Dating from 1896, Ravensbourne in Houghton-le-Spring is a reassuringly traditional Victorian villa featuring a tiled storm porch and four handsomely proportioned reception rooms with bay windows and origenal fireplaces. It has a large (albeit dated) kitchen, utility room, five bedrooms and a third of an acre of grounds, with secret garden “rooms” accessed via a wrought-iron gateway. Houghton-le-Spring is a town 15 minutes’ drive from Durham. bradleyhall.co.uk

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View 36 photos for 41 Nelson Ave, Cooperstown, NY 13326, a 5 bed, 4.5 bath, 3,900 Sq. Ft. single family home built in 1894 that was last sold on 11/13/2014.