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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

From Curbed Marketplace: A Private Island With a Dose of Revolutionary War Backstory

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, December 20, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

Here now, From Curbed Marketplace, highlighting an intriguing real estate listing from the many thousands of properties found in the Curbed Marketplace. Browsing the Marketplace and spot a property worthy of being featured? Send it to the tipline.

During the Revolutionary War, a small island in Maine's Penobscot Bay was used as a British point of defense until it was captured in 1779 by a group of Continental Marines led by none other than Paul Revere. Today that privately owned land mass is known as Nautilus Island, and while it appears more peaceful than power-mongering, the grandeur of its past life persists. For sale: the whole 37-acre estate, replete with a six-bedroom main house (built in 1882 and since updated), a two-bedroom farmhouse, a guest house, a vineyard, a boathouse (retrofitted with a sweet-looking bar), a 300-foot dock, not to mention a 23-foot boat. About those interiors, they're just about as upper New England-charming as it gets, with an original wood staircase, a stone fireplace, exposed brick, and views of the water. Outside, there's a pool, a tennis court, gardens, and more—all with lighted paths leading the way. Good news for lubbers of land and sea: the place has just been PriceChopped to $7.995M, down from its initial $10.6M ask.

· Nautilus Island, Brookville, Maine [Zillow]
· Maine's Nautilus Island Re-Listed for $7.995M [Realtor.com]


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