648 High St S, Bath, ME 04530

Built by ship Captain Seth Woodard in 1853, this stately, historic, Italianate home awaits your vision and revitalization. Rare floor-to-ceiling windows, original molding and trim, and distinctive period details abound throughout. Grand entryway with curved staircase, double parlors with hardwood floors and a matched pair of rare Edison gas/electric chandeliers, plus a formal dining room with French crystal chandelier. A back staircase allows second floor access from the kitchen to all four bedrooms. Kitchen has sunny breakfast nook with skylight, walk-in pantry, Viking four-burner range with convection oven, Miele dishwasher and custom cherry cabinets with colonial brass knobs. A large 25x25-foot storage room off the kitchen sits atop a huge 25x25-foot barn with a 10-foot ceiling that can be converted into a family great room, artist studio, workshop, office space or garage. The attic has 8 foot ceiling for potential new living space and the stand-up cellar with concrete floor is dry. Sunny, south-facing porch enters into the kitchen. With only two owners in the last 85 years, this historic home has solid bones, incredible detail and great potential. Walls are 100% insulated, house completely re-wired in 2012, architectural 50-year shingles installed on main house around 2004 and barn stripped and shingled in 2021. With south-facing windows, the house is incredibly sunny, with impressive passive solar heating.