513 Spring St
Washington, GA
Crowning Glory Farm is a wonderfully restored 1828 farmhouse located five blocks from the downtown square in Washington, Georgia. This 200-year-old home is truly move-in ready, offering 3,812 square feet with 3 generous bedrooms, 2 full ensuite baths, and 3 half baths (one upstairs, shared with the laundry area, and two downstairs) across two stories. Original wide-plank heart pine floors have been lovingly restored throughout, and six working brick fireplaces have all been recently inspected, with new gas logs added to the living room fireplace. Elevated wrap-around porches have new flooring and southern exposure, creating inviting outdoor living space at any hour and in every season.
Except for the kitchen and sunroom — both added sometime in the last century — the home's 11-foot ceilings are original, finished throughout with recessed lighting and elaborate crown molding, newly painted, and hung with heirloom chandeliers: Ball and Ball fixtures in the parlor areas and a Schonbek crystal chandelier in the dining room. The primary suite offers loads of closet space, including a shelf-lined walk-in closet, along with a newly tiled ensuite bath featuring a large soaking tub and a separate walk-in tiled-and-glass shower set apart from the double vanity.
The kitchen, primary bath, half baths, laundry area, and wine room were all updated in 2022–2023. The kitchen offers new stainless appliances, a new Bosch dishwasher and disposal, and a Samsung French-door refrigerator, while the generous walk-in pantry adds new white Shaker cabinets, granite countertops, and a second refrigerator (Kenmore) — both units fitted with ice makers. The rear sunroom has been converted into a climate-controlled wine room with a wine rack, wine coolers, and a 96-inch TV, ideal for gatherings. A newly created upstairs laundry area includes the shared half bath and a new stackable Whirlpool washer and dryer, both remaining with the home.
Systems have been comprehensively updated: a standing-seam metal roof was inspected and restored where needed this year, confirming decades of remaining life; HVAC is dual-zoned, with a gas furnace and 3-ton heat pump serving upstairs and a new gas furnace and new 4-ton AC unit serving downstairs; hot water is supplied by both a new natural gas water heater and an electric tankless unit; and all windows have been fitted with low-E insulated double-pane glass with argon gas, dressed in custom draperies, with wood shutters and shutter dogs on the exterior. Plumbing and electrical systems have been updated throughout, and the home has been freshly painted and wallpapered inside, with new exterior paint as well.
A foyer coat closet conceals a floor hatch that lifts to reveal a 10' x 10' root cellar below, with block walls and a finished floor for true root-vegetable storage and easy access to mechanical systems. A 3-car, climate-controlled garage with door openers was built in 2012.
Crowning Glory Farm has enjoyed two centuries of loving landscaping and gardens. Towering hundred-year-old oaks and magnolias anchor mature native and heirloom plantings of camellias, azaleas, oakleaf hydrangeas, spitfire quince, forsythia, rose bushes, lavender, calla lilies, zinnias, hostas, ginger, and a rotating cast of blooming perennials — something is in bloom here year-round. A 2,000-square-foot garden plot along the side yard has for years been known as one of the most bountiful vegetable and flower gardens in the area; southern exposure and rich soil create ideal growing conditions, with enough yield for a large household or to overwinter in the root cellar. Chickens are permitted, opening the door to a true homesteading lifestyle.
Over the past year, Crowning Glory Farm has operated successfully as a short-term rental, comfortably sleeping six or more guests. Visitors consistently praise the porches, wine room, open kitchen and dining areas, and the timeless charm of the surrounding historic neighborhood — many return, and Masters Week books out well in advance. (Buyer to independently verify current short-term rental regulations.)
It is rare to find a 200-year-old farmhouse so lovingly and meticulously restored, with every modern convenience added for a move-in-ready opportunity. Don't miss this one!