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$165,000 - 8979 Iona Rd, London, Ontario, Canada
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Property Information: |
| Price: |
$165,000 |
| Location: |
8979 Iona Rd, London |
| Bedrooms: |
5 |
| Bathrooms: |
4 |
| Square Footage: |
5000 |
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Contact Information: |
| Name: |
W Irwin |
| Phone: |
519-764-1119 |
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wirwin@ymail.com |
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We are selling an 1888 general store building in the tranquil village of Iona ON. Iona lies in the heart of the historic "Sir Thomas Talbot" country. We have .9 of an acre of property filled with native Carolinian forest species trees including Kentucky Coffee trees, Catalpa trees, a Cucumber tree, chestnut, an ancient maple, fur, pine, poplar, black locust, corkscrew willow, walnut, white and purple lilacs, forsythia, currant bushes, raspberries russian olive, and rose of sharon. This piece of property was originally the "common" area of the town, not really a park, but a place where the villagers would congregate or meet. The general store building was built in 1888, of triple yellow brick in the Scottish manner. There is a store and shop area downstairs, along with a granny flat or apartment, the upper living quarters features two baths, 5 bedrooms, laundry room, dining, living room, parlour and kitchen. We have put in 2 - 200 amp hydro services(one for the upper level, one for the lower), replaced the plumbing with copper pipe, drywalled and vapour barriered the upper rooms and had an energy efficient furnace installed 5 years ago. The building needs brickwork, windows, and some interior updating. You can decide what changes to make, or what things to leave as they've always been, we haven't made any major changes to the design of the interior or exterior.
The possiblities for this property are endless, open your own shop or store, a museum, art studio, wedding chapel with hall, a woodworking shop, an antique shop, a tearoom or a bed and breakfast, anything you can imagine, while also living in the country, within the security of a village setting.
There is a fire pit in the yard also, and many neighbours have bonfires on a regular basis. We have alot of shade and summer afternoons here are beautiful, usually with a slight breeze in the leaves and many, many birds singing.
Iona is 25 minutes southwest of London Ontario, 5 minutes from 401 hwy, and a few blocks from Hwy 3, now known as the Talbot Trail. Hwy 3 traffic is picking up considerably, folks are looking for things to do in Ontario (at or near home) again!
A great place for children and adults, out of the city, but not too far.
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