A little history first: This Old Village home has early 20th century beginnings, having been built for Dr. Edward Manly Royall, who served as a surgeon in the Civil War. To view a visual tour, please click here.
Click for more details...The history continues today – the family of the current owner bought the property from the Royall family. It was here that the owner grew up; he then raised his own children in this home. And now the details of this “True Village” house. It’s like living in the early part of the 20th century, but with all the current conveniences. The house sits on a hill at one of the highest points in the Old Village (21’ above sea level - no flood insurance required)& is just 1 house from the harbor. In renovating, the current owners were careful to preserve the integrity & character, utilizing all of the original woods – heartpine floors, beadboard walls & ceilings, glass doors, windows – and even the painstakingly-preserved brick from the cistern became a path and garden edging . When you go up the driveway, you’ll be facing the rear of the home; entrance through the back door leads to a bright Breakfast area, opening to the Kitchen and Family Room with vaulted ceiling & gas f/p with brick & wood mantel. Renovations include the 2000 addition of the Breakfast room, Laundry and Half Bath. The kitchen opens to the Family Room. The Master suite on the first floor also has vaulted ceiling. WIC is wood-lined & has shelving. The Bath is new, but original materials were re-used where possible. The Half Bath with round sink & beadboard vanity is simply charming! Beautiful dbl glass doors lead from Family Room to a wide Center Hall. Off the Hall are the formal Living Rm with beadboard ceiling & walls, and Dining Rm with chair rail & heartpine wainscoting. Both rooms overlook the wide front porch, which in turn has peeks of the harbor beyond. Upstairs are 2 bedrooms (1 with built-in shelves), a full bath, a huge closet (which could be converted to bath), and linen closet. Lots of windows throughout. Roof replaced in 1989 – Standing Seam Roof on original; V-Crimp tin on addition. The 2 HVAC units were replaced in 1996 and 2006. The basement is perfect as wine cellar and for storage. Already aproved are garage & workshop through Town Appearance Board; Home can be expanded but must be approved by Town. Charming, inviting, intriguing, sentimental, comfortable, unique - words that fit this memento of the past.
