The historic Watts Barber home is for sale in Old Homer Village National Historic District, Homer, NY. The property is listed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places. It is within a five minute walking distance of schools, churches, restaurants, post office, banks, and retail shopping. It is also a 30 minute commute to Ithaca or Syracuse and a 40 minute commute to Binghamton. Homer's small town living atmosphere has made it one of the most desirable locations in Central NY and is currently experiencing an unprecedented demand for housing, especially from those who work in the Ithaca area and want to avoid Ithaca's higher housing prices. Homer is considered the eastern gateway to the Finger Lakes Region, it lies an hour from both the Catskill Mountains and from Adirondack Park, and is two hours from the Thousand Islands Region. The house was built in the 1840s in the classic Greek Revival style and contains almost 3,000 square feet of living space, plus a detached carriage house from the same period. The home has been completely updated with new wiring and insulation throughout, while maintaining the house's original character. It is located on one of the most desirable streets in Homer along with other historic homes. The house and carriage house sit on a .35 acre lot. The house was built for Watts Barber, the youngest son of Jedediah Barber who was one of Homer's early settlers and owner of the Great Western Store. Included is a photo of Watt's portrait, painted in 1850 by Francis B. Carpenter of Homer. Carpenter is nationally recognized as the "painter of presidents," but is most well known for his painting of President Lincoln and his cabinet, titled "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation," which hangs in the U. S. Capitol Building. 4/5 bedrooms (one on the first floor with full bath and closet) Elegant front stairway to second floor Front parlor Middle parlor with fireplace Dining room Kitchen Large laundry room Mudroom Workroom with entrances from inside and outside Three porches - front and rear porches on the east side and a rear porch on the driveway side Fenced in yard Carriage house (single vehicle) with second floor loft for storage and wood shed Four bedrooms on second floor - all with closets and one with large walk-in closet Rear stairway from second floor to kitchen Storm windows throughout Random width wide plank floors and parquet floors as seen in photos Homer Village water and sewer, billed quarterly NYSEG for natural gas forced hot air heating system, billed monthly National Grid for electric, billed monthly Property taxes include County, Town, Village and School with various due dates Asking price is $235,000. Just reduced from $250,000. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you have an interest is seeing this property. You can call or text us at 315-925-1027. This is a for sale by owner.
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