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1845 N Route 9, Swainton - UNDER CONTRACT

For Sale: $899,000

MLS: 241385
Beds: 2
Baths: 1
    
Type: Single Family
Lot: 10+ Acres      
DOM: 172 Days

The "Thomas Leaming House". Built in 1706 and the last existing whalers house in New Jersey. This is a property unlike any other in Cape May County. A unique opportunity for business development. Possibilities include agritourism, lodging, restaurant, retail space, etc. Located with frontage on Route 9 near several business projects including a new Craft Brewery and a proposed large resort, but surrounded by a buffer of county owned land, offering easy access while ensuring natural preserved beauty and tranquility. Previously operated as Leaming's Run Gardens (botanic garden) and Screaming's Run haunted seasonal attraction. Also, the home of a small-scale CSA farm, Thimblefall Farm. Property includes a stream, old growth forest, ferns and the historic Thomas Leaming House and barn.

AMENITIES

  • Range   
  • Refrigerator   
  • Washer   
  • Dryer   
  • Dishwasher   
  • Stove Natural Gas   
  • Patio   
  • Screened Porch   
  • Storage Building   
  • Barn/Stables/Kennels   
  • Living Room   
  • Dining Room   
  • Kitchen   
  • Eat-In-Kitchen   
  • Laundry/Utility Room   
  • Workshop   
  • Storage Attic   
  • Heating:Gas Natural   
  • Heating:Baseboard   
  • Heating:Hot Water   
  • Heater:Gas- Natural  
  • Wood Flooring  
  • Cooling:Other Air Conditioning  
  • Septic  
  • Two Story  
  • Colonial  

PROPERTY LOCATION / MAP
Last Database Update://04/15/2026 03:30:15

Let Hugh Merkle be your buyer agent for this listing. Listing is provided by CENTURY 21 ALLIANCE wc. The data relating to real estate for sale on this web page appears in part through the Cape May County MLS program, a voluntary cooperative exchange of property listing data between licensed real estate brokerage firms in which we participate, and is provided by Cape May County MLS through a licensing agreement. Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. All properties are subject to change, withdrawal, or prior sale.
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1845 N Route 9, Swainton
For Sale: $899,000 /MLS: 241385
Bed:2 | Bath:1 LOT:15.45 acre | DOM:172
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