About the property
Nestled between the towns making up "Back Mountain", Project Hillside is located in the unincorporated village of Shavertown in Pennsylvania. The village has a population of 8,544 residents and is a total of 16.1 square miles. The village of Shavertown is named for an early settler, Philip Shaver.
Project Hillside is located minutes from "The Lands at Hillside Farms", which is dedicated to restoring a magnificent agrictultural and summer estate to its original grandeur and creating an invaluable educational, cultural, and historic resource. The Lands has a working dairy farm, a remarkable restored cottage, and a dairy store with some of the best ice cream and fresh glass bottle milk available.
While Amber was looking for a home near where she grew up, we both fell in love with this area. It's a nice rural setting, yet close enough to downtown. The house has only had 2 owners (3 if you count the son of the previous owner, he inherited it and sold it to us) and rich in history, being built during the great depression. Many of the orginal features exist in excellent condition such as the stained glass window, hardwood floor, wood trim throughout the house, orginal light fixtures, door stops, door knobs, hinges, etc.
The goal is to restore this house nearly back to it's condition 80 years ago, starting slow, on a moderate budget.
About Us
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Amber Vargo The brains behind the operation and the homeowner. First time buyer wanting to buy her first home near where she grew up. Challenged with keeping the home liveable while doing the repairs and keeping the budget in line! Puts up with Jason's insane ideas and is the nice one while Jason seems to ruffle everyones feathers. |
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Jason Miller Self-proclaimed handy-man. Usually creates more work for the contractors called in to fix the work. Skilled in outdoor landscaping and never owned a home older than 20 years old. Used to central heat, air condition, drywall, and PVC Pipes. This is certainly going to be an adventure. |