On the Market: Restored Colonial Compound Gets No Love from Buyers

Tuesday, August 13, 2013, by Rob Bear

In what is probably a sign that modern, iPhone-toting, jet plane-riding, McMansion-buying Americans don't really want to live in the land of our colonial forebears, this immaculate pre-Revolutionary compound in Gilmanton, N.H. has as yet failed to sell, after more than two years on the market. The collection of buildings were moved to this 12.4-acre site and reassembled, a process that was completed in 2010 and includes a main house that dates to 1665, plus "carriage house, a magnificent barn, water tower, corn crib, and a late 1700's one room school house." This private village was listed for $1.85M when it first hit the market, but has just seen its price chopped down to $1.75M. The colonial charm is certainly present, but so too are the colonial inconveniences, particularly the oppressively low ceilings throughout.

· Masterpiece restoration [Sotheby's International Realty]

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House of the Day: Towers and Towering Ceilings For This Lopsided Compound

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Location: South Dartmouth, Mass.
Price: $10,000,000
The Skinny: Set on 97 acres, and adjacent to 600 acres of conservation land, this shingle-style construction affects an air of genteel isolation. Completed in 2004, the estate is really two grand houses in one. The three-bedroom main house enjoys voluminous entertaining spaces, with 21-foot ceilings, a lofted billiards room, and sweeping views of Buzzard Bay from a tower turret. The guest house features an additional six bedrooms, an indoor pool, a sauna, an exercise room, and a fully equipped kitchen. Hard to believe the guests might have it better than the owner, considering the next one will have to fork over $10M for the pleasure, but those views might just be enough to compensate.
· 740 Horseneck Road [Landvest]

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