Tarover: Historic Stone Villa on 36 Acres with a Pond

Tarover is a magnificent historic stone villa of some 5500 square feet perfectly situated on a beautiful tract of pasture land near South Boston, Virginia with mature trees, a pond, and fencing all around. It was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1856 and renovated in the 1980s by Virginia Zenke, a respected interior designer from Charleston.

The home is built in irregularly coursed quarried stone. Its elevation is dominated by a two-story      porch tower with a gable roof. The first story is an open porch with three large Tudor-style openings, and the second story has a diamond-paned oriel window. It shelters the main entrance of the house, a diamond-paned, transom-light double doorway with complementing sidelights. Triple-hung windows with wooden architraves flank the tower and are capped with rough-hewn stone lintels. The home has large wings opening out from its central-hall floor plan. An open-well main stairway with a beautiful balustrade is a central feature.

Tarover needs a complete restoration. A primary suite, a new kitchen, HVAC systems, a new roof, masonry tuckpointing, window and trim repair, refinishing of the floors, etc. would be required to restore it to its original grandeur, possibly in the $750,000 range or more to do it right. The setting is pastoral with gently rolling pasture land, tall trees, and a pond. Behind the home is a stone barn that needs structural repairs made. Toward the back of the property is the foundation of the original home from the 1700s. Price is $895,000, address is 4112 River Road, South Boston VA 24592. Agents are welcomed and this is an equal housing opportunity, call for a tour today!

Ashley Spence

(540) 280-3385

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