For Sale By Owner

PERFECTLY SUITED FOR RESIDENCE AND/OR BUSINESS Quietly nestled in the rolling foothills of upstate New York, a few minutes drive from the Finger Lakes region lays the quaint sleepy town of Owego. Founded around 1787 the village of 4400 residents sits on the banks of the Susquehanna River. Peaceful side streets and a quaint shopping district have all the makings of life at its best. If you want to experience the change of seasons and see some of natures beauty it doesnt get any better than this. The winters are mild, (many great ski areas within minutes), spring is beautiful, summer is fantastic (a multitude of lakes and rivers to enjoy) and the colorful leaves in fall here are the best in the nation. Parks, nature centers, libraries, shopping centers, and entertainment of every sort is available for you to enjoy at your leisure. Sitting on route 17, Owego is in the center hub of the east-west highway of southern New York. The property with a late 1700s restored and updated 11 room Federal home sits one mile from downtown Owego and about three miles from the new Lockheed Martin facility. This house and property is perfectly suited for a private residence and/or business. The location is great in the fact that it is in the Town of Tioga where the taxes are low and there is no zoning in effect to restrict development. Sitting on a well traveled highway the established antique shop on the premises is as busy as you want it to be. Built in the late 1700 the dining room was the original house. There is a wonderful fireplace with a swing out hand wrought iron pot holder where the cooking used to be done. A separate storage compartment for gun powder is also in evidence. The rest of the post and beam home constructed in the early 1800s boasts high ceilings, large rooms (fact sheet with room sizes available upon request) picture frame molding, and hardwood floors. Five total fireplaces (four working) make for a quaint and cozy setting. A great place to raise children, retire and have a small business or just live comfortably. The 1.11 acres of flat land is fertile and the property abounds with annuals, and perennials. The house and antique shop are surrounded by flowers (Sandy is a Master Gardener) while the vegetables and berry bushes flourish in the back of the property. The neighbor on one side has a small vegetable and fruit farm while the Federal Mansion on the other side is for sale for 1.6 million dollars. A full walk in attic shows the post and beam construction with the massive beams held together with wooden pegs. The separate 24 by 36 two story building with its own utilities has been used for a very successful antique shop downstairs and has a partially finished one bedroom apartment upstairs. With all separate utilities this can become quite profitable if you desire. A two car carriage house looking garage sits at the end of the paved driveway. A large chain grocery store and several major banks are within a short walk or drive. The Tioga County Fairgrounds and Marvin Park with a fit trail are a short 1/4 mile away. Restaurants are close by and as diverse as the people that work and live here, and the school system is one of the best in the state. Please email us for a complete fact sheet. fdunbar@stny.rr.com