If current events have you considering a foray into hobby farming, or perhaps you’ve long harbored a desire to live a little more self sufficiently, Ha’Penny Farm in scenic Oley Township, Berks County, Pa., may be just the right landing spot. Located approximately two hours west of New York City in between Allentown and Reading, Pa., the Oley area is known for its bounty of stone farmhouses and rolling, fertile acreage. In fact, Oley Valley is so chock full of vintage properties, it’s on the National Register of Historic Places.
Picture-Perfect, Award-Winning Barn
Surely barn aficionados will be drawn to the completely restored, classically Pennsylvania German bank barn at Ha’Penny Farm. A major investment of more than six figures ensured that this barn and the log barn adjacent to it are ready for the next 200 years with every beam, peg and floor board in their proper places. Both barns are now suitable for entertaining and enjoyment of ownership. Other outbuildings at Ha’Penny Farm include the original, pioneer German, red clay tile-roofed stone home dwelling, a spring house and bake oven, as well as a charming hillside stone root cellar. All the structures one needs to survive outside the city are on this little piece of paradise.
Hobby Farm or Estate in PA
Ha’Penny Farm, on 7.76 acres, is just the right size for the vegetable gardener with room for some fruit trees and even solar panels if one really wants off the grid. At its heart is a formal stone manor house dating to 1817 — “formal” because of its symmetry, high ceilings and large-scale rooms. With a later addition that added great indoor-outdoor flow to a large rear terrace, perfect for those who wish to entertain, the house has all the ingredients to become whatever type of getaway or full-time residence a buyer fancies. It’s ready for someone to update the main house, and is priced accordingly.
Listed by Lisa Frushone from the Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty Bucks County office, Ha’Penny Farm can be shown in person as soon as the COVID-19-related restrictions are lifted. Contact Lisa for more information about the property or visit her page. And if you happen to feel like a leisurely Sunday drive, Oley Valley, Pa., is a beautiful spot to tour from the car.
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