8391 Beatties Mill Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

Welcome to Aspen Hill, a pre-Revolutionary home in a historic, equestrian-friendly setting in Hanover County! Built in 1750, 26 years before our independence, it is said to have served as a tavern and a Civil War hospital.*** The original house has two front doors and two enclosed stairways, one at each end, rising from the English basement. A massive interior chimney, six feet wide at its base, serves the rooms. Original pegged doors, woodwork, and hand-hewn beams marked with Roman numerals and joined with wooden pegs remain. See the wine closet with 12-inch floorboards and original bottle rack, the kitchen fireplace that once held an oven, and a built-in cupboard with a hidden space above it, reached by a lifting floorboard and once used for hiding valuables.*** A 1990 addition used repurposed historic hardwoods, molding, and beams, so the character carries throughout. Features include wide-plank pine floors, seven fireplaces, four original wooden staircases, 14-foot ceilings,...