Sited on a graceful professionally-landscaped acre, this home has been lovingly updated for today's living keeping the beauty and charm intact. The gourmet kitchen boasts tons of storage, custom Bespoke solid cherry cabinets, soapstone counters, and surprises incl a washer & dryer. Formal DR, dual parlors, office w/built-ins, a solarium, 1/2 bath, and dual staircases complete the 1st floor. Upstairs boasts 5 bedrooms plus 3 full bathrooms with radiant heat floors, 2 claw foot tubs, 2 steam showers. A deck overlooks a stone patio and flowering trees, 2-story chicken coop, organic garden, fruit trees, & a shed. Post-and-beam garage has a cement floor for parking and plenty of space upstairs for entertainment or storage. See Addendum Remarks.
The stunning historic Seeley Farmhouse is overflowing with character and original details and has been completely updated since 1989. This is only the 2nd time this house has been on the market since 1879! Double entrance doors lead to a majestic curved staircase with the original mahogany banister. Twin front parlors grace either side of the main entrance. One parlor has direct access outside, making it an ideal place for an at-home office. Both parlors include decorative fireplaces. The formal dining room has William Morris wallpaper, two spacious storage closets, and French doors to one of the parlors. The office has cherry shelves and paneling, cotton damask wall covering, a window seat with storage, and a gas Vermont Castings stove. The solarium -- a Machin Conservatory -- boasts radiant heat floors, automatic ridge fan, 220 outlets for grow lights, and French doors to the deck. The master suite was added on in 1995 and painted and refinished in 2014 and includes a Vermont Casting gas stove with remote, separate heating zone (with ducting for a/c), two walk-in closets, and an amazing master bathroom with William Morris tile inset, Harrington brass faucets, cathedral ceiling, a steam shower, and bidet. In addition to the washer and dryer in the kitchen, there is a laundry room in the finished section of the basement. The entire house has replacement Marvin windows, new siding (1993), rebuilt front porches (2013), original wood floors with oak replacements in two rooms, new plumbing (1989), all new electrical (1989), new water heater (2008), new furnace, central vacuum, whole house water filtration system (double filters), restored antique fixtures and quality reproduction fixtures throughout, automatic generator, new alarm system (2010), blown-in insulation, oversized septic system (1992), repointed basement with laundry section stuccoed and tiled in 2008, new reproduction wood storm doors, full walk-up attic with original smokehouse, original fireplace mantles, all on a corner lot on a quiet, family-friendly cul-de-sac street near the reservoir in desirable Tashua where the pool, tennis courts, and outstanding schools are only a bike ride away. AHS Home Warranty is being provided by the sellers. All you have to do is move in and enjoy!
Single-familyProperty Type
1866Year Built
1 acresLot Size
$235Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Joanne Kenny• William Raveis Real Estate
Bought with Bobbi Loughran• William Raveis Real Estate
Source:Smart MLS #99061577
Redfin Estimate
$1,212,434
$523K since sold in July 2014$19K since July
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This home's estimate is 14.9% higher than the average sale price ($1.06M) of 6 comparable homes.