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Home that was for Sale in southern Maine |
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As seen in:
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old expanded cape with 31.9 acres of fields and woods. It also includes a 3 car garage
and large hay barn.
The white vinyl sided house is located in Acton, Maine which is 12 minutes north of Sanford,
Maine and its hospital. The New Hampshire border is less than 3 minutes
away. The driveway is 2/10 of a mile in length. Very private and quiet. There are beautiful views of the White Mountains which includes Mt. Washington, Mt. Chocorua, Mt. Passaconaway, the Sandwich Range and the Ossipee Mountains. There are 2 large fields that go with the house. The upper field is 20+ acres and the lower field is about 5 acres. There are approximately 14 acres of woods that consist of pine and maple. There is 500' of frontage on Garvin Road. The power and phone lines are run through the woods and not along the driveway. All new poles have been installed in the last 6 years. A 200 amp service with meter is located on the barn. The service has a 200 amp manual transfer switch which is used to power the house on a generator, if needed. The barn and house panels have lightning & surge suppressors installed. There are two phone lines into the house with provisions for up to 4 lines. All services (power and telephone ) from the barn to house are located underground in PVC pipe. The house has a large center chimney and 5 fire places. It has vinyl siding with insulation underneath. The walls are filled with blown-in insulation. The roof was re-shingled in 2000. The house has 2 full bathrooms. The upper bathroom has been completely modernized. The lower bath has the original "ball and claw" bath tub and fixtures. The 8 room cape also has a large " summer bedroom " and a freezer room that are both used for storage. Water is supplied by the original 200 year old "hand dug" well. It has not gone dry in the last 30 years. The well is covered by a new cement cover with scuttle hole for easy access. The water pump, pressure tank and all water pipes were replaced about 5 years ago. A whole house water filter is installed. All water supply pipes were upgraded to 3/4" copper with 1/2" branch pipes to fixtures. A new 1000 gallon septic tank and leach bed were installed 6 years ago. The house is heated with an oil-fired, forced hot water heating system. A new "Pensotti" High Efficiency Boiler was installed 3 years ago. Hot water is supplied by a new, boiler heated 40 gallon Super-Stor hot water system. There are 2-275 gallon oil tanks located in the cellar. The tanks only need to be filled once per year! There is a built in security system on the home, barn and 3 car garage and fire alarm system on the house and barn. Lightning rods are installed on the house and barn. A 60 foot TRI-X tower was located 120' from house. Two 3/4 inch PVC pipes ran underground from tower to cellar. It could have been used for a wind generator, TV antenna or ham radio. Some house History. It was
bought 33+ years ago from the Sullivan family. The Sullivan's lived in the
Boston area and were associated with the Boston Bruins Organization. It
has been rumored that "summer camp" for the Bruins was held here
for many years. |
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View from the top field looking towards the north and the White Mountains. Mid fall. |
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This is a view of the upper field from a nearby
orchard. |
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The Farm in the Fall. View to the north.
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This is a picture of the house taken on 7-16-02. ( My electronic camera put the beautiful (?) moray pattern on the siding. ) |
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This is the house and barn in early January 2002. |
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Click here for a short video clip shot from the top of the hill looking north.
