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Key Details
Sold Price $750,000
Property Type Residential
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Sold
Square Footage 5,100 sqft
MLS Listing ID 1476937
Sold Date 11/05/21
Style Other Style
Bedrooms 7
Full Baths 4
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N No
Abv Grd Liv Area 5,100
Originating Board Maine Listings
Year Built 1924
Annual Tax Amount $5,729
Tax Year 2020
Lot Size 2.000 Acres
Acres 2.0
Property Description
Spanish Colonial Revival cottage built in 1924. Once called the ''Pink Palace'' now painted white.Built for banking heiress E.K. Branch, designed by Richmond architect William Lawrence Bottomley. The dramatic two story entryway has a cork checkerboard floor, and opens to a formal dining room on one side, and a massive high-ceiling living room on the other. Past the living room is a library with an intricately painted ceiling. All three rooms have fireplaces. On the opposite wing of the house is the eat-in kitchen with a hearth and wood stove, the kitchen adjoins a sunny breakfast room, and pantry. On the second floor there are 6 bedrooms, including a master suite, and 4 bathrooms. Third floor with a tower room.. Included with the sale is 71 Battle Avenue, a one bedroom, two story cottage that is currently used as a rental property. There is a two-car garage and a 16KW generator. The main and guest houses have both been lived in year-round for the past 16 years. The three structures sit on a two acre lot, and have views of Penobscot Bay. The two dwellings can accommodate extended families, and have great rental potential. . Cottage leased until 10/31/21.
Location
State ME
County Hancock
Zoning Village 2
Direction Drive into Castine past the golf course. Dive past MMA about a mile. The house is on the left. If you get to the lighthouse you have gone too far.
Body of Water Penobscot
Rooms
Basement Partial, Exterior Entry, Bulkhead, Interior Entry
Primary Bedroom Level Second
Master Bedroom Second
Bedroom 2 Second
Bedroom 3 Second
Bedroom 4 Second
Bedroom 5 Second
Living Room First
Dining Room First
Kitchen First
Interior
Heating Radiant, Hot Water
Cooling None
Fireplaces Number 5
Fireplace Yes
Appliance Microwave
Exterior
Garage 5 - 10 Spaces, Gravel, Detached
Garage Spaces 2.0
Waterfront No
Waterfront Description Bay
View Y/N Yes
View Scenic
Roof Type Membrane,Tile
Street Surface Paved
Parking Type 5 - 10 Spaces, Gravel, Detached
Garage Yes
Building
Lot Description Corner Lot, Open Lot, Rolling Slope, Near Town
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Architectural Style Other Style
Structure Type Stucco,Masonry
Others
Restrictions Unknown
Energy Description Oil
Financing Conventional
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Paul Rondeau
Broker Associate | License ID: BA923327
Broker Associate License ID: BA923327