Converted Fredericksburg Home For Sale Features Waterfront Views

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — This Fredericksburg home, listed for $1.2 million, is truly one of a kind, as a converted water pumping station. The facility was originally built in 1947, and has been converted to feature three main living areas, according to Realtor.com. The property feature a yard that spans more than one acre, and more than 400 feet or river frontage. The large concrete patio, incredible views, and modern living spaces make this house unlike any other.

• Address: 301 Sophia St, Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Price: $1,295,000
• Square Feet:
• Bedrooms: 1
• Bathrooms: 1 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1947
• Features: A unique adaptively reused mid-century industrial building, originally a water intake pumping station, now used as a delightful riverfront pied-a-terre and party venue. There are really three distinct spaces. The upper area is two floors, high above the river with fabulous views, a full kitchen and bath, and heating and air for year round use. The lower area has a huge concrete deck flanked by terraced patios right by the river and a large summer room with screened windows, ceiling fans, a small kitchen and a half bath. The basement, the industrial heart of the building, measures 25 x 80 and is down five flights of stairs from the upper rooms. All of the original water pumps and electric motors are still there, untouched from the day in 1979 when they were turned off. And then there is more than an acre of open yard. It has 425 feet of Rappahannock River frontage, is in historic Downtown Fredericksburg and is 200 yards from the VRE/Amtrak station. It was featured on HGTV 15 years ago and has been written up in local papers several times.

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