Pristine antique on quiet one-way street in excellent location within short walking distance of downtown Rockport harbor, restaurants, galleries, shops, and beaches. Three block walk to Rockport’s combined elementary, middle and high schools and five block walk to commuter rail station to Boston. Renovated in 2010-11 with the addition of a third floor master suite, new kitchen, all new bathrooms with dual flush toilets, dual sink in 3rd floor bath, all new double-pane windows, roof, new gutters and drainage system, cedar shutters, new wiring with cable tv coax in all bedrooms and living room, fully manifolded new PEX plumbing, stacked 2019 Miele washer/dryer on second floor, "dry bar" in dining room. Carrera marble kitchen counter tops and bathroom tiling combine with plaster walls and crown moldings topped with 9-ft first floor and 8.5-ft second floor ceilings and large double-layer 5-ft tall Harvey windows throughout for light-filled rooms. Living room has a faux fireplace with a period mantel and tile surround reclaimed from a downtown Boston Victorian. Subway tile backsplash in kitchen. The newly created master suite on the third floor includes a frameless glass steam shower and water views from a Velux roof window which converts into a roof balcony plus two Velux opening skylights. Ceiling fans in each bedroom and Lennox central AC (installed in 2017) with a Lennox advanced air purification filter/UV system provide year-round comfort. Backyard includes composite deck (2012), patio area and fully fenced yard. Landscaping includes a productive apple tree and other blossoming trees and shrubs. Garden was featured on 2016 Rockport Garden Club Garden Tour. Large driveway has room for four cars. In 2018 an 80-sqft greenhouse was added to add outdoor storage space. Full basement provides lots of storage room. In 2019 a full-light storm door was added to the original stained glass double door entrance. A 2019 painted exterior completes this charming home. Prior owners include an artistic Rockport family (newspaper cartoonist father and art teacher daughter) who resided here for seven decades.
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