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Reading,MA 01867
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 4,339 sqft
Price per Sqft $354
MLS Listing ID 73371871
Style Antique,Farmhouse
Bedrooms 4
Full Baths 3
Year Built 1731
Annual Tax Amount $14,506
Tax Year 2025
Lot Size 1.310 Acres
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Property Description
The Richard Nichols Farmstead, a rare survivor of early architecture, is located on 1.3 acres of land abutting a private golf course and affords a view unlike any other. This spacious home is a blend of first period historic charm with modern day conveniences. Offering a living room, dining room/sitting area, eat in kitchen with an island, family room, 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths plus office spaces on both the first and second floors. With 4 working fireplaces and a wood stove, some unique wide plank floors, a two car detached garage, stonewalls, granite steps, flagstone walk, lawns, perennial gardens and mature trees, this property provides a peaceful retreat. Additionally, a two story 'Beverly Jog" a historic Massachusetts building feature, a Chipseal primary driveway, a wood shingle roof using Alaskan Yellow Cedar, a walk out lower level plus a walk up unfinished attic for storage are some of the many features making this unique property a rare find. Please see attachments.
Location
State MA
County Middlesex
Zoning S20
Rooms
Family Room Skylight,Flooring - Wood,Exterior Access
Dining Room Flooring - Wood
Kitchen Wood / Coal / Pellet Stove,Flooring - Wood,Countertops - Stone/Granite/Solid,Kitchen Island
Interior
Heating Baseboard,Hot Water,Oil
Cooling None
Flooring Wood,Vinyl,Hardwood,Flooring - Wood
Fireplaces Number 5
Fireplaces Type Dining Room,Living Room,Master Bedroom
Laundry Exterior Access,In Basement
Exterior
Exterior Feature Deck
Garage Spaces 2.0
Community Features Public Transportation,Highway Access,House of Worship,Private School,Public School,T-Station
Utilities Available for Electric Range
Roof Type Wood
Building
Foundation Block,Stone
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Schools
Elementary Schools School Dept
Middle Schools Coolidge
High Schools Rmhs