Homebuyers in Williamsburg probably wouldn’t think to check The Meadows subdivision when looking for an old house, but the neighborhood holds a few surprises – including a 1943 Cape Cod located directly across from Veterans Park.
“It has so much charm,” said homeowner Kimberly Blossom, who lives with her husband Scott and two children. “When we first saw it, we loved it. We had no hesitations with it because of how old it was.”
According to stories Kimberly has heard, her property was a farm in the 1940s. Later the farmland was broken up into smaller lots and sold, and homes in The Meadows entered into construction around the 1980s. Kimberly and Scott’s house survived all the redevelopment and became a part of the neighborhood.
The one-and-a-half story home is set behind the other houses on the street. Kimberly loves having the extra privacy while also being able to enjoy all the benefits of a neighborhood community, including a pool.
The house, Kimberly said, had always been well-loved and was in good shape when they got it. They completed various home improvement projects over the years to make the home work better for their family, like building a fence in the backyard, adding central air and heat, installing a new ventilation system in the kitchen and renovating the basement for extra living space.
Even with some upgrades, the home is loaded with character. It features the original hardwood flooring from 1943, plaster walls, built-in dressers in the bedrooms, barrel roll ceilings upstairs, and shiplap wall cladding in the powder room.
One of the biggest draws of the home is the property it’s on. The enormous trees, Kimberly said, are at least 200 years old and offer additional privacy from Ironbound Road.
“My husband and I are both nature lovers and these trees are amazing,” she said. “Even in Colonial Williamsburg, I don’t know if they’re this big.”
The house sits on three-quarters of an acre, but grassy fields owned by the neighborhood borders their property on either side, making the yard feel even larger without extra maintenance. The family regularly plays soccer, baseball, horseshoes, corn hole and other activities outside. Small hills in the yard, Kimberly said, are perfect for sledding down in the winter.
Even though old houses can be intimidating, Kimberly said she would do it all over again.
“Without a doubt it was worth it,” she said.
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