Current Price:$5,475,000List Date:7/01/2024Last Modified:8/14/2024
Description
Wooster Farm is an exceptional and historic saltwater farm with 9± acres, spectacular views over fields to the water, and shorefront on both the coveted Fox Island Thorofare and Wooster Cove. The current owner is only the fourth steward of this historically significant property that was once the home of the well-known American Impressionist painter, Frank W. Benson. Many of Benson's most popular paintings depict his family enjoying the stunning scenery of the farm's fields and beaches during the summers they spent at the farm. The main house is a beautiful and enchanting center-chimney Federal-style farmhouse with five bedrooms including a main floor primary bedroom suite. Period details include large wood-burning fireplaces, wonderful trim, and many of the original wide-board wood floors; a highlight is the preserved Benson mural in the living room. The property also has a charming two-bedroom guest cottage with a kitchen and living room, a tennis court, and a boathouse. A beautifully restored historic post-and-beam barn where Benson once painted offers a variety of uses and there are still splashes of colorful paint on the wall where he mixed paint and cleaned his brushes. The stunning setting features attractive and varied shorefront with two pocket sand and pebble beaches and a deep-water granite pier with a ramp and float system on the Thorofare. The property is divided by Crabtree Point Road and there is 327± feet of shorefront on Wooster Cove and 733± feet of shorefront on the Fox Island Thorofare.
Status: ActiveOriginal List Price: 5475000List Price: $5,475,000Current Price: $5,475,000
Property Information
Surveyed: YesSeasonal: YesDeed/Conveyance Type Offered: TrusteeDeed Restrictions: Unknown# Rooms: 8# Bedrooms: 5# Fireplaces: 2Total Full Baths: 4Total Baths: 4Color: WhiteYear Built: 1795SqFt Finished Above Grade: 2782SqFt Finished Total: 2782SqFt Source: Public RecordsGarage: NoLot Size Acres +/-: 9Source of Acreage: OtherAcreage Other Source: GISRoad Frontage: No
Water Info
Water Frontage: YesWaterfront Amount: 1060Water Frontage Owned: 1060Water View: YesWater Body Name: Fox Island Thorofare, Wooster Cove, Penobscot BayIsland: Yes
Property Features
Site: Open; Pasture/Field; Rolling/Sloping; Well LandscapedLocation: RuralRoads: Paved; PublicSource of Water Frontage: SurveyWater Body Type: Bay; Cove; HarborRecreational Water: Dock; Oceanfront; Waterfront Deep; Waterfront TidalView: ScenicStyle: FederalConstruction: Post & BeamBasement: PartialBasement Entry: InteriorFoundation Materials: StoneRoof: ShingleExterior: Clapboard; Wood SidingHeat System: No Heat SystemHeat Fuel: WoodWater Heater: ElectricCooling: NoneFloors: WoodAmenities: 1st Floor Bedroom; Tennis CourtDriveway: GravelParking: 5 - 10 SpacesVehicle Storage: 1 CarOther Structures: Barn; Out BuildingElectric: Circuit BreakersGas: BottledSewer: Private Sewer; Septic Existing on SiteWater: Public; Seasonal
Room Information
KitchenLevel: First Living RoomLevel: First Dining RoomLevel: First Bedroom 1Level: First Bedroom 2Level: Second Bedroom 3Level: Second Bedroom 4Level: Second Bedroom 5Level: Second