WOW! Own a piece of history with this historic lock tender’s house in Stockport, Ohio! This house is solid, as it was built by the State of Ohio. This house is situated on the beautiful, historic Muskingum River, and is located diagonal the river from the Historic Stockport Mill Country Inn. To the left of the house is historic Lock #6, one of the hand operated locks of the Muskingum River, completed in 1841. Also, in the property's 32X60 garage, sits one of the giant keys that helped operate the lock years ago. There is also lots of recreation nearby: * Just 10 miles away is Wolf Creek Wildlife Area which offers 3,978 public hunting and hiking acres. * About 17 miles away is Jesse Owens State Park which offers 60,000 public acres to hike, camp, and hunt. * Burr Oak State Park is 23 miles away, 2,593 acres of hiking, camping and hunting. * Wayne National Forest is 23 miles away, and its total acreage jumps around to various countries, but is 244,000 acres total of camping, hiking, and hunting. ****************************************** The State of Ohio built this house, it is solid and fully renovated. This house offers: * New drywall * New electric wiring * New plumbing * New insulation * Vinyl clad windows * Working fireplace * Central Air Conditioning (and a digital heating and conditioning thermostat) * Central vacuum system on each floor (must buy vacuum) * 0.58 acres, and no neighbors * The field next door is 20+ acres of corn or soybeans in summer * Four bedrooms * Two bathrooms * Has a newer Bryant 90+ propane furnace * And an industrial sized CORN / WOOD PELLET furnace (Can use one or both) * The cellar has NEVER seeped or held water * Has a water softener and filtration system * Has a well that has NEVER ran dry (unless you run water for hours straight) and has been inspected multiple times and has never had bacteria or failed inspection * Has 60 X 32-foot garage w/ 10-foot-tall garage doors, also has an unfinished upstairs which can become a mother-in-law suite * Refinished Oak woodwork downstairs * Huge dog fence and doggy door access to the sunroom (or back porch), and a doggy door into the pole barn with an attached dog box inside * New appliances in the kitchen stay (microwave, stove, refrigerator, and a dishwasher that has never been used) Other items are available upon request. * Samsung washer and dryer stay, and are the largest (8.3 cubic feet) on the residential market * All solid hardwood floors throughout the house. * Have never been robbed or broken into, or messed with, at all, since January of 2018 *House will be sold AS IS ************************************************* There are so many opportunities with this house: Run a car repair shop or a bargain barn out of the garage, make it an Airbnb or raise a family here. This property is one of a kind, beautiful and, in my opinion, it’s a hard one to beat. Don’t miss this opportunity! Email me at jeweLLLeona@gmail.com. To schedule a visit, you must provide proof of funds. ************************************************ As a last note: Just a mile down river on State Route 266 is the Big Bottom Memorial Park. This is where Native American Indians attacked and killed the early pioneer settlers in the Big Bottom Massacre. And a couple miles past Big Bottom on St. Rt. 266 is the Lower Muskingum Conservancy, which is open to the public with hiking trails and a pollinator habitat.
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