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1900 Queen Anne Victorian

Highlands
Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913

The Bird House - Landmark Queen Anne near river and ocean

Rare Turreted Queen Anne
Rare Turreted Queen Anne
Built in 1900, this home has been featured in books about Amesbury.
Come indulge your love of fine architecture and earn instant equity! Beautifully restored, full of fine building flourishes.
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Custom mahogany kitchen
Custom mahogany kitchen
Breakfast nook, mahogany cabinets throughout, mahogany wainscotting, breakfast bar, granite counter tops, chopping and pastry area, six-burner gas stove, microwave, stainless dishwasher, disposal, all the conveniences
Round towers are very rare
Round towers are very rare
Two parlors with woodwork in between. Only the finest Victorians had this quality of beadwork. More beadwork between these parlors and the front hall where a carved staircase leads to second floor
Exquisite woodwork
Exquisite woodwork
Both fireplaces are ornate with carved wood and custom tilework, all original. This is the downstairs parlor fireplace; the second fireplace is in the upstairs parlor in the bedroom suite.
Front gate with beadwork
Front gate with beadwork
Looking up to the turret at the front stairs. The wraparound porch is warm and welcoming.
Kitchen nook
Kitchen nook
Warm kitchen nook, for breakfast or morning correspondence
Surveying the neighborhood
Surveying the neighborhood
Quiet neighborhood, steps to the town library, parks, restaurants.
3 Stories
Bedrooms 4
Full Baths 2
Heated Sq. Ft. 3,200
Unheated Sq. Ft. 2,500
Acres 0.2

Features.

  • 1st Floor Bath
  • Attic
  • Bonus Room
  • Breakfast Room
  • Den
  • Dining room
  • Entry Hall
  • Foyer
  • Kitchen
  • Living room
  • Music Room
  • Unfinished Basement
  • Master bedroom upstairs
  • 1 Car Garage
  • Automatic outside lights
  • Driveway - Paved
  • Fenced Yard
  • Fresh paint
  • Garden
  • Porch
  • Storm Windows
  • Workshop
  • Built-in Bookcases
  • Built-in Cabinets
  • Carpet
  • Ceiling Fans
  • Ceramic Tile
  • Fireplaces
  • Grand staircase
  • Original wood windows
  • Skylight
  • Wood floors
  • Slate Roof
  • Central air
  • City sewer
  • City water supply
  • Dishwasher
  • Disposal
  • Gas heating
  • Range
  • Refrigerator
  • Water Heater - Gas
  • Cast Iron Radiators
  • Pocket Doors
  • Stained Glass Window(s)
  • Turret
  • Wrap-Around Porch

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Restored with Respect

The "Bird House," an Amesbury landmark, restored. A grand Queen Anne with a rare round tower in the prestigious Highlands District. The Grand Queen Anne designation indicates those few houses with the most elaborate woodwork of the period.

MODERN UPDATES: High-efficiency furnace, central air, two full updated baths, updated electric and plumbing, new storms, insulation. Downstairs family room, upstairs laundry. Custom mahogany kitchen with granite and cook's 6-burner gas stove.

OLD-TIME CHARM: Magnificent carved staircase, beadwork between the two parlors, carved and tiled fireplaces in living room and master bedroom suite. Tin ceiling in kitchen, mahogany throughout. Two wonderful working fireplaces, two parlors, formal dining room with pocket doors, large welcoming kitchen. Original stained glass windows, gleaming hardwood floors. Upstairs artist studio with sink and built-in cabinets.

Excellent neighborhood: Steps to shopping, restaurants, parks, schools, and the town library. Ten minutes to Newburyport, fifteen to the beach, five to the Merrimac River.

Zoned a two-family, this very fine Queen Anne aso has a huge attic and well-lit dry basement with work room, an additional 2500 square feet not included in square footage above. Income, condo-making and expansion potential.

Built to Last

Exceptional carpentry and woodwork throughout. Slate roof has been maintained and is in terrific condition so that it should last another 50 years or more. The tower is built beautifully.The roof on the tower is scalloped slates in excellent condition.

Archived in March, 2011

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