451 S Main Street

Description

18th Century home on historic Main Street with original wide board floors and raised paneling. "A Frame of a House" panel dated 1701 indicates ownership of the property to the early 18th century. The current home was built about 1735 with a younger addition off the back. 5 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths with the option for a home office or in-law suite. Modern kitchen faces the family room with a working fireplace. A flagstone patio through the French doors in the kitchen has an old mill/grindstone as a feature as well as pathways through flower gardens. A screened-in porch connects the house to the over-sized post and beam garage/barn. With 1.2 acres of gardens and a meadow leading down to your 100' along Stoney Brook, there is plenty of room for exploring and appreciating nature. Walk to the center of Suffield on sidewalks for the library, banks, restaurants and shops. Convenient location. We'll leave floor plan ideas and a history summary in the house for your enjoyment. Through the home inspection process in March 2023, we learned of significant repairs/improvements needed in the gambrel roof so we took the house off market while scheduling the work. We have licensed contractors in place to start and complete the needed work in May which will include stripping the roof and replacing with new shingles, new sheathing, new rafters as needed and improved ventilation. We are also having all visible knob and tube wiring replaced. Work will be completed and paid for before closing.