This incredible property is sure to delight outdoor enthusiasts with 146 acres of meadows, harvestable timber, a 12-site campground, granite outcroppings and a modern 3-bedroom farmhouse overlooking your own private spring-fed pond. The home is set far back from the road and approached by a long driveway, ensuring ultimate privacy. A large covered front porch is an ideal place to read or relax while enjoying the stunning views. Inside, you will find a living room with an electric fireplace, a dining room with access to a large back deck overlooking the pond, fields and woods beyond. The well laid-out kitchen has a separate breakfast nook with a woodstove. The main level also includes a laundry room, a full bathroom and a den/office that could be utilized as a first-floor bedroom. Upstairs you will find the primary bedroom with high ceilings and skylights, a guest bedroom, full bathroom and a bonus room with cathedral ceiling. The unfinished third floor offers expansion potential. The attached, heated 3-bay garage offers ample storage. Above the garage is a large unfinished space that offers many possibilities and could be finished off as a large primary bedroom suite, game room or fitness center. Newer furnace and two heat pumps. Outbuildings include a charming greenhouse and chicken coop as well as a storage shed. The land itself is spectacular with stone walls, fields and hardwood forest. Although privately sited, the property is convenient to Blue Hill, Ellsworth, Bucksport, Acadia National Park and ocean beaches in nearby Castine.
Single-familyProperty Type
1996Year Built
146 acresLot Size
$441Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
3 garage spacesParking
Listed by James {Jamie} O'Keefe• LandVest, Inc.
Bought with Steven Shelton• Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate/The Masiello Group
This exceptional property offers many options! 146 acres of rolling land, rich with harvestable timber, granite deposit, open meadows, farm pond, wood roads throughout for easy access and even a private 12 site campground. Much of the land is elevated, presenting opportunities for beautiful views. A custom built 3-bedroom home is situated nicely off the road offering privacy and a pretty landscape with stone walls, and optimal garden areas. The winding drive leads directly to a 3-bay heated garage that is oversized with 12' ceilings for equipment and workshop. Enter the house directly from the garage or by way of the pretty farm porch and you will find a light filled, easy to maintain home that boasts a spacious living & dining area, a first-floor bedroom option that opens onto a wonderful deck, first floor laundry, office, and an eat in kitchen complete with an antique cook stove. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a family room with sky lights and cathedral ceiling – a great get-away space. An option for expansion awaits in the huge unfinished space above the garage with soaring ceilings and lots of light. You can wait to welcome guests on the comfortable front porch, or just sit and feel the breeze at the end of the day. Enjoy meals on the expansive back deck overlooking the pond and grounds – be sure to watch for wildlife for this is truly an outdoorsman's paradise, and a gardener's retreat, and a developer's dream, all ready and waiting.
MREIS #1539513
Aug 10, 2022
Listed
$825,000
$413/sq ft
MREIS #1472359
Aug 27, 2021
Price Changed
$699,900
$350/sq ft
Oct 9, 2020
Listed
$749,900
$375/sq ft
MREIS #843795
Apr 30, 2007
Listed
$795,000
$398/sq ft
MREIS #746614
May 17, 2005
Listed
$595,000
$298/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2024
$3,815 (+3.4%)
$58,480 + $254,750
$313,230
2023
$3,690 (+19.1%)
$58,510 + $254,750
$313,260
2022
$3,098 (−14.1%)
$59,080 + $257,710
$316,790
2021
$3,606 (−0.5%)
$37,530 + $198,140
$235,670
2020
$3,625 (−1.7%)
$38,770 + $198,140
$236,910
2019
$3,688 (+4.8%)
$39,820 + $198,140
$237,960
2018
$3,520 (+5.2%)
$41,500 + $198,140
$239,640
2017
$3,346 (+2.2%)
$41,750 + $198,140
$239,890
2016
$3,275 (+1.5%)
$40,880 + $198,140
$239,020
2015
$3,226 (−3.5%)
$37,350 + $198,140
$235,490
2014
$3,343
$37,300 + $198,140
$235,440
Tax history for 81 Gilpin Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2024
$3,815 (+3.4%)
$58,480 + $254,750
$313,230
2023
$3,690 (+19.1%)
$58,510 + $254,750
$313,260
2022
$3,098 (−14.1%)
$59,080 + $257,710
$316,790
2021
$3,606 (−0.5%)
$37,530 + $198,140
$235,670
2020
$3,625 (−1.7%)
$38,770 + $198,140
$236,910
2019
$3,688 (+4.8%)
$39,820 + $198,140
$237,960
2018
$3,520 (+5.2%)
$41,500 + $198,140
$239,640
2017
$3,346 (+2.2%)
$41,750 + $198,140
$239,890
2016
$3,275 (+1.5%)
$40,880 + $198,140
$239,020
2015
$3,226 (−3.5%)
$37,350 + $198,140
$235,490
2014
$3,343
$37,300 + $198,140
$235,440
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.