| Own part of what New England is famous for - history! Included
in the National Register of Historic Places, the 1750 restored antique
colonial horse farm once belonged to John Hancock, but there is much more
fascinating history associated with this single family home, i.e.,
several doctors owned it and it was once a tavern. With its stone
foundation and cut granite cap stones, 6 over 6 windows and clapboard siding,
the home's New England architecture is intrinsically charming. On
the first floor you will find grand sized living and dining rooms, an office
and a huge country kitchen awaiting your creative design ideas. The
second floor features four bedrooms and a sitting room. Antique wide
pine or maple floors run throughout the home and six fireplaces with raised
panel mantels add to the home's ambience. The fireplace in the living room
(keeping room) is replete with beehive oven and crane. The front hall contains
a steep triple run staircase with two intermediate landings. Interior walls
are comprised of split boards nailed to beams, covered in split lathe and
horse hair plaster. These are but a few of the period details the
home contains. The current owner has researched and published the
home's history and the new owner will receive a copy.
Set on 10+/- acres, the property includes a multi-level "bank barn"
with a tack room, work shop, 8 stalls, easy indoor access to the barn from
the home's mud room, plus a gabled extension that provides parking for
one car. A unique feature of the home is the additional barn access through
a door at the end of the second story's farmer's porch. Equestrians
will love the huge pasture with a pond, the fencing, stone walls and paddocks,
some of which are double fenced for stallion containment. |
