1219 W Hill Drive, Gates Mills, OH 44040

As you travel along the wooded drive, you'll begin to suspect this isn't going to be an ordinary house. Then, across 6 acres, a white 1920s Colonial comes into view, overlooking the Chagrin River Valley. And that's only the beginning. Imagine finding century-old craftsmanship and discovering someone's already done the hard part. And not JUST the pretty stuff. Throughout 2022–23, the owners opened nearly every wall, retired the remaining knob-and-tube wiring, insulated and re-drywalled, relocated the kitchen and rebuilt every bath. The architecture and character? Carefully kept. Refinished original hardwoods run through the center hall to a family room where Amish-crafted, hand-hewn beams span a brick fireplace with its original mantel. The pine-paneled library has a fire of its own; the glass-wrapped garden room, with clay tile underfoot, makes a compelling case for doing nothing on a Sunday afternoon. In the kitchen, custom cabinetry, quartz, exposed brick and new appliances meet a...