Bucks County real estate offers a wide variety of options for every buyer. Waterfront views, we have them. Established suburban neighborhoods, check. New construction, we’ll get you in by spring.
But this Doylestown listing recently caught the eye of the viral sensation-making Zillow Gone Wild. It has rural, rolling acres, a retreat-like home and pool and then there is the wheelhouse in the wall, greeting guests to this $3.6 million property on Burnt House Hill Road.
“At the heart of the nearly 9,500-square-foot home is its completely preserved 18-foot-diameter millhouse waterwheel, dramatically integrated into the main-floor interior as both a piece of history and a work of art,” reads the listing by Realtor Maureen Reynolds of Serhant Pennsylvania LLC. “Throughout the residence, original mill details remain on remarkable display, including grand interior doors, massive interlocking exposed timber beams, soaring ceilings, reclaimed leaded and stained-glass windows, and thousands of decorative turn-of-the-century Boston Grueby tiles adorning floors and walls.”
The unique details of this Bucks County estate, known as Shelly Mill, grabbed the attention of Zillow Gone Wild, the website that highlights quirky, sometime over-the-top, or extreme luxury or other unexpected features of homes being sold across the country.
The home sits on about 9.5 acres and includes a 35-foot river-stone fireplace, a saltwater pool in the backyard retreat and about 9,500 square feet of living space with six bedrooms and four full bathrooms and four half baths.
“Burnt House Hill Road traces its origins to 1771, when it served as the Ely family gristmill and played a role in the region’s early grain-processing history. Following a major renovation in 1998 and thoughtful updates since, the original three-story stone mill has been transformed into an extraordinary residence while preserving the architectural elements that make it truly irreplaceable,” Reynolds writes.
And while it has a Doylestown address, the property sits in Buckingham Township.
