Overview
Tranquil Retreat Center on 117 Acres
The Mt. Asbury Retreat Center is a 117-acre special purpose property located at the base of the South Mountain in Newville, Pennsylvania. The property features a 10,000-square-foot modern conference and retreat center built in 2009, which includes 14 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, a social hall with vaulted ceilings and natural light, a commercial kitchen, a chapel, a conference room with a fireplace, and a recreational room. Additionally, there is a vintage mountain stone lodge with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, featuring vaulted ceilings, wooden beams, a loft, a stone fireplace, and a front porch swing. A newer vinyl-sided Cape Cod dwelling includes 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a finished basement, and a 2-car garage. There is also a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom carriage house. Additional amenities and outbuildings include a 28 x 70 maintenance building, a pavilion, a gazebo, a fire pit, a koi pond, three wooded walking trails, and a backup generator. The property has road frontage along Centerville Road with four entrances and a private mountain road around the perimeter. The property is located 30 miles south of Harrisburg, 12 miles from Carlisle, and 3.5 miles from Interstate 81. It is also near Pine Grove State Park, Michaux State Forest, and the Appalachian Trail. Potential uses for the property include a corporate retreat, conference center, summer camp, religious facility, private lodge or club, or retirement care center.
