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Imagine living in a period stone school house with the amenities of an urban home! This affordable home features an open concept kitchen/dining/living area made cozy & warm by top of the line Napolean 1900 Woodstove (also has forced air propane gas heating). The main floor also includes a welcoming foyer, 3 piece bathroom and a den.
Upstairs you walk into a loft style family room loads of character & charm. Off the family room you have a convenient 2nd floor laundry/storage room. The master bedroom is good sized with a walk-in closet and other storage. You can soak in your clawfoot soaker tub and gaze out to the stars through the skylight above. The ensuite is complimented by a stand-alone shower. The 2nd floor is capped off by a good sized 2nd bedrom.
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Built in 1860 (150 years old this year) as a one room school house. It was technically call S.S. #9, which means school section #9, but locals called in “Cooper school” as it is near the SE corner of 8th Line and Cooper Hill Rd.
- It is a stone house, referred to as field stone construction
- Functioned as a school house until sometime in the 1960s. Many of the locals attended school here.
- Converted to a residence sometime in the 1970’s with a major renovation sometime in the 1990s.
- The building is not designated as historic, but it is believed it would qualify as heritage
The one acre property is surrounded by forest, has a big shed for storage and workshop, a wood storage shed. about 1/4 of the property is separated by a hedge and there is a 2000 plus square foot concrete pad with electrical service to be used as you wish (City of Ottawa permitting).
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