251 REACH RD

Built in 1817 this federal style house, with views to the Benjamin River andEggemoggin Reach, has 6 bedrooms and 8 working fireplaces in the main house.Built with massive posts and beams. Two handsome chimneys serve the diningroom, bedroom and living room fireplaces, with a separate chimney for the furnace.A two-story 2000 sq ft timber-frame guest house was built in 1999 as theBlue Poppy Garden shop. It has a central room with floor to ceiling Frenchdoors, a full bath, a large upstairs living room, a dormitory style bedroomwith cathedral ceilings, a brick tiled space and a heated basement workshop.The gardens, constructed by landscape designer Julie Wang, have a centralpond, small bridges, formal raised bed gardens surrounded by beautiful stonewalls, and even a croquet or volleyball area surrounded by an arbor vitae hedge.A 1/2 ac lot across Reach Rd provides extra parking and protection of the view.Water views to the Benjamin River and Eggemoggin Reach. The town wharf isjust a 3 minute drive or 15 minute walk. A mooring is offered with the propertysubject to consent of the harbormaster. The property also has great potential forcommercial use.