674 Main St, Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0

Built by Philip Heisen, farmer by trade, in approximately 1770, this is the oldest surviving Georgian house in the beautiful Town of Mahone Bay by the sea. Set back far from the road on just under one acre, this home, with its manicured, park-like setting, boasts one of the largest private residential properties in town centre. The lot is level, located directly across from the marina and easy walking by sidewalk to all amenities. Much of the original character of the home is in tact including three fireplaces, wainscotting with wood trim, pine floors and beamed ceilings. This original Cape Style home has two newer extensions: one at the rear housing a galley kitchen and sunroom; and a beamed and vaulted western wing offering a private principal bedroom with ensuite appointed with custom shower and old-fashioned claw-foot tub. This primary, main floor suite also includes a laundry and large walk-in closet. French doors open from this room to a deck and patio facing the south-west facing private garden. The second floor presents two guest bedrooms with exposed beams and dormers facing the sea. They share a tidy and sunny family bath. The greater property features a generous sized garden shed/workshop and in addition a double-car garage with extra room for storage. This unique, life-style, period property has been fully upgraded and is often sited as one of the most beautiful in Mahone Bay. Certainly for one former owner, famed CBC broadcaster Alan Maitland who enjoyed this respite as his summer home, it was cherished, as it has been by many, surviving two hundred and fifty years - a testament to a bygone age. 2023-09-05