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The Historic
ELIJAH WRIGHT
HOUSE

TYPE   Colonial    APPROX.SQ.FT.   2,880    LOT SIZE  4 acres (418 x 417)
STREET   649 North Orwell Road     TOWN   Shoreham
BEDROOMS   3-4    BATHS   3       TAXES:  $6,125.72  2006-2007
DIRECTIONS Rte. 22A or Rt. 30, turn onto the Shoreham-Whiting Road . Turn south on No. Orwell Rd. House on right.

Rooms

Size

1

2

Rooms

Size

1

2

Living Room

14x21

x

 

Baths

¾, full, ¾

¾

1, ¾

Kitchen

24x15

x

 

Bedroom

16x14

 

x

Den

16x11.5

x

 

Bedroom

12x11

 

x

Bedroom/Office

13x14

x

 

Bedroom

14x17.5

 

x

Office/Pantry

8.5x11

x

 

Laundry

5.5x13

 

x

  HOUSE COLOR yellow/white CONSTRUCTION  P&B   AGE  c.1798 (restored in 2002)  
STORIES 2   # RMS   8  
ROOF House: standing seam, Barns: standing seam & slate  SIDING  clapboard 
FIREPLACES  four   HOT WATER  propane    
HEAT(type)   hot water radiators/Radiant - propane
FLOORS(kind)   pine board    WALLS   plaster   
PORCH  covered front  PATIO  off back of kitchen
PERSONAL PROPERTY INCLUDED Home Herald antique stove which has been restored and converted (gas range, elec. oven), frig, Bosch dishwasher, energy efficient washer & dryer  NEGOTIABLE 2 woodstoves, antique kitchen cabinets, other antique furnishings   BASEMENT(size) full  (walls)  stone
GARAGE & OUTBUILDING  Corn Crib with attached covered three-sided shed; Two+ story saltbox barn with hen house and hay storage; Large barn with workshop, hen house, hay storage, animal space, 4 horse stalls and magnificent beams  
WATER(type) Tri-town water    SEWER/SEPTIC  septic, newer leach field
ROAD FRONTAGE   418’   POSSESSION   at closing
REMARKS Wonderfully restored and meticulously maintained antique Colonial on four acres with glorious Green Mountain views and gorgeous land. Surrounding acreage of pasture, cornfields and woodland held in trust and protected from development. All 12 over 8 windows have custom storms and custom screens. Custom cupboard and island in the kitchen. Professionally landscaped grounds include raised vegetable garden beds, fruit trees (peach, apple & pear), numerous perennials and an historic iris collection with over 50 varieties. House was completely restored in 2002 to include modern amenities such as a 2nd floor laundry, central vacuum and computer wiring.

 

Wonderfully restored and meticulously maintained c.1798 Colonial on four acres
glorious Green Mountain views and gorgeous land

House was completely restored in 2002 to include modern amenities 
such as a 2nd floor laundry, central vacuum and computer wiring.

Custom cupboard and island in the kitchen Home Herald antique stove which 
has been restored and converted 
(gas range, elec. oven)

"It is not known for certain who built this 
hipped-roof farmhouse around 1790, but it is 
similar in both design and plan to four other hipped-roof houses constructed during the same period by Job Lane Howe, a Shoreham builder of note.  It is possible, however, that Elijah Wright, its owner, built the house himself, modeling it after those constructed by Job Howe. Elijah apparently 
did carve his initials, E.W., into one of the closet doorjambs in the kitchen, which used to be the keeping room. Elijah Wright was a figure of some prominence in Shoreham; not only was he among those who firmly established a settlement there, he was also instrumental in the development of Shoreham's sheep-breeding pursuits, which provided substantial revenue for the community."  *

Recipient of Historic Barn Preservation Grant 2003
to include new foundation, roof, windows and fencing

Large barn with workshop, hen house, hay storage, animal space, 
4 horse stalls and magnificent beams

Two+ story saltbox barn with hen house and hay storage

Large barn with workshop, hen house, hay storage, animal space, 
4 horse stalls and magnificent beams

Corn Crib with attached covered three-sided shed

Professionally landscaped grounds include raised vegetable garden beds, 
fruit trees (peach, apple & pear), numerous perennials and 
an historic iris collection with over 50 varieties.
* Quoting from The New England Colonial by Anne Elizabeth Powell

 

Information herein is believed to be accurate, but is not warranted.

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