9314 PEAR LANE, FREDERICK, MD 21702

Take a drive to hidden Pear Lane – and step back in time.  This is the home you’ve seen so many times before on a country drive and said: “Gosh, if that home goes for sale, I want to buy it”!  The time is now… Stop the car!The flagstone walkway beckons you to the inviting original porch dating to the 1840’s.  White pillars lend a classic style to this home originally built in the 1700’s and owned by one family for 200+ years.  Situated on 11.83 acres, 9314 Pear Lane is an exceptional country farmhouse. The original summer kitchen cooking fireplace is in the basement foundation. Rare solid pine hardwood floors are throughout the house … all with varying widths from 8” – 18” wide. Period details are enthralling, such as: the solid walnut curved banister with hand-carved balustrades and embellishments.  The front facing windows have original rippled leaded glass panes set in window boxes with 18” wells.  The three fireplaces are all vintage with simple but typical brick settings and wood mantles. The current owners have dedicated their time loving this home and the history.  Attention, care and thoughtful delight have been a labor of love. So many maintenance updates have been addressed!  Every stone has been upturned and reused as garden borders.  A recently installed rear deck and patio surrounding the pool enhance this home for Spring- Summer & Fall outdoor enjoyment. A devoted gardener carefully selected each planting for round the year blossoming delight.   The garden features blooming lilac bushes, peonies, smoke tree, crab apple, maples, cherry trees, oaks and beautifully placed sunflowers, coneflowers, day lilies among others. Visitors love sitting on the deck, looking over the pool and gardens and watching the wildlife stroll by. Deer, owls, wild turkey, foxes, rabbits, chipmunks, frogs and even Momma Bears with cubs have toured over the years.  Located at the foot of White Rock Mountain and with the Yellow Springs babbling through the grounds, this property has both open space and wooded areas.  Hike through the back fields and Tuscarora Bluffs can be explored in complete solitude.  Only 2-minute drive to White Rock Mountain and easy drives to the trails at Catoctin.  Mountain Biking in the Frederick Watershed from the front door!   Native fruit growing plants such as: blackberry, mulberry, raspberry and strawberry can be found as well as a mature fig tree in the garden.A separate building built in 2015 is being used as an Antique Store. But this modern dwelling is bright, sunny and large and can easily accommodate an art studio, home office, medical office, apartment or just a fun pool house! A chicken coop is on the property. It’s currently used for storage, but chickens are always welcome back.Beautiful stone pilings are the only remaining structures from the bank barn that was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy. This framework is significant in treasuring the history of the land as well as remarkable in its architecture and uniqueness. Plus it makes a great photo opp like Stonehenge!This property is zoned Agriculture and Farm and offers a special tax incentive from Frederick County and the Maryland Department of Environmental Resources. The property is included in a protected invasive plant treatment plan that is annually monitored.Location is perfect --- just off Rt. 15 and Sundays Road or Oppossumtown Pike & Ford Road  -- easy access to restaurants, shops & downtown Frederick; Routes15 / 270 / 70  are minutes away  but ages away in peaceful quiet elegance.Antiques are available for purchase independently of the home sale.Home in As Is conditionVideo monitoring on premisesGotta stop the car!!!!