Amazing 18th century home for sale combines history with modern living

Before Mullica Hill was Mullica Hill, it was split into two different towns.

The area on the south bank of Raccoon Creek was called Spicerville, after Jacob Spicer, a prominent land owner and one of the area’s earliest settlers. And the north bank was known as Mullica Hill.

Eventually both sides of the creek became known as Mullica Hill, after another early settler, John Mullica.

Although the town no longer bears his name, Spicer’s home remains. The historic, two-story colonial with four bedrooms, one full- and one half-bathroom is listed for sale for $675,000.

“It has the feel of a home in Haddonfield but the price tag of Mullica Hill,” said Laurence Peterson of OMNI Real Estate Professionals.

Haddonfield is a tony suburb of Philadelphia, located in Camden County about 20 miles north of Mullica Hill, known for its historic homes that have a median sales price of $742,500.

The median sales price of a home in Harrison Township, which includes Mullica Hill, is $652,500, according to the most recent data available from New Jersey Realtors.

The Spicer House was initially put on the market in July 2024 for $925,000. It has undergone five price drops and the current $675,000 price tag includes the furniture, “because it goes so well with the home,” Peterson said.

“It just has the feel of being in a museum, taking you back to the early 1800s,” he said.

The home is located within Mullica Hill’s 68-acre historic district. It was built in 1787 but was damaged in a fire and remodeled in the early 1800s, Peterson said.

It has original knotty pine floors throughout most of the house, two staircases to get to the second floor and several fireplaces.

Three of the four bedrooms are on the second level and one is on the third floor.

It has an over-sized, two-car garage with a car lift, an in-ground pool, a gazebo and two shed-like structures on the 0.8-acre lot.

It’s also located in a neighborhood of residential and commercial businesses, within walking distance to restaurants and shops.

The home has gotten a good amount of interest, Peterson said, adding that it’s hard for him to imagine who the buyer will be.

“If you had asked me before this weekend, I would’ve said an older, retired couple, whose kids are grown and now they want a showplace to have their friends come over and wow them by the history of the home,” he said. “But I had a couple that’s super, super interested who are just starting their family. That blew my mind that a young couple would want something dating back to the early 1800s.”

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Allison Pries may be reached at apries@njadvancemedia.com.