1657 River RD Damascus, PA 18415
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Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Municipality Damascus Township
MLS Listing ID PW-253077
Style Colonial
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 2
HOA Y/N false
Year Built 1900
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Source Pike/Wayne Association of REALTORS®
Property Description
Step back in time while living fully in the present at this rare grand dame of the Delaware River, the Otto Appley House. Built in 1900 for the Appley family of physicians, this 5BR/2BA, 3,669 sq ft Colonial Revival residence is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Steeped in history yet thoughtfully modernized, the home embodies the perfect blend of preservation and contemporary comfort.
The home's wrap-around porch floats above your own private 500 feet of Delaware River frontage, offering front-row seats to one of the area's most iconic landscapes. Inside, period character meets invisible modernization: gleaming hardwood floors, Andersen divided-light windows, original storm windows, and high-efficiency upgrades like a Navien propane combi-boiler, LG ArtCool ductless mini-splits, and blown-in dense-pack cellulose insulation. Warmth and ambiance flow from two Kozy-Heat gas fireplaces, ensuring three sources of efficient winter comfort.
The second floor offers four bedrooms—each with its own sink—plus a smartly configured bath with recirculating hot water. The third floor, reimagined from attic to living space in 2021, now hosts two sound-insulated office suites with in-floor power, ethernet, Velux skylights, and closed-cell spray foam insulation.
Beyond the main house, the property boasts a new 2,000 sq ft climate-controlled garage with 13-foot ceilings, dual EV chargers, and expansive upstairs storage. Outbuildings include a rehabbed well house, a summer kitchen with panoramic eagle's-nest views (plus architectural plans for further expansion), and terraced grounds with an oversized 8-foot fire pit overlooking the river.
Whether launching kayaks from your private access, fishing steps from your porch, or floating downriver to Narrowsburg, this property delivers the quintessential Upper Delaware lifestyle. All major systems—from new driveway and drainage to a whole-house Generac generator—
Location
State PA
County Wayne
Zoning Residential
Rooms
Family Room Second
Basement Full, Stone Floor, Unfinished, Walk-Up Access
Dining Room First
Interior
Interior Features Eat-in Kitchen, Entrance Foyer, Finished Attic, High Ceilings, High Speed Internet, Kitchen Island, Primary Downstairs, Wet Bar
Heating Fireplace(s), Forced Air, See Remarks
Cooling Heat Pump
Flooring Wood
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type Dining Room, Family Room, Propane
Fireplace Yes
Laundry Laundry Room, Main Level
Exterior
Exterior Feature Fire Pit, Rain Gutters, Storage
Parking Features Driveway
Utilities Available Cable Connected, Electricity Connected, Natural Gas Not Available, Water Connected, Propane, Underground Utilities
Waterfront Description true
View Y/N Yes
View Hills, River, Trees/Woods
Roof Type Asphalt,Metal
Porch Side Porch
Total Parking Spaces 2
Garage No
Building
Lot Description Back Yard, Few Trees, Front Yard, Historic District, Landscaped, Not In Development, Sloped Up, Views
Foundation Stone
Sewer Cesspool
Water Private, Well
Architectural Style Colonial
Structure Type Wood Siding,See Remarks
Others
Tax ID 07-0-0207-0068
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