7683 Sherwood Rd Road

Description

Commercial includes mls # MDTA2005214. The tax map shows Tilghman Island, RD. The Old Sherwood Store and Homestead are for sale. Live and work in the charming village of Sherwood, in Talbot County, the land of pleasant living. Currently operating as an antique store specializing in nautical antiques, this historic parcel maintains its original 1855 footprint of store, barn/garage, and 3-bedroom house on a triangular property (.45acre) at the corner of Sherwood Road and Sherwood Landing Road, leading to Harris Creek. Listed in the Maryland Historical Trust 4/5/2004, Ref. T-640. Call this historic landmark home.The 2800 sq ft (approx.) building began as a general store and post office. It evolved over generations to include a grocery store, print shop, antiques and art ateliers, and meditation and exercise studios. Let your imagination consider the possibilities as you wander through the old store, with original arches and old wood shelving, tons of storage, a large workshop, a gallery, and a huge upstairs loft. Ramped front entrance. Improved insulation and beadboard, propane heating, and a/c units while saving much of the original flooring and other historically significant elements, like the windows. Restored original floor plan. Across the brick patio and gravel driveway that leads to the 2-car garage/old barn is a 3 bedroom, 1 and +-+ bath Colonial with a welcoming front porch including a swing. An entry foyer opens to the columned living room with French doors leading to a study (extra downstairs bedroom) with gas stove and original mantel; a door leads to a large dining room. A +-+ bath off the new galley kitchen features a porcelain farm sink, tiled backsplash, electric range, and hooded exhaust. The back door opens to a 340+GG sq. ft. deck overlooking a large vegetable garden with raised beds and fencing and a charming view of the village church steeple. Original heart pine floors, most original windows throughout. On the second floor, you+GGll find the W/D off the primary bedroom, 2 other bedrooms, a full bath, and an extra closet room (possible 2nd bath?). The yard is completely fenced with 6+GG cedar privacy fencing in the back and 4 ft cedar picket on the side and front, including 2 custom entrance archways. Hydrangea and Crape Myrtle surround the yard. A large red maple, known as the Mother Tree, dominates the patio area between the store and garage and greets family and visitors alike with majestic awe every time one enters the driveway+GGadditional space for parking on the widened street in front of the store. Improvements beginning in 2006 include updated electric service to the house and store, new metal roof on house and garage, cedar fencing, new split system heating/AC, new kitchen with SS appliances, painted in and out (home and store), and a whole house water filtration system. Private well. Septic pumped this year. Within walking distance of the community pier (where you can keep a small boat) on Harris Creek, just around the corner, and Lowes Wharf on the Chesapeake Bay, only .4 mile in the other direction. Lots of opportunities for community involvement through a local charitable organization that plans community events throughout the year. This historic home and store on a mixed-use parcel, zoned commercial, captures the essence and industry that helped define Eastern Shore living, working close to home, and building a strong sense of community. It offers the same opportunity today. Dreams do come true. Just imagine. Motivated seller. Nearby and local interests: The Old Sherwood Store on Facebook, Sherwood Community Pier on Harris Creek, Lowes Wharf Marina Inn, highly ranked Tilghman Elementary School, St. Michaels Middle and High Schools, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Tilghman Watermen's Museum, Academy Art Museum, Easton. Convenient: 4.5 miles to Tilghman Island, 9.5 miles to St Michaels, 19.5 miles to Easton, and 88 miles to Washington, DC.