Here's a home with character built in 1850 by a Belfast stone mason when Maine was a new state in the union. At that time this Federal style home commanded the top of Main Street hill with a clear view of the town & harbor below. While retaining the historic quality, many stewards of this property have since contributed to it's overall look of today by replacing the original square cupola with an octagonal cupola with better access, joining the barn to the house & making a Great Room upstairs, installing cherry cabinets & granite countertops in the kitchen, creating a 'social club' area in the basement featuring a bar embedded with silver dollars, and most recently, renovating 4 bathrooms with decorative tiles. However, a brick fireplace in the dining room, a small coal stove in the den, a giant copper cauldron & beehive oven in the kitchen all contribute to the welcoming charm of this landmark house. Surprisingly in a downtown location, this property contains a true Secret Garden professionally designed to ensure flowers are in lovely bloom from spring to fall on an acre and a half of land. There is also a raised bed of wild strawberries, 2 pear trees, several apple trees, & a peach tree, all enclosed by fencing and bordered by a stone wall on one side. Perfectly suited for an artist, the third floor is an art studio with natural light from the cupola, two skylights and a double-hung window. Each bedroom has a tiled bathroom, & the primary bedroom also has an enameled propane stove for winter heat. Many rooms have custom draperies or Roman shades. On the second floor there's a glassed-in 3-season porch that could serve as an extra sleeping area for guests. This home could be a social hub once again, but this time, welcome your guests to the expansive Great Room with it's high ceilings & polished floor for a cocktail party or watch the Oscars on a widescreen wall monitor with friends, or maybe neighborhood school friends can gather there for a sleepover.

Welcome to Bayside, a village with a golf course, sailing school, yacht club, library, playground, and public pier with a swimming area on Penobscot Bay just south of Belfast. This year-round home has ample space for multigenerational family stays, or rent the 1-bedroom apartment over the 3-car garage long term or short term for added income. Enjoy seasonal views of the ocean from the wrap-around deck, and let your doggie scamper & play in the securely fenced area. This home has a lower level living area with walk-out sliding glass doors, one-floor living on the main floor with the primary bedroom suite, kitchen, formal dining room, and breakfast nook, and on the third level is a large bedroom and bathroom. Three sliding glass doors open to the deck, and a cat-walk upstairs provides a bird's eye view of the surroundings. The walls in many rooms are hand painted in fanciful designs or sponge painted in lovely blended colors. A 50' wide wooded portion of the lot behind the house has a deed restriction to remain 'forever wild', and along a side boundary is a walking path through the forest connecting two parallel roads, Shore Road and Bluff Road. Come join the Bayside community!

A sunny hilltop location where you can catch breezes from the ocean, so open the windows for natural summer air, or use the ceiling fans and dry mode on the heat pumps on humid days. Expansive ocean-facing windows provide a view from many rooms, and a sweeping deck allows for al fresco dining or relaxing on chaise lounges. This year-round home has room for you and your extended family and friends for overnights or multi-generational family living. The basement 2-bedroom apartment has a full kitchen and outdoor entrance making it appropriate for an Airbnb or rental unit. The floor between the house and apartment has been sound proofed to reduce noise between levels. There are 2 layers of sheetrock in the ceiling with acoustic dampening glue in between, and blown-in insulation above the basement bedroom and bathroom. You will be cozy in the winter months thanks to the solar gain from the windows, the radiant in-floor heat provided by a solar array & an on-demand hot water boiler, and a propane fireplace. Bonus rooms on each level provide space for crafts, a home gym, a den or home office, or art studio. The over-sized heated garage can accommodate two cars plus workshop and storage space, plus there is an outdoor portico. The paved subdivision road has been built to town standards, so in 2023 the town accepted responsibility for snowplowing and road maintenance, thus reducing the association fee to a minimal amount for each resident. Come and see for yourself how this property may meet your needs.