lot Sq Ft: 29185.00
• Outdoor Living Structures: Brick, Deck(s), Patio(s), Porch(es)
• Property Condition: Major Rehab Needed
• Year Assessed: 2023
• Zoning: U
• In City Limits: Yes

Rental Info

• Lease Considered: No
• Vacation Rental: No

Tax Info

• Tax Annual Amount: 1890.00
• Assessor Parcel Number: 2219003566
• Tax Total Finished Sq Ft: 1970
• County Tax Payment Frequency: Annually
• Tax Year: 2023
• Close Date: 06/07/2024

MLS Schools

• School District Name: WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS