A-frame home on 15 acres enjoys pond views

Family room addition creates more living space
The 3-bedroom home offers about 2,080 sq. ft. of living space with a family room addition. The home is set on 15 acres, and a long drive leads to the garage and to the glass-enclosed front entry. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The 3-bedroom home offers about 2,080 sq. ft. of living space with a family room addition. The home is set on 15 acres, and a long drive leads to the garage and to the glass-enclosed front entry. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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3590 Mechanicsburg Road, Springfield

Originally built in 1994, this cedar-sided, A-frame home sits on 15 acres and backs to C.J. Brown Reservoir at Buck Creek State Park. The home is listed for $425,000.

Located in the Northeastern School District, the two-bedroom, three-bathroom home with about 2,080 square feet of living space is at the end of a long drive that leads to glass-enclosed front entry. This room features brick floors, wood built-ins and is being used as an enclosed front porch leading to the front door and living room beyond.

The living room has a tile floor, a wood stove on a brick hearth with brick accent behind and halfway up the wall. There is a large transom window in this room and a ceiling fan.

The living room is open to the kitchen with its newer gas range, dishwasher and side-by-side refrigerator. Cabinets match the cedar siding in the rest of the home. There is also a double sink and a window overlooking the family room addition. The kitchen also has recessed lighting in the ceiling and a built-in stemware rack.

The dining area is next to the kitchen and features a chandelier and cathedral ceilings. There is both a picture window and oversized transom window to allow more light. A large opening over the range connects the kitchen to the family room.

The 30-by-28-foot family room addition is connected to the dining room. The family room features light carpeting and a wall of windows overlooking the backyard and pond. There are cedar walls and ceiling, a ceiling fan and two skylights. It also has a pellet stove, a chandelier and some ceiling lighting. French doors lead to the side of the home and the detached, two-car garage with workshop space.

The rear of the property can be seen from most rooms in the home and features a brick patio between the home and detached garage. A large deck includes an electric awning. The family room addition has a wall of windows overlooking the back of the property. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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There are two full baths on the home’s first level and one bedroom. Another bedroom has been converted to a laundry room. The main bedroom has carpeting and a connected bath with tile floors, a white vanity and tub/shower combination. There is also a closet with accordion doors.

Another tall transom window is in this bath. The laundry room has built in cabinets and shelving, vinyl flooring and acts as a mudroom with an exterior door.

Wood stairs with carpet lead to a loft overlooking the living room and dining room areas. There is a sitting area and another bedroom and full bath in the loft space. At the top of the stairs is a skylight.

The bedroom has a ceiling fan and another skylight, and the bath is attached to the bedroom.

Between the house and the garage is a brick patio that overlooks the pond on one side. The property also includes a pole barn and a storage shed. The deck overlooks the pond, and the house has a Sunsetter electric awning covering it. The property is heavily landscaped and wooded.

3590 Mechanicsburg Road, Moorfield Twp., Springfield

Price $425,000

Details: 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths, about 2,080 square feet, cedar sided with wood interior walls, skylights and transom windows, family room addition with pellet stove, open concept with loft overlooking first floor, stocked pond at back with heavily wooded lot, patio and deck, views from every room, electric awning over deck, wood floors.

Directions: Ohio 4 (Mechanicsburg Rd) to just south of Rt. 334 intersection

Realtor info:

Kristen Howard

kristin.ehoward@yahoo.com

Coldwell Banker Heritage

kristenhowardhomes.com

937-765-0094

The cedar-sided, A-frame home backs to C.J. Brown Reservoir at Buck Creek State Park. A pond is behind the home. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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