For Sale: a large American Four Square located in the beautiful Cambridge Historic District and situated on a TRIPLE corner lot. Home sits on the corner lot while the backyard consists of two addition lots with potential for division. This home is being carefully improved and restored with care to keep/save: built in cabinetry, millwork, trim, moldings, wainscoting, plinth blocks, windows, glass, pocket doors, doors, balusters, rails, hinges, knobs, architectural radiators, and floors to maintain the character of the 120 plus years old high ceiling home. On the first-floor modernization includes an all new eat-in island kitchen with walk through cabinetry to bonus room/additional kitchen, an improved parlor/game room, three bedrooms and three new/updated bathrooms. That is three full bathrooms and at least three bedrooms on the first floor! The westerly side of the first floor offers a wing connecting a primary suite (inclusive of two bathrooms) to a library/office to the parlor and central hall. The back entrance includes a mudroom area with access to a new bathroom and central hallway. The central hall gives access to the front and back of the home, the great room, the parlor, the island kitchen, and the east and west sides of the home. The easterly side of the first floor has two bedrooms and a full bathroom. Bonus areas exist under the staircases. Spaces (9 rooms) on the second floor include bedrooms and bathrooms that will be ready for your vision with potential for multigenerational living. A bright landing/library with built in bookshelves exist on the second floor as well. The third floor includes a heated living space and storage. The original staircases consist of a grand front and charming back with hand crafted millwork. Two historic Rumford corner fireplaces adorn the great room and kitchen. Original pocket doors separate the foyer and central hallway from the great room with a second set separating the great room from the new kitchen. Freshly painted. Includes a new two zoned central HVAC system along with a high efficiency boiler for hot water and/or radiant heating. The radiant heating can be adjusted for each room. Electric has been updated to 320-amp service. Home has been rewired. The front entrance doorway has been brought back to the original woodwork with restored leaded glass sidelights and transom lights. The large front and side wrapped porch have been restored and freshly painted. Off-street access is available to the property from Choptank Avenue where there is room for a "carriage house"/garage -workshop, garden, and potentially a pool. Are you thinking Country Inn or Bed and Breakfast? Plenty of parking if desired. A handicap ramp exists on the westerly side of the home that gives access to the porch and front entrance. There is an existing sprinkler system. Within blocks is historic downtown shopping and dining, water access, the Cambridge Yacht Club, city marina, and waterfront parks. This home is one of the 667 Cambridge contributing properties on the National Historic Registrar.
Listed by Edward Cartwright of Benson & Mangold,LLC

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