1798 Cape
1798 Sandisfield Cape
Sandisfield, Massachusetts
Exclusive: $575,000

1798 Cape
1798 Cape with an 1830s addition and a 1990 addition. Set on a pretty piece of land along a quiet stretch of country road, this is a very peaceful, comfortable, down-to-earth house which has been well-maintained over the years and can be fancied up and expanded upon if one wishes to do so. 


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1798 Cape

Side Entrance:
Into sitting room off kitchen. 
Sitting room:
18’ x 12’.  Open to kitchen.  Wide board floors and ceiling, wood beams.  Vermont Castings Defiant woodstove has its own chimney with a stainless steel liner and sits on bricked floor area.  Reversible ceiling fan, 8 ½ foot ceiling. 
Kitchen:
16’ x 12’.  Barn board cabinets, island with top made from bowling alley floor, electric range, enamel sink, refrigerator.  Wood floor and ceiling, wood beams.
Dining Room:
15’ x 13’.  Wide board floor.  7’3” ceiling.
Living Room:
20’ x 12’.  Field stone fireplace, damper, 2 flues.  Narrow oak floor.  Cabinets.
Bedroom:
13’ x 13’.  Originally the parlor.  Wide board floors, closet.
Hall:
13’ x 6’6”.  Off living room and part of the 1830’s addition.  Staircase to 2nd floor where front door used to be. 
Full Bath:
6’ x 10’6”.  Linoleum floor, stall shower, fan with light and heat, new plumbing.
Bedroom:
Or dressing room.  15’ x 9’.  Wide pine floors, washer/dryer, cupboards.
Bedroom:
14’ x 13’.  Fireplace is closed off but there is a chimney there.
Second Floor:
Can be closed off for the winter time. 
2 Bedrooms:
15’ x 12’ and 15’ x 14’.  Each has a closet.
Attic:
Over the original 1790 Cape. 
Basement:
Crawl space under kitchen and slab under sitting room.  Otherwise full basement.
Garage-Workshop:
24’ x 22’.  Attached to the house beside and behind the sitting room.  Poured concrete floor, 2-car garage with 1 electric door opener.  Tractor door.  Storage.  Water pipes, drain pipe and the foundation for a chimney installed at the time of construction with an eye to turning this area into living space at some future time. 
Land:
16 plus or minus acres to be surveyed out of a larger parcel.  Blueberries, stone walls, maple trees, meadow, woodlands, gardens.  Pretty piece of land.

1798 Cape

General Information:
Age:
1790, 1830 and 1990.
Style:
Cape
Square Feet:
2,233
Bedrooms:
4
Baths:
1
Fireplace:
1 plus 1 woodstove.
Heat:
Oil-fired hot water.  Weil McLain installed approx 1998.
Hot Water:
Off furnace
Water:
Well. 
Septic System:
New septic system is needed.
Roof:
Asphalt shingles.  15-20 years old
Electricity:
200? Amps.  Circuit breakers.
Foundation:
Field stone walls, poured concrete floor.  French drainage system.
Chicken Coop:
Was a motel unit in Great Barrington.
Exterior:
Wood clapboard.
Taxes:
$2,249 (2007)

Exclusive: $575,000




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