12428 Walnut Hill Dr

Hanover County VA 23146

8044 sq. ft.

40 ac.

Single-Family

Last sold for $4,500,000

Meg Grymes, last sold this property on 19 May 2026 after 31 days on market.

Overview

Certain estates exist in a category entirely their own — where heritage, craftsmanship, and landscape converge so completely that the result feels inevitable rather than assembled. Walnut Hill Farm is such a place. The hand-crafted brick Georgian manor rises from forty acres of rolling Hanover County countryside with the unhurried confidence of something built to last centuries. It does not ask for your attention. It commands it. The Greek Revival-influenced manor — completed in 1954 by celebrated Richmond philanthropists Harwood and Louise Cochrane and comprehensively renovated by the current owners — delivers more than 6,500 square feet of living space with irreplaceable architectural character. The home is grand in its formal rooms and gracious in its informal ones, with bedrooms of impressive proportion each offering its own en suite bath. Heart pine floors, ten-foot ceilings, and an extraordinary collection of reclaimed woodwork, mantels, reeded pilasters, fanlights, and carved millwork from the storied Long Branch Estate (c. 1816) create an interior with a patina that is impossible to duplicate today. Centuries-old towering oaks, extensive mature landscaping, formal walled and topiary gardens, a one-acre pond, and 700 feet of South Anna River frontage set a scene of timeless Virginia grandeur. The estate’s offerings are equally compelling: a brand new showstopping chef’s-grade kitchen and breakfast room, a primary suite wing of exceptional breadth and scale, a top-of-the-line equestrian barn and fenced pastures (completed in 2023), a guest cottage ideal for multigenerational living, a conditioned art studio, an idyllic saltwater pool, and a stunning outdoor living pavilion with a pergola, kitchen, and cobblestone fireplace — to name but a few. Approximately fifteen minutes to Short Pump and twenty minutes to western Richmond, Walnut Hill Farm offers the rarest of combinations: genuine country grandeur with effortless suburban access.

Features

5 bedrooms

8 bathrooms

2 carspaces

2 garage spaces

8044 sq. ft. floor area

40 ac. lot size

Single-Family

Estimated Value

Based on this property and similar 5 bedroom single-family properties sold in Hanover County over the last 12 months, the estimated median property value of 12428 Walnut Hill Dr is $1.13m.

Median value

$1.13m

Estimated value range

$720k - $4.5m

Median days on market

Estimated value trend

35%

increase over the last 12 months

Average days on market is based on recent, comparable sales in Hanover County. It is only an indication of the time a property is actively listed and should not be relied upon as an accurate representation of how soon a property will be sold.

Property history for 12428 Walnut Hill Dr

2026

Sold

$4,500,000

19 May 2026 by Meg Grymes, of The Steele Group

2022

Sold

$2,542,875

14 Oct 2022 by Jeff Donahue, of Long & Foster REALTORS

2016

Sold

$1,492,000

03 Nov 2016 by Pam Diemer, of Long & Foster REALTORS

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