Notes from the current owner
Be the 3rd Owner since 1890
She’s a grand dame, this old house! Built in 1890 by the very capable, Mr. Haynes
(Slicer), for the Lindsay family, as a store and Post Office and boarding house. It
served as such until the 1970’s. There are three other buildings Mr. Haynes
constructed in the village. Can you find them? A hint, one has a steeple. All were
fabricated as ‘balloon built’ and ‘mortise and tenon’. Only the very wealthy and those
with discerning taste can afford to build in this manner today. If time proven is the
ultimate gauge, then note, all of her verticals and horizontals remain true.
Photos have been used of this building on calendars and in several books dealing
with the rich history of the region, and even a backdrop for photo ops in the fashion
arena.
662 Federal Street is on the Historic Register of Virginia.
Why Live in Paris?
 There is an extraordinary ‘pocket’ that runs from Aldie through Middleburg,
Upperville and Paris. This highly regarded east to west stretch boasts no
billboards, 7-elevens, nor golden arches and the like, by design.
 Paris is the only of these that Route 50 does not run through. This is a huge
asset. Strolls though the village or children playing in the street are not a
concern.
 Paris is in Fauquier County (not Loudoun), which traditionally has lower taxes.
 Only Paris’ views are protected by conservation easements, which will protect
the views in perpetuity.
 Paris has the quickest, easiest access to Interstate 66 (7 miles south), for a
one-hour drive the Washington DC.
 Paris’ water supply is gravity fed and superior.
 Paris is safe. Locking cars and homes in Paris is atypical.
 At the crest of the mountain, within eyeshot, is the Appalachian Trail and
close distance to the Shenandoah River and boat launch.
Why Buy this House?
 Of the 21 houses that line Federal Street, only four enjoy the beautiful and
unmolested views of the mountainside. This is one of those four.
 Buffered by other homes, only two of the four homes with this view sit
idyllically in the middle of the village. This home is one of them.
 This home has a detached garage with water and sewer lines as well as 220amp electricity, which opens a multitude of possibilities. Currently this space
is used as a year round studio and winter garage.
 In the 1920’s, via steam power and rollers, this structure was moved back
from the road another 18’. This allowed space for the 12’ front porch, the half
circle drive, stonewalls and ornamental trees. The porch was added in 1990
using lovely brackets, generous eaves and massive header to compliment the
house.
 Each of the ornamental trees was chosen for their blooming times. They are
choreographed to bloom one after the other in the springtime.
 The present owner of 25 years, whose college background is in architecture
and career in art, took 10 years to transform this commercial structure to a
residence, honoring old workmen-like standards set forth ie: high baseboards,
ogee and shoe moldings, door and window trims, to match yesteryear’s
materials.
 All the old cast iron plumbing has been changed to copper water pipe and
PVC drain pipe.
 The house has been totally insulated, changed over to new wiring and circuit
breakers and the kitchens and bathrooms were completely updated.
 In the 1980’s a variance was granted the property for ‘in law quarters’.
Because of the deceptively large size of the building, enough space was lent
to create additional private living quarters easily incorporated into the home.
This space has 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, and living room.
 Asking price is $485,000