A Historic Home in New Hope, PA - $2,495,000
6611 Fleecydale Rd, New Hope, PA 18938
The Lumberville Historic District has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.. In the 1700s, the village was known as Wall's Landing named after Revolutionary War hero, Col. George Wall Jr, as well as Wall's Saw Mills. In 1922, famous Bucks County Impressionist, Clarence Johnson (1894-1981), who studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he was awarded a Cresson Scholarship, called 6611 Fleecydale Rd home while he painted the local landscapes. According to Deed records, built in the early 1700s, this home is like no other in the entire village. The original home is stone with all original wide plank floors. Attached to the antique house is a stunning architectural masterpiece. This mid-century modern addition blends flawlessly with the old addition. As you exit through the mid century addition, you will walk across to the artists cottage and studio. The village of Lumberville was occupied by many artists and was also the birthplace of the luminist artist Martin Johnson Heade and in the early 1900's it became a haven for various artists and writers who came to Lumberville to enjoy the quiet, bucolic atmosphere so necessary to successful creative work. Early in the 20th century artists and writers, attracted by the privacy and beauty of the area, began to move into Lumberville. Daniel Garber, Fern Coppage and Henry Hudson Baker are just some of the artists who made Lumberville their home.
