Malvern Bank House of the Week: 1812 Pottstown Home Sparkles Like NYE Fireworks from Its Namesake Overture

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Image via Realtor.com.
1250 Ridge Road, Pottstown.

1250 Ridge Road, Pottstown, is a stone home and bank barn that date to 1812, the year whose global conflict produced, among other things, Tchaikovsky’s fireworks-laden classical composition. Its pyrotechnic tie could just as easily fit the upcoming welcome of 2023 in Montgomery County, especially for the owners of this home celebrating their acquisition.

The entry into the living room reveals the hallmarks of its fine construction, both in the hardwood floors and the crafted twin fireplaces, handsomely presented with a Colonial-blue coating of paint on their surrounds.

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The original kitchen’s kettle-over-open-flame method of meal prep has thankfully been modernized over the centuries.

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Hard not to feel like Russian royalty nestled into the master suite. Even the cannon fire from the 1812 Overture would have difficulty disturbing slumber here.

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There are a a troika of buildings on property; their presence can fill numerous needs and visions.

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It’s not exactly period, but it’s sure a nice amenity: The yard has been outfitted with an in-ground pool.

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A document hung on one of the interior walls certifies the home’s significance as the former dwelling of Nathan Michener, a physician of the period.

The text reads as follows:

This is to certify that Nathan Michener House has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places on ___ by the United States Department of the Interior upon nomination of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89–665).

The National register is the national list of the Nation’s cultural resources and includes properties significant in American History, Architecture, Archeology, and Culture. Properties listed thereon deserved to be preserved by their owners as a part of the cultural heritage of our Nation.

It is dated Apr. 25, 1977, and signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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1250 Ridge Road, Pottstown, has an asking price of $899,900 for its five-bedroom, 2.5-bath 4.3-acre plot opportunity.

More on this sparkler of a home is at Realtor.com.

Other Montgomery County properties currently on the market and ripe for 2023 move-ins can be browsed in the past editions of the Malvern Bank House of the Week feature.

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