Historic New England charm and modern amenities in downtown Unity. This 1845 rural farmhouse offers a stunning rural Maine location with the convenience of a walkable downtown community. Exceptionally remodeled, this home includes complete utility upgrades, new kitchen and appliances, refinished hardwood floors, beautiful new bathrooms and a unique full bar for entertaining with an 8 tap draft beer system and bar crafted from local wood. Downstairs includes a cozy family den as well as a formal parlor, two pellet stoves for winter nights and a lovely eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops. A downstairs laundry and entry room/mudroom are convenient to the living space. All three bedrooms are upstairs, with a lovely ensuite bedroom with heat pump, as well as a jack-and-jill bathroom connecting two spacious bedrooms. Efficiencies include propane furnace, spray foam insulation, LED lighting, new windows, new roof, new exterior doors, and a heat recovery ventilator. This home has both a screened in porch and a deck off the attached barn; perfect for entertaining. The barn interior is ideal for storage or a wood shop/utility shop. The location is walkable to banks, post office, restaurants, a performing arts center, grocery and hardware stores as well as community walking trails, public parks and the local sports complex. Other recreational amenities nearby include public boat access on Unity Pond, the coast, ATV/snowmobiling trails and Acadia National Park. It is an easy commute to Belfast, Waterville and Bangor for events, work or shopping. This beautiful home has much to offer: all the amenities of modern life in a rural New England town.
Listing Courtesy of MAINE LISTINGS - IDX / Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate/The Masiello Group / Megan Schneider
$374,000
Orono Area Single Family Home
Active Under Contract
20 Crosby Street Orono, ME 04473
3 Bed
2 Baths
1600 sqft
MLS# 1608329
Welcome home to an updated homestead in the heart of Webster Park in Orono. This circa 1850 home offers a new kitchen, two new full baths as well as the charm of antique hardwood floors, front door, staircase, an antique glass decorative window and a clawfoot tub. A solid alder door welcomes you into a fully updated kitchen with leathered granite countertops, a granite apron farm sink and soft-close maple cabinetry, complete with a wired appliance cabinet and secret stairs tucked in the pantry.
A Jotul woodstove on a soapstone base and built-in bookshelves adds cozy charm to the living space off the dining room. There is a full downstairs bathroom with a clawfoot tub and a full upstairs bathroom with slate floors and walk-in shower. Upstairs are three nicely sized bedrooms with a small foyer that leads to a charming bonus room that could serve as a nursery, studio or office. A laundry room on the first floor offers convenience and live-edge shelving for storage.
The front porch is a bright open room with wavy glass windows and an antique door with functioning ringer where seasonal use can expand the living space. Seasonal connection to the landscape can be found in the kitchen where the windows overlook a double lot, fire pit for entertaining, a raised garden bed and fruit trees.
A custom detached four-car garage and shop space boasts separate electrical service with plenty of panel room for tools or electric cars. Cedar sliding barn doors on both sides provide aesthetic access for vehicles and equipment.
This home is conveniently located in the Webster Park neighborhood of Orono, half a block from the University of Maine convenient to parks, trails, the river and downtown Orono.
Listing Courtesy of MAINE LISTINGS - IDX / Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate/The Masiello Group / Megan Schneider
$249,900
Orono Area Single Family Home
Active
162 Park Street Orono, ME 04473
3 Bed
1 Baths
984 sqft
MLS# 1604546
Conveniently located 3BR/1BA bungalow with detached two car garage and many interior updates in desirable Orono. Within walking distance to UMaine, this home is an opportunity for an investor or first-time home buyer. The interior open living space is lovely with a cathedral ceiling and skylight. The kitchen has all new appliances and an eat-in bar. The wrap-around deck opens onto a backyard view of greenspace that feels like an extension of the living space in the warm seasons. With a metal roof, new vinyl flooring throughout, updated bath and 3 bedrooms, this is a great opportunity to own property near UMaine, the local trail network, a local grocery and several local eateries.
Listing Courtesy of MAINE LISTINGS - IDX / Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate/The Masiello Group / Megan Schneider