LISTING DETAILS
The John L Stam House, circa 1860, is a beautifully restored Gothic Revival Victorian. Currently run as a Bed and Breakfast, there are 4 guest rooms with full baths and an additional 2 bedrooms in the owners quarters. The first floor features original faux painted fireplaces, hand painted plastered ceilings, and "Jenny Doors" leading to a gracious veranda. A recently added water feature enhances the beautiful gardens.
History from The J. L. Stam House Website
The John L. Stam House was built in the late 1850s by John and Louise Stam on property owned by Washington College. John Stam was a wealthy entrepreneur who envisioned a “grand colonnade” lined with fine homes which would connect Washington College to downtown Chestertown. Married to the daughter of the second president of the College (Colin Ferguson), he was in the position to lease the property from the college and build the first of those homes – what is today The John L. Stam House Bed and Breakfast. The house is a Gothic Revival Victorian whose design was featured in architect Andrew Jackson Downing’s Victorian Cottage Residences and was completed in 1860.
The house has been a “tourist home” since The Depression, when it was purchased at auction by Highe Hill. Still retaining its unaltered original floor plan on the first floor, the house has been meticulously restored by the current owners, Mike and Marta Girone, to preserve many original features. They purchased house in 1999 after falling in love with the bones of a once majestic and historically important home nearly ready to be condemned. They began restoration immediately, doing much of the work themselves.
FOR SALE $649,000
114 Washington Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620
6 beds | 6 baths | 3237 sqft | 1.15 acres
LINKS:
Listing Agent, Zillow, J.L. Stam House Website,
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