Real Estate Property Details | MLS #2659629 VIEWS, VIEWS, VIEWS OVER 6300 SQFT Reproduction Colonial along with a 4 Lot Subdivision Waiting for Approval

VIEWS, VIEWS, VIEWS OVER 6300 SQFT Reproduction Colonial along with a 4 Lot Subdivision Waiting for Approval

6 Highland Drive, Amherst, NH 03031

Spectacular views from this conveniently located and private Royal Barry Wills expanded home. 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, in-law suite with own entrance and office. Mature perennial gardens, lush pasture, heated pool, screen porch, pergolas, beautiful brick and stonework expand the attention to detail outside onto 13.7 acres. 4 lot subdivision-awaiting approval.

MLS # 2659629 offered at $1,199,900


Extended Description

Entry Foyer

  • Huge wide pine floors w/ hand-cut nails
  • Built-ins under stairs
  • Separate access to in-law suite

Entertaining Hall / Coat Foyer

  • Built-in bar
  • Coat closets
  • Sliding doors to screened porch
  • Entrance to separate powder room.
  • Tile floor
  • Hand-hewn antique beams
  • Oxidized antique barn board paneling
  • Built in laundry area
  • Dutch door

Kitchen and Family Area

  • Huge wood fireplace with brick hearth, fitted with crane
  • Exhaust fan added to chimney to pull any smoke out of room
  • Built in bookshelves and window seats
  • Hand-hewn beams
  • Wide pine floors
  • Gas cook top on kitchen island

Sun Room

  • Brick floor
  • Special fan installed to deliver warm air into the Master Bedroom in cold months

Front Parlor / Music Room (formal living room)

  • Wide pine floor
  • Storage closet with automatic lighting

Formal Dining Room

  • Wide pine floor with hand-cut nails
  • Built in 18th Century corner cupboard from the Rectory from the 1st church in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Master Bedroom Suite

  • Hardwood flooring with carpeting
  • Closets with California style closet system
  • Sitting room off of Master Bedroom
  • Spectacular views
  • Full bath with Jacuzzi tub, tile and corian counter with double sinks
  • Second shared ¾ updated bath with tile and glass door walk-in shower

Office

  • Dormers with oxidized barn board
  • Many built-in bookcases and shelves

Au-pair / In-law suite

  • Spacious bedroom overlooking beautiful pool
  • Living room has gas fireplace with soapstone surround
  • Built in storage with custom paneled doors
  • Room plumbed for a future kitchen
  • New bathroom with shower

Garage / Workshop

  • Heated – gas heater with thermostat.
  • Dust extracting vacuum system for woodworking
  • 2 automatic door openers
  • Oversized for two cars and workshop

Special Features and Details

One of the benefits of this Royal Barry Wills home is its overall quality and attention to detail. This reproduction home truly feels like an antique with all of the elements incorporated, but with the practical amenities of today.
  • Magnificent hand hewn beams
  • Fireplace with huge brick hearth and incorporated crane with paneling above.
  • Wide pine old growth boards with hand cut nails.
  • Hardwood, tile and brick floors
  • Magnificent quality brass restoration hardware throughout the home
  • Crown moldings and chair rails
  • Abundance of built in bookshelves and cabinets incl. an 18th century corner cupboard
  • Quality restoration paneled doors
  • 12 over 12 windows
  • Stenciling
  • 23 closets (two cedar lined)
  • Cedar shake roof
  • Indian shutters
  • FHA Hydro Heating System
  • Central air
  • Backup generator

Gardens and Landscape

The spectacular hilltop setting of this home provides magnificent views looking out to Joe English Hill. The extensive landscaping includes mature gardens and specimen trees all incorporated in brick and stone walkways, stonewalls, pergolas and arbors. The plantings of herbs, honeysuckle, roses, cherry and apple trees and ever-changing perennial flowers are magical to walk through. The heated in ground pool takes full advantage of the views and sun, and has its own ivy-shaded pergola with stone patio.

Property Essentials

MLS#: 2659629 Location: Amherst, NH
Price: $1,199,900 Status: Current
Rooms: 18 Bedrooms: 6
Lot Size: 13.75 acres Color: Yellow
Taxes: $12,032 Style:
Full Baths: 1
Half Baths: 1 3/4 Baths: 2
Finished Sq Ft: 6364 Sq Ft Above Grnd: 5764
Sq Ft Below Grnd: 600 Footprint: Irregular
Garage Cap: 2 Parking Spaces:
Year Built: 1970 Road Frontage:
Water Body: Water Frontage:
Seasonal: N Surveyed: U
Zoning: Rresidential/Ru Flood Zone: U
School District: Amherst Elementary School: Clark School
Middle School: Amherst Middle High School: Souhegan Coop High School

Room Sizes (approximate)

Den: 15.5x12.6 Living Room: 17.2x15.5
Dining Room: 15.5x13.9 Master: 17.9x13.9
Kitchen: 18x17.3 Bedroom 2: 14x12
Fam/Rec: 17.3x14 Bedroom 3: 14x12
Other Room: 17.2x11 Bedroom 4: 15.5x15.5

Additional Property Features & Characteristics

Water - Private
Water Heater - Off Boiler, Oil
Roof - Other
Sewer - Private
Style - 3 Story, Colonial
Heat Fuel - Oil
Lot Description - Corner, Easement, Fields, Horse Prop, Landscaped, Sloping, View, Wooded
Amenities - 1st Floor Laundry, Cable, Ceiling Fan, Dining Area, Eat In Kitchen, Fireplace-Wood, Home Warranty, In Law Apartment, Master BR with BA, Patio, Pool-In Ground, Porch, Screen Porch, Sunroom
Basement - Bulkhead, Finished, Full
Construction - Wood Frame
Driveway - Paved
Electric - Circuit Breaker
Equipment/appliances - Air Conditioner, Dishwasher, Disposal, Range-Gas, Kitchen Island, Microwave, Refrigerator, Security System, Smoke Detector, Wall Oven
Exterior - Clapboard
Foundation - Concrete
Garage/parking - Attached, Direct Entry
Heating/cooling - Central Air, Hot Air
Roads - Dead End, Public

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