This is one of my favorite homes in all of Belfast! Let me introduce you to it. Originally built in 1832 as a two-and-a-half story brick residence located on the corner of Miller and High Streets beside the Belfast Library, it was known as the old Treadwell House and housed the Wayside Tea Room. The unique features were the four chimneys (four fireplaces), two built at each end.

In the 1920s or 1930s the building was carefully cut in half horizontally below the floor of the second story and at the top of the ceiling of the first floor and moved about a mile away to sit on a new foundation as a one-and-a-half story Cape. Miraculously, the chimneys remained intact! My high school English teacher, Mrs. Boynton, lived in this house in the 1960s and 1970s when ivy covered the north exterior wall and a well-trimmed hedge bordered the sidewalk in front.

Today it is a restored masterpiece! The current owners researched the period and made tasteful improvements for comfortable living while being mindful of how the house was originally meant to look. For instance, the hardware on the doors is original, but the curtain rods at every window, the toilet paper holder and various hooks on the walls were crafted by a blacksmith to compliment the original look. The curtains through-out the home are made of the white cotton fabric called dimity, evoking thoughts of pristine cleanliness. The formal dining room and the living room open to each other with no wall between and each room has a fireplace with mantle, chair rails, picture rails at the ceiling, and original pine floors. The fireplace in the library has a beehive oven. The kitchen is a wood frame addition that has custom cabinets, a built-in hutch, a lantern suspended over the table and chairs by the window and a custom designed slate counter-sink-and drain-board area. Seated at the kitchen table you have a good view of the Penobscot Bay, about a half mile away.

The home is now (at 1,250 sq.ft.) a one or two bedroom home with one and a half baths (one has a claw foot tub!) and the possibility of vehicle storage in the cellar garage, although it is currently used as a mudroom. There is a wrap around porch on two sides of the home offering views of the ocean and the lovely gardens behind the house. In fact, in 2007 Better Homes and Gardens featured the perennial gardens and adorable potting shed at this property in their March issue. This would be a perfect home for retired professors, therapists, writers, historians or someone looking for what used to be found in Connecticut or Massachusetts but now is found in Belfast, Maine. Welcome home!

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This property is among my favorites in the Belfast area! Built in 1907 as a chapter of the Christian Scientist Church, it flourished in the 1920s through the 1940s, but by the 1960s the Church's loyal few were unable to maintain the building. To raise needed funds they sold the original stained glass windows to other churches and sold the bell from the bell tower to the Marine Museum in Searsport.

By the 1990s no one was using the Reading Room, Sunday School area or sanctuary, so the building was de-commissioned as a church and was sold to a local family as a home. Beginning with new plumbing, wiring, heating, insulation in the ceilings, new cedar roof shingles, new gutters and new Pella windows the building was ready to be decorated and enjoyed.

Known locally as "The Little Stone Church on Meetinghouse Hill", it is now a blend of reverence, Martha Stewart and Tasha Tudor. Beginning in the former Pastor's parking space that has been transformed into a garden courtyard with a stone angel bench, a wrought iron fence, lush plants, stone walkway and lawn and crowned by a potting shed that doubles as a tearoom (You have got to see it!) you get the idea you are somewhere other than Maine.

There is no "kitchen feeling" in the kitchen because what you see is stone floors, antiquity stone tiles on the wall, church benches, Gothic windows and appliances like the refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave are hidden from sight. In one bedroom, the headboard of the bed is actually the interior of the original main entrance doors. The former sanctuary is now a 26' X 32' Great Room tastefully decorated, but that could easily again accommodate a large congregation. Situated on a 1.8 acre lot, there are 6 rooms (3 bedrooms), 1,730 sq.ft., with a paved driveway. I enjoy showing this home because I enjoy BEING there! You will, too.

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The widow's walk atop this 1860 sea captain's home was actually used by the wife and children of the captain as they scanned the ocean's horizon for the captain. The ocean is still visible from several of the 19 rooms in this historic mansion. The Inn has been operated as a B&B by the same owners for the last 30 years and includes 13 bedrooms, two apartments and a fully operational English Pub with a large working fireplace. In addition to the formal dining room and the sunny breakfast room in the Inn, the Pub has a restaurant/Function room with tables, chairs and tablecloths. The Inn and Pub are fully furnished and decorated with antiques (the bar in the Pub even has the liquor!) so all you need to add is the food and be ready to receive guests. With 13 bedrooms, 8 full baths and two half baths this property could also be a private showcase home for an extended family. This 1.5 acre property is located a couple blocks from the Penobscot Marine Museum in town with its art gallery, historic homes and genealogy library and a few hundred feet from the ocean beach.

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The city of Belfast lies along an ascending slope that rises gradually from the harbor on Penobscot Bay, each successive street along the hillside having a little greater altitude than the last until the summit of Congress Street where the altitude is 178 feet above tide level. This restored home was built the same year Maine became a state, 1820, and at that time from this point just one street below Congress Street one could behold a commanding view of the Bay with Blue Hill and the peaks of Mount Desert Island in the distance.

This Greek Revival style home is in a neighborhood of similar homes and is located close enough to walk to the grocery store, pharmacy, bank and the ocean’s shore. With 8 rooms (2,344 sq.ft.), 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms there is ample room for family, weekend guests and dinner parties. One sweet room is perfect for a child with a built-in bed in an alcove and pocket door. The formal dining room has a fireplace and will accommodate a huge Thanksgiving dinner with a bay window perfect for the children’s table. The kitchen has overhead stemware racks, a built-in stand-up plate rack, floor to ceiling cupboards, a white marble-topped center island and a sitting area. There is a back porch with an awning that can be entered from the kitchen or from outside. The formal living room has another fireplace and lots of large (insulated) windows and there is a third fireplace in the master bedroom. I love the second floor reading area at the head of the classic staircase. And there is more! The barn is converted to a garage with a studio/workspace and overhead storage; there is a third floor art studio with sky lights and a "secret" garden courtyard behind a tall fence. The current owners have made many improvements for energy efficiency including a new furnace, new roof, new windows and appliances. I’d love to show you this welcoming home!

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The smaller scale of this home built in 1910 makes it manageable for housework and maintenance through the years. It has 2 bedrooms and one bathroom, natural wood floors, a built-in china closet in the dining room and a remodeled kitchen that retained the built-in original cabinets. The quarter of an acre lot has a back yard, but it is located beside a city park used mostly for picnics and softball games, so there is lots of extra space available to enjoy the outdoors. There is a two-car garage and a glassed-in porch on the front of the house. This home is just a short distance from The Muck, down-town shopping, schools and the primary grocery store.

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Built in 1872, this home is in the Historic District of Belfast. If you visit the Belfast Historical Museum you will find many old photos and references to this house over the years since it was built. Located on a corner lot about a third of an acre in size, it has an attached barn and a private back yard. There is a second floor in-law apartment over the barn in this 12 room house with 3,600 sq.ft. of living space. A home with grace and charm, there is a side porch for your rocking chairs, a formal dining room, two parlors, fireplaces, and a unique wood-heated laundry tub that's part of the kitchen chimney masonry. A couple blocks away is the Public Library, Post Office, banks, restaurants, art galleries, a book store and the ocean to enjoy. This home is located in a neighborhood of other fine homes.

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Built in 1905, this home is an excellent example of the architectural Queen Anne Victorian style displaying the typical columns, extensive broad porches punctuated by a gazebo on one corner, stained glass windows and lavish, lacy gingerbread trim applied in many areas. The formal first floor has two fireplaces, fancifully carved or appliqu?d oak flourishes on the woodwork, wainscoting along the staircase and Tudor leaded glass windows. My favorite feature is the dumbwaiter system originally installed to raise the food to the pantry from the basement where food was stored and delivered via a service entrance in the rear. With 14 rooms (3,000 sq. ft.) it is a comfortable 6 bedroom private residence with 4 bathrooms and a powder room, but 15 years ago it was a 5 guest room B&B that served a full breakfast on the porch or in the formal dining room. The landscaped grounds promise flowers from spring to fall. Located just 2 blocks from a public walking right-of-way to Penobscot Bay, it is close enough to pack a picnic lunch and enjoy seaside lunches every weekend. The home faces an avenue that is one of just a few in town with a designated bicycle lane in both directions so you can either walk or pedal to town for errands, dinner or a show. There is a partial view of the ocean from some windows on the east side of the house. A detached 2-bay carriage house has the original bead board still intact inside.

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