170 Brixham Rd, Eliot, ME 03903

A first period colonial Maine farmhouse with 6 very private and beautifully landscaped acres but just minutes to NH and Maine beaches and Portsmouth, NH's Market Square, an hour to Boston and only 45 minutes to Portland. This house is totally updated but retains historic features such as heart-pine floors, gunstock beams, 4 original working Rumford fireplaces, plaster walls, original casings and trim and the original hand-made doors and latches. Updates include all Pella Architectural Series 6 over 6 insulated double-hung windows, new custom milled exterior French doors, new central heating, new plumbing and bathrooms, fairly new 60 year architectural roof shingles, fresh paint in and out, whole house water softener and filtration, 200 amp electric service with whole house generator transfer switch and whole house surge protector, freshly refinished or new wood floors and recently sprayed foam or celluslose insulation in all exterior walls, the basement and attic . A two-story timber framed barn was constructed in 2022 with power and year round water. There is a separate 1 bedroom rental over the attached garage, a two-story poolhouse, an inground gunite pool, a spring fed & stocked pond and a fenced in raised-bed vegetable garden with a garden shed. A large scale $50,000 re-scaping was done in 2019 that consisted of a new semi-circular driveway, paver hardscaping and new plantings. Both chimneys were repointed and topped with brick "bishop's caps" 2 years ago. The custom chef's kitchen includes a commercial 6 burner, double oven/ griddle/ broiler range, quartz and wood countertops and separate pantry. Two of the 4 bedrooms have working fireplaces, one guest bedroom measures 18 x 24. The dining room has French doors to a pergola covered brick patio; the living room has an original working fireplaces. There is a TV room with French doors out to a new deck, a downstairs bathroom with a custom concrete shower and heated floors. And a second large living/ music / art room with its exposed timbers and barn board. The second floor spa-like bathroom includes a separate soaking tub looking out a bank of windows at the fields and old apple trees. The second floor also includes the laundry room and a custom linen closet. There are 3 staircases leading to the 2nd floor including the beautiful original 18th century one.