Megan Johnson Globe correspondent February 2, 2021 12:51 pm
A 19th-century Italianate property once owned by a railroad tycoon has hit the market in Brookline.
The expansive property (8,233 square feet, according to the listing agent) has served as a gathering place since the 1960s for the Brookline Elks, a fraternal organization. While a GoFundMe page was launched to assist the lodge after it had to close in March due to COVID-19, the property is now on the market for $4,150,000.
“It has all the potential in the world to be restored to a stunning single-family home or an income-producing property or a potential mixed-use residential/commercial building,” said Scott Goldsmith of Unlimited Sotheby’s International Realty, who represents the listing. “I call Brookline suburban living with an urban feel, with everything at your doorstep.” Roughly half the home, 4,004 square feet, is living space, according to the listing. The property also has a detached two-car g
Circa-1741 Home in the Old Shipbuilder’s Historic District of Duxbury, Massachusetts
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Price: $4.65 million
Known as Riverlea, this house on the Bluefish River was built circa 1741 by shipping magnate Samuel Frazer and is now part of Duxbury’s Old Shipbuilder’s Historic District.
“The house is so incredible because we have so much history behind it,” listing agent Allison Cayzer said. “There is a really great shipbuilding history here.”
“It’s such an exciting property because it has that history but also because it has those modern features inside,” she said.