About This Home

This 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom single family at 1159 Main Road in Islesboro, ME is listed for $799,000 ($298 per sqft). Built in 1830, the home offers 2,680 sqft of living space on a 17.19 acres lot.

Key Features

  • Built in 1830
  • 17.19 acre lot
  • Waterfront

Property Details

3 full
2-car garage
1830

Amenities

Waterfront
Listing Description

The Bluff House is a gracious 19th Century Greek Revival ship captain's house, set high on the north end of the island with inviting views over its nearly 18 private and mostly wooded acres with trails leading to over 700 feet of sandy beach on the eastern shore of Islesboro.

As the back of this stately home opens to a sprawling lawn with the views over tree tops east to Penobscot Bay, the Bluff House's privacy, quiet neighborhood, and bucolic feel beckon a time long ago. Set up island, this home is in close proximity to the island's community center, places of interest, and activities.

This 1800's, 4 bedroom, 3 bath property has many renovations and updates complete with new birch flooring, new structural support system under the kitchen, new lighting in the kitchen and bathrooms, and new plumbing stubbed and ready to go. Currently the kitchen and two of the bathrooms are ready for your own touch and completion!

There are generous yet comfortable spaces to enjoy - family room, living room, dining room, library/study - at the Bluff House with its architectural elements echoing an age of simplicity and elegance, while its systems and structures have been updated during thoughtful and meticulous renovation creating a distinguished, historic home of notable ch

aracter with modern convenience, including a two car garage - with sub flooring in place and could be finished as an office, studio, or other space -, 10kw generator, and high speed internet. A perfect island home ready for year round living or seasonal retreat.

Monthly Cost Estimate

$4,273/mo

20% down · 6.5% · 30 years

Principal$578
Interest$3,462
Insurance$233

Estimates only. Actual payments may vary.

Location

1159 Main Road

Islesboro, ME 04848

Features & Amenities

Interior Features

1st Floor Primary Bedroom w/BathPantryShowerStoragePrimary Bedroom w/Bath

Property Details

Flooring

TileEngineered

Construction

Wood Frame Wood Siding

Heating

OilZonedForced Air

Questions & Answers

This 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom single family at 1159 Main Road is listed at $799,000 ($298/sqft). The estimated monthly payment is $4,273 based on 20% down, a 30-year loan at 6.5% interest, estimated insurance.

Key features include: Built in 1830, 17.19 acre lot, Waterfront. Interior Features: 1st Floor Primary Bedroom w/Bath, Pantry, Shower.

This property is listed by Michael Lynch and can be reached at 2075583131.

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Michael Lynch

Agent at Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty

(207) 558-3131
Agent website

Listed by Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty · Broker phone: (207) 780-8900 · View on Broker Site · Broker website

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1159 Main Road, Islesboro, ME 04848

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