About the property: The last transaction on this property was rendered in shillings and shells according to the Fitchburg Historical Society's records! This fourth-generation, 55 -acre family farm in Central Massachusetts is located only 50 miles west of Boston and just 59 miles to Logan International Airport. County life and scenery at its best: Open pastures with stone-walled borders, private wooded trails for walking, riding, biking and X-country skiing, a frog pond, and a hill for sledding. Short commuting distance to academic institutions Cushing Academy, Fitchburg State University, Applewild School, and St. Bernard High School. Breathe in the clean air beneath the vast blue skies. The farm's panoramic southern view is an uninterrupted purple silhouette of Mount Wachusette Ski Area. At the day's end the rustle of leaves and chirping crickets lullaby all to sleep. The absence of light pollution begets Buck Hill's country-inspired habitants to literally count their lucky stars. Homestead is composed of (4) structures: 300-year old Colonial, 33W x 40L 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 6 fireplaces, wide-pine flooring throughout, exposed wide-beam ceilings. historic beehive brick oven, with a unique style double stairwell design in the center of the home. Classic Grambrel big red barn: 37W x 48L, 2-stories white Grambrel milk room: 18W x 20L, 1.5-stories Modern equipment/automobile shed: 24W x 40L, open floor plan. Sheldon Road is named after the Sheldon's who first built this home and settled here. Grounds highlights: long private drive entrance, (5) beautiful, open, pesticide-free mature hay fields, wide trails in unlogged woods, Wildlife, 200-year-old 70 feet evergreen property divide, period stonewalls, known for centuries as Buck Hill Farm. Complete privacy, stunning scenery with intense maple and birch foliage Easily reinstate into known uses: Stable/ Livestock Farm/ Boarding Kennel/ Grass Fed Organic Beef Farm/Farm to Table/ Herb and Vegetable Farm/ Maple Sugar Farm/ Silvopasture/ Family & Friends Country Retreat. Other visionary development potentials: Landscape company;s home base/ Health and Wellness Center / University Farm Campus/ Rehabilitation Center/ Airplane Runway/ Private Golf Course/ Restaurant /Green Grocer Development/ Artist/Writers/Poets/Creative Retreat/ Bed and Breakfast Renovation. New Title 5 in-hand! Buyers agents welcome. Please email or call for a private showing of home, 3 barns and to walk the property
Off market
$803,400
625 Sheldon Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420
4beds
2,640sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1730
53.67 Acres lot
$803,400 Zestimate®
$304/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 1
- 1/2 bathrooms: 1
Heating
- Forced air, Oil
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Freezer, Microwave, Range / Oven, Refrigerator, Washer
Features
- Security System, Walk-Up Attic
- Flooring: Hardwood
- Basement: Unfinished
- Has fireplace: Yes
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 2,640 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 8
- Parking features: Garage - Detached, Off-street
Features
- Exterior features: Vinyl
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Mountain
Lot
- Size: 53.67 Acres
Details
- Parcel number: FITCM0S27B0017L0
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Colonial
Materials
- Frame
- Roof: Asphalt
Condition
- Year built: 1730
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Fitchburg
Other
Other facts
- Amenities: Public Transportation, Shopping, Medical Facility, Highway Access, Public School, T-Station, Park, Walk/Jog Trails, Conservation Area, University
- Construction: Frame, Post & Beam, Barn Board, Timber Frame
- Electric Feature: Circuit Breakers
- Energy Features: Storm Windows, Insulated Doors, Storm Doors
- Roof Material: Asphalt/Fiberglass Shingles
- Utility Connections: For Electric Range, For Electric Oven, For Electric Dryer, Washer Hookup
- Exterior: Wood, Vinyl
- Hot Water: Electric
- Flooring: Pine
- Interior Features: Security System, Walk-Up Attic
- Style: Colonial
- Garage Parking: Detached, Carriage Shed, Barn
- Heating: Forced Air
- Lead Paint: Unknown
- Exterior Features: Barn/Stable, Stone Wall, Other (see Remarks), Storage Shed, Deck - Composite
- Foundation: Fieldstone, Granite
- Lot Description: Additional Land Avail., Scenic View(s), Wooded, Level, Gentle Slope, Other (see Remarks), Farmland
- Sf Type: Detached
- Basement Feature: Unfinished Basement
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