JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – Sometimes a certain house just checks all the boxes.
In 2017, Mack Lemmon, and his wife, Erica, were looking for a project, a historic home they could restore.
“I just knew,” he said when he first saw the 1830 farmhouse built on top of 3.5 acres of hilly ground near Pompey. (The mailing address is Jamesville.)
The property was already rich in history and Lemmon wanted to add to its story, becoming just the third owners of the farmhouse.
Its first owner was Chester Clapp, a son of a Revolutionary War veteran and one of the first pioneers in the region. The area was once called “No Ville” as it was the last house a traveler from the west would have encountered before entering Onondaga Indian territory.
(For a time, it was considered the “geographic center of New York State.”)
Lemmon found a structurally sound and functional farmhouse, which needed an updating.
The water system was redone, the electrical was updated and new insulation was added.
“A lot of the work you can’t see,” Lemmon jokes, “but my wallet felt it.”
A local contractor was hired, George Barth of Barth Construction, and a plan was formed to enhance the house, while also maintaining its original character.
“I like things the old way,” he said. “I wanted the house to remain true to what it stood for.”
“I told him what I wanted to do. George told me what he could do and then Erica told us what we were going to do,” Lemmon said, with a laugh.
New counters and cabinets were put into the kitchen and bathrooms were completely gutted and remade. Every wall was painted, and the floors were refinished.
In all, more than $135,000 in upgrades, updates and enhancements have been made to the farmhouse.
Erica, who her husband calls a “self-taught home decorator,” who “has an eye,” worked to decorate the interior which paid homage to the home’s past.
Artwork in the formal room, Lemmon’s favorite, has Native American-inspired art and a butcher block table made by Lemmon from a chunk of wood he found in the home’s original barn, which predates the house.
“This house is us,” Lemmon said. “It is very personal to us.”
He says that the house is “more than just shelter,” it is a home and he understands that it will take a “unique buyer” to appreciate it.
Lemmon calls it is “dream house” and said he never planned to leave, until a business opportunity he could not refuse took him to North Carolina.
But he laments that he cannot find anything like his Pompey farmhouse down there.
If you are interested in more information about this property, please contact realtor David Baritell of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. His contact information is below.
THE DETAILS
Address: 7289 Gates Road, Jamesville, N.Y. 13078
Price: $399,000
Size: 2,872 square feet
Acreage: 3.55 acres
Monthly Mortgage: $1,472 (based on this week's national average rate of 3.72 percent, according to Freddie Mac, for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with a 20 percent down payment. Fees and points not included.)
Taxes: $1,468 (Based on assessed value of $195,000)
Built: 1830
School District: Fayetteville-Manlius
Kitchen: The updated kitchen features all-new appliances, countertops and cabinetry. The new butcher block island was made from black walnut. The kitchen and the dining room are open, creating a place where everyone can gather. The home, the owner says, can easily accommodate parties of 40 to 50 people. A laundry room and playroom are just off the kitchen.
Living spaces: This 1830 farmhouse has been beautifully updated and incorporates the home’s past. The rustic den was built by a former owner, using the beams from a barn that had collapsed. It has a wood-burning fireplace, as does the white formal room, which is the owner’s favorite room. Built-in bookshelves were designed by the owners. The owner also really enjoys the screened-in back porch. It has its own television and is the coolest room in the house. He enjoys watching the sunrise from there in the morning and relaxing in there on summer evenings.
Master bedroom: The master bedroom, like the three other bedrooms, is on the second floor. Owners says it is the largest room in the house and enjoys the best views of the property. Like all the bedrooms, it is very spacious, with tall ceilings and has its own closet.
Bathrooms: There are two-and-a-half bathrooms in the house. The primary bathroom was completely gutted and updated. It features a walk-in shower, a claw-foot tub and his-and-her sinks.
Outdoors: It was the sprawling three-and-a-half-acre lot which first appealed to the owner. The hilly landscape keeps the house naturally cool in the summer. Much of the property was over-grown when the owner arrived. He had it bulldozed and grated. Children enjoy sledding on the hills during the winter. Property is private, with only a single neighbor across the street. The grounds have a “rock solid barn,” which is used as a two-car garage and for storage of tractors, tools and snow blowers. Owner recently had the foundation strengthened. There is also an original stone smokehouse. The house is in the country but is just 10 minutes away from Fayetteville. “It is so convenient,” the owner said, “it’s almost unfair.”
Agent: David Baritell
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Address: 6866 East Genesee Street, Fayetteville, N.Y. 13066
Phone: (315) 345-4889
Email: davidbaritell@howardhanna.com
Website: www.howardhanna.com/DavidBaritell
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