2819 State Route 247 Clifford Township, Pa 18407, Carbondale, PA 18407 listing details

Historic Fern Hall! Grandeur with this graciously appointed residence offers an opportunity to own a historic masterpiece. This magnificent stone and glass estate sits on a gorgeous manicured lakefront property with a boathouse along the lake shores of Crystal Lake with private dock and guest house. Supplies picturesque scenes from every window from expansive Elk Mountian viws to spectacular Crystal Lake views. The 10,500 square foot estate features two floors of living with soaring ceilings. A floor plan that provides abundant places to enjoy the calming lake views. At the top of the staircase is one of the earliest known electric elevators. The spacious bedrooms all have walk in closets and private bathrooms. In addition to the original marble, subway tiles, herringbone floors and porcelain soap dishes, the bathrooms are notable for the toilets and stand up showers, both anomalies during the early part of the 20th century. A landscaped circular motor court drive, a classic colonnade entrance creates an impressive introduction to this home. Palatial design combines with magnificent outdoor living. The grounds, home and setting can not be duplicated. Fern Hall is a magnificent elegant and richly historic stone lakefront country mansion located on Crystal Lake, Clifford Township, Pennsylvania. Fern Hall's history is quite unique. The beginnings of Fern Hall go all the way back to the birth of this country. The property was deeded during the mid 1770's to Samuel Meredith, who would go on to become the second treasurer of the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was the seller for five shillings, and the deal was brokered by Benjamin Franklin, who handled all real estate transactions for the Commonwealth at that time. In the 1820's, Sylvester Johnson, a farmer from Connecticut, purchased the property. Several decades later, in 1885, three of this sons, James Wood, Robert Wood and Edward Mead Johnson, began selling their own line of surgical