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Classic New England Home on 7.25 Acres in St. George, Maine Including a Waterfront Parcel on Harrington Cove
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Contact owners Hal and Susan Oakes for more information, 207-372-1015
Options to Purchase
Option 1. House on 4.0 acres with deeded waterfront access on Harrington Cove. Asking
$575,000.Now only $449,000.Option 2. Entire property, 7.25 acres with all buildings, including 1/4 acre waterfront on Harrington Cove, Asking
$749,000.Now $675,000.
Option 3. Buy the shop, boathouse and cabin on 3 acres, buildable lot, with deeded access to Harrington Cove. Asking: $225,000
Building and Property Description
House built in 1989, Interior finish and landscaping completed by 1998
2 1/2 stories with approx. 4800 sq. ft of living space
Insured Replacement Value of House $755,000.
Rooms 1st floor
- Front entrance foyer with yellow pine flooring, oval shaped window, mahogany door with sidelights, chandelier, main staircase to second floor living spaces
- Guest bedroom, with large windows, closet, carpeted floor, and adjacent full bath.
- Full bath and laundry room
- Hallways with yellow pine flooring with door and staircase to upper deck, back yard, garage converted to office space with side entrance
- Library with large windows and a view of the back yard with great easterly and westerly light, carpeted, chandelier, cabinets.
- Mechanical room with furnace and water system
- Storage closet under stairs, walk in closet opposite, office storage closet in hallway
Rooms 2nd floor (This is the main living space, with many large windows and views of the grounds)
- Large country kitchen with sliding door to deck, lots of light from the large windows throughout. There is also a new balcony on the south side of the kitchen with views of the back yard, forest and perennial plantings.
- Dining room with cathedral ceiling, stained glass window in beach glass, cut crystal chandelier, soffit lighting, yellow pine floors, 2 sets of triple windows facing east and west. Wonderful light all day.
- Large living room with granite fireplace, yellow pine floors, crystal chandelier, built in book cases, built in cabinets, 2 double windows and 1 triple window provide great light.
- 2 bedrooms on the east end with shared walk in closet and full bath adjacent. Yellow pine floors.
- Full bath with south facing window and good ventilation
- Hallways with yellow pine floors and good lighting
- Large deck, 24 x 24, with westerly orientation and great sunsets.
Rooms 3rd floor
- Large room with east facing windows and skylights to the north and south. The entire 3rd floor was initially planned to be a master suite with this room being used as an art studio or entertainment room. Room is carpeted. It is currently used as a double bedroom.
- Master bedroom has a large granite fireplace with raised hearth. Rumford style fireplace. Large round window and east and west facing skylights.
- Full bath with makeup vanity, medicine cabinets, sink and vanity, Plumbing installed and ready for a custom shower unit or large tub. Half round window and 2 skylights provide a bright sunny space.
Grounds and Landscaping
- Well landscaped yards and forest perimeters with many mature perennials and shrubs. Trees include spruce, pine, maple, cedar, oak, blue spruce, birch, elm, fraser fir, and scotch pine, all situated around the house.
- South facing back yard with privacy and room for a pool if desired.
- Privacy fence along property line built of white pine boards and pressure treated lumber for durability
- Pond along the driveway has water lilies and peepers. Great blue herons and wild ducks fly in.
- Driveway is a pleasant winding drive with crushed rock, lined with spruce trees.
- Storage building in back yard along property line is 14 x 20 in size, has ramp and large door
- Tree house is built to last for many decades. It is 10 x 10 in size and has been used as a guest bungalow in the trees on occasion besides the kids using it to sleep out. It has a stairway, balcony and opening windows and is wired with electricity. Lumber is pressure treated framing and ship lap pine siding
- Driveway is graded in crush rock, circular drive at house
- 100’ drilled well, 10 gals. per minute, excellent taste and quality
- Septic system is a bed type system for 4 bedrooms and built new in June 2006
- 1000 gal. septic tank located north of house
- Forest surrounding property
Building Construction Description
- Foundation of poured concrete on bedrock
- Garage is a 2 car attached garage which was converted to office space in 1996, the framing for the 8 x 9 garage door openings are still in place as is the finished concrete floor. This room can be left as a heated and finished space for home office or game room or restored to the original 24’ x 24’ 2 car garage
- Chimney has 4 flues, 2 separate fireplaces, 2 woodstove inlets on the same flue and a separate furnace flue
- Framing is 2 x 6 wall framing on exterior walls, 2 x 4 interior walls
- Steel diagonal strapping installed on all exterior walls
- Floor and roof framing is 2 x 10
- Sheathing is all 1 x 12 pine board sheathing, sub-floors, walls and roof, (no plywood used in house frame)
- Nailing is galvanized or stainless
- Roof rafters are secured with hurricane straps
- Ventilation in rafter bays to provide positive ventilation to large attic vents
- Insulation is high density fiberglass insulation, very well insulated throughout home, Floor insulated with 9” fiberglass
- Windows are true divided light windows, classic six over six double hung style
- Storm windows are white baked enamel painted aluminum units, chosen for their durability
- Skylights are Velux skylights, 4 opening units, 5 fixed units, all flashing kits custom built in copper
- Roof shingles are 35 year architectural roof shingles, in excellent condition
- Gutters on all roofs with drainage away from the house with underground drainage
- Copper flashing, drip, valleys, skylights, chimney, ridge and all windows and deck
- Clear pine clapboards, all belt sanded before painting, provides superior paint adhesion!
- Solid pine trim, hand nailed with galvanized nails
- New paint job this summer of 2007, entire exterior of house has been painted, it looks awesome!
- Electrical service, 100 amp electrical panel, 100 amp disconnect, underground service
- Wiring: all circuits are 12 guage wiring or larger
- Lighting, Antique lighting fixtures have been rewired and restored
- Underground utilities, no visible utility wires attached to house
- Sheetrock, 5/8” fire code sheetrock in the entire house, walls and ceilings (not the standard ½”)
- Custom kitchen and interior trim, all cabinet doors are birch hardwood for durability
- Granite counters in the kitchen
- Fireplace surround in living room is a rose colored salt and pepper granite from Stonington, Maine. It is a wonderfully warm looking polished stone. This is a custom built Rumford fireplace that is designed to provide a large view of the fire and to be a real heat producing fireplace.
- Fireplace in master bedroom is granite field stone with dark mortar joints. This is also a Rumford fireplace and produces lots of heat.
- Grade A yellow pine flooring, hand selected and grain matched, has a wonderful aged patina now
- The main deck is 24’ x 24’ in size and is built of pressure treated lumber for long term durability. Classic spindle handrails built extra strong, galvanized and stainless fastened. This deck was designed to allow a mature maple tree with 3 trunks to continue growing through the deck. This tree produces wonderful shade in the summer and spectacular red foliage in the fall. Lots of westerly light in the winter.
- The front entrance is custom built of mahogany. The front door is 3-6 x 7-0 providing a grand entrance with sidelights and great access for oversized furniture.
- Brick sidewalk and steps provide a classic New England feel as you approach the front door.
- A Portico with 2 columns and a gable roof provide a striking entrance and good protection
- Heating system is a 220,000 BTU hot water boiler with base board heat. The house is very efficient to heat. There are 2 – 280 gal. steel fuel tanks which allows for a generous reserve.
- House exterior was painted in 2007
Marshall Point Surf in Town of St. George, Maine
Links to the Town of St. George, Maine and Surrounding Area
Township of St. George, Maine, Official Web Site
Monhegan Boat Line Lots of good links to the area here
Southern Island Lighthouse and Jamie Wyeth Prints
Tenants Harbor Maine and Links to the Area
Rockland, Maine and Things to Do - Plus 88 Photos of the Area
The Farnsworth Art Museum and the Wyeth Collections
The Samoset Resort on Beautiful Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay Owls Head Transportation Museum The Maine Windjammer Fleet Knox County Official Site
