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What's old is renewed at 1820s Colonial home
By KATHY SHARP FRISBEE
Old post office, antique barn are updated additions to four-bedroom Orleans house
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Details
- LOCATION: 39 River Road, Orleans
- ROOMS: 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms
- BUILT: 1825 to 2002
- SQUARE FEET: 4,380
- ACRES: .45, abutting town conservation forests
- UTILITIES: new 3+ zone gas heat, town water, central vacuum system
- ANNUAL TAX: $2,800
- PRICE: $1,650,000
- CONTACT: Regina Angeletti, Kinlin Grover GMAC, Chatham 508-945-1856
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In the Orleans countryside near Nauset Beach and the town center — and 300 yards from a town landing — is a home with a neverending story.
Like chapters in a book, the restored original Colonial home built in 1825 is one fascinating tale that opens to another. The original East Orleans post office was moved here and attached as a bedroom ell to a "snug room" front parlor.
In 1989, Captain Joseph Taylor's two-story antique barn was moved here, raised and attached as a three-story multi-purpose wing, including an art studio. Restored red cedar interior doors came from a Chatham Bars Inn renovation in the 1920s.
Vertical-grain heart pine from an 1850 clipper ship's mast was hand-crafted into kitchen counters near a dining area's massive muntined bay window. Overmantel paneling above a Rumford fireplace in the barn wing's post-and-beam family room is actually old pine doors rescued from a deconstructed antique home in Wequaquet and pieced together as "poor man's paneling."
The old barn's wide pine flooring has a new oil and polyurethane finish that preserves its aged patina. Even the majestic Norway spruces shading the front lawn and gardens tell a tale of arriving by ship as seedlings 100 years ago.
"We love giving new life to old things, from homes to floors and doors headed to the dump that have high quality and give homes authentic looks," said Bob Chiarello. A maritime engineer who found inspiration in home building, remodeling and restorations, he has restored 20 old Cape homes in his 28 years here.
Chiarello's work is green building at its finest with modern touches, like this home's upscale kitchen appliances and skylit master suite with a whirlpool bath.
The selection for Cape House Hunt is made by Kathy Sharp Frisbee and does not imply any endorsement or warranty on the part of the Cape Cod Times. Suggestions and photos must be sent to Cape House Hunt, c/o Business Editor, Cape Cod Times, 319 Main St., Hyannis, MA 02601. If you have questions, e-mail kshrpfrs@gis.net.
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Published May 4, 2008 |
