28 Jacksonville RoadEast Machias, ME 04630Price: $279,900

Mindfully restored classic, antique cape on a tidy lot a stone's throw from Elm St. Elementary School in East Machias, Maine. Step inside onto wide board pine floors and immediately transport back to the 1830s. As you pass through the back entry room/ laundry space, you'll enter the kitchen, where the focal point is the beautifully restored mantel and fireplace, complete with beehive oven, giving the ambiance of Colonial period living. Relax and enjoy the charm of the home in the living room with a cup of tea and a book off the shelf of the built-in bookcase and put your feet up by the fireplace in this room too. The bathroom has been remodeled with a walk in shower, tall boy commode and black and white tiled flooring. The second floor has 2 good sized bedrooms and plenty of storage with built-in drawers and closet space. Heating this home is economical with 2 zone heating and new boiler in 2022. There's even an extra room on the first floor that could be used as an office or playroom. Outside, there's sufficient room to expand the native butterfly garden, play and tend your wood pile. You'll feel the warmth of the home throughout due to the numerous updates including home re-roofed, chimney lined and sealed and VT. Castings wood stove added in 2022, seamless gutters, fresh paint inside and out, new oil barrel, as well as many clapboards replaced. Ample storage for tools and implements in sheds and 2 cords of wood convey with the house! Close to all amenities, including grocery shopping, hospital, college, pharmacy, and Bangor International Airport is approximately 2 hours away.