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$2,200,000 | Two Main Level Retail Spaces with Two Bathrooms | Two Bedroom Loft Apartment with Three Bathrooms | 2,760 sf | .08 Acres
Listed By: David Donegan | 603-443-0044 (cell) | david.donegan@snyderdonegan.com
THE FIREHOUSE- This landmark building enjoys an exceptional central location in the heart of Woodstock Village. Stunningly vaulted above the Kedron Brook, it occupies one of the Village's most prominent and picturesque settings. With Mont Vert Cafe on one side and the Village Post Office on the other, the property benefits from a constant and reliable flow of foot traffic. The entire building has been beautifully renovated and thoughtfully updated. The second floor features a premium, stylish two-bedroom loft apartment with a spacious, open layout. One side of the apartment is dedicated to a generous living room, while the other offers a well-appointed kitchen and comfortable family area. Each bedroom has its own en suite bath, complemented by a convenient half bath for guests. A private deck overlooks Kedron Brook, providing a peaceful outdoor retreat. The main retail level offers two generously sized spaces that can accommodate a variety of commercial uses, including retail or office. The brook side space has previously been home to both a clothing retailer and a delicatessen. A substantial lower deck overlooks the brook to the north and south, while the brick courtyard at the front of the building offers the potential for outdoor seating. Recent mechanical upgrades include heat pump mini-splits on both floors for efficient heating and cooling, as well as a newer boiler. Some furnished and twilight images have been virtually created.
DETAILS
HISTORY
26 CENTRAL STREET, WOODSTOCK VILLAGE FIRE HOUSE, 1883
The one-and-one-half-story, Greek Revival-style commercial building constructed as a fire house in 1883 has a standing-seam metal, front-gable roof with deep cornice returns; clapboard walls with narrow corner boards and a molded entablature; and a concrete block foundation built into the east bank of Kedron Brook. The roof has a brick ridge chimney and a square clapboard tower (originally used for drying fire hoses). The three bay facade contains two shop entrances: the east entrance is a paneled wood door in a front-gable projecting vestibule with a glazed south wall and a cast-iron and glass surround, and the west entrance is a modern glazed door beneath a fabric awning. Fenestration consists of two bay windows, small square awning sash, and an oculus window in the gable end. The Woodstock Village Fire House was built in 1883 to replace an earlier fire house on the site (WHC Library). The building housed the village’s hook & ladder truck and two fire engines on the first floor and a fireman’s hall on the second floor. In 1974, the Woodstock Village trustees transferred administration of the volunteer fire department to the town and sold the fire house building. Since then, the building has been in commercial use (Jennison 1985:122).
Statement of significance:
In the 19th century, fire was one of the main causes for the destruction of buildings. (Case in point, most of the buildings in the Village Square burned as a result of multiple fires in the mid to late 19th century.) Consequently, an engine house was viewed as important building. This engine house still retains its square tower, which historically was used for drying hoses.
Past Function: Engine House/Fire Station (also, site of blacksmith shop, although the building that had been the blacksmith shop and remodeled to be an engine house was torn down in 1883.)
Current Function: Used as a commercial/retail space
* Information and photos courtesy of the Woodstock History Center.
LOCATION
26 Central Street is located in lovely and historic Woodstock, VT. It is within easy access to shopping, ski resorts, health care services, schools, exercise facilities, and golf courses. An overview of what's nearby is below.
Woodstock
Woodstock, Vermont is the quintessential New England historic town. It sits in a valley surrounded by low-lying hills that nestle rather than overwhelm, and is a community snuggled around the Ottauquechee River. Woodstock is home to many excellent shops and restaurants, the Woodstock Inn & Resort, a great middle and high school, and it never fails to serve as an incredible place to go for a walk or meet someone for coffee.
Those who choose to reside near Woodstock continue to be some of the most educated in the world, some of the most accomplished “captains of industry” in the country. You’ll find filmmakers, war correspondents, writers, artists, military experts, doctors, high-tech entrepreneurs, rock stars, equestrians and happy soccer moms and dads all grabbing a coffee in town. Woodstock also attracts its fair share of Dutch, English and French, many of whom are reminded of home by the gentle hills, winding dirt roads, cows, sheep and horses in pastures next to beautiful weathered barns. Even if it’s not the old country, it has the feel of a place with deep roots.
Other Nearby Towns
Barnard, VT
Quechee, VT
Hanover, NH
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Chartered in 1761, the quaint town of Barnard is the perfect slice of Vermont life, marked by the gentle roll and scenic appeal of the Green Mountains and dotted with old homestead farms. Central to the town’s appeal is Silver Lake, enjoyed year-round by locals and visitors alike for swimming, kayaking and canoeing, camping, fishing, skating, and more. This beautiful Vermont hamlet is teeming with rural charm and natural beauty, all while enjoying close proximity to the best that the Upper Valley has to offer.
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Quechee is the site of Quechee Gorge on the Ottauquechee River and is also the home to the Quechee Lakes planned community initiated in the late 1960s, which brought to the community the small Quechee Lakes Ski Area in the 1970s. The ski area has 13 trails and 3 lifts. Perched atop the falls of the Ottauquechee River, overlooking a covered bridge, Simon Pearce offers glassblowing demonstrations, a renowned restaurant, and new bar.
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Hanover is home to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, boutique shopping outlets, fabulous food, and more. One of its main attractions is Dartmouth College (one of the Ivy Leagues and the ninth oldest college in the nation), and in part due to its youthful atmosphere, the town enjoys a lively, 'New England cosmopolitan' business district. Hanover offers an incredible mix of activities from access to the White and Green Mountains to its arts and culture community not to mention the obvious intellectual benefits found in a college town.
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