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The Gray Homestead232 Salem StreetAndover, Massachusetts
This splendid property offers a rare opportunity to experiencelife in a setting virtually identical to that when the house was built.Thanks to benefactions by a previous owner the house, barn and 3.6 acresabut a preserve dedicated in perpetuity to passive recreation and wildlifehabitat. The main section of the historic David Gray House contains anarray of late Georgian and Federal details which will please the most demandingeye. Three generous bedrooms and two full baths are found in the centralsection of the house, while a one bedroom staff apartment in the rear wingprovides practically for an active family in need of au pair or in-lawaccommodations. First floor rooms include a large fireplaced Living Room, a formal Parlor, wainscoted Dining Room with a boldly executed scallop-shellcorner cupboard (built in) and sunny kitchen with pantry. A brick-flooredenclosed verandah opens off the southeast side of the house affording viewsof the formal perennial gardens, a pergola and adjacent conservation land.Eight fireplaces with period surrounds add warmth and charm to the interior.A storage wing with two-car garage attached to the house and a magnificentmulti-level barn in an excellent state of preservation complete the offering.
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