A gorgeous chromatic 'fairytale' cottage successful a sleepy Maine municipality has sparked a furious bidding war.
The charming 2 chamber location in Veazie was connected the marketplace for conscionable nether $300,000.
The 1,150 quadrate ft cottage dates from the aboriginal 1900s and inactive boasts overmuch of its archetypal interior.
Despite needing extended renovation works including to the roof, windows and electrical system, the quirky spot commanded 50 inquiries.
'I didn't recognize that a heap of rocks with a extortion connected it would beryllium truthful appealing,' listing cause Sheldon Anderson of Realty of Maine successful Bangor told Bangor Daily News.
A gorgeous chromatic 'fairytale' cottage successful a sleepy Maine municipality has sparked a furious bidding war
'It is an iconic small place. It's specified a unicorn. You don't spot these chromatic houses.'
The location was yet snapped up for supra asking terms by a South Carolina purchaser who plans to renovate the spot to unrecorded successful afloat time.
The caller owner, who has not been identified, was truthful enraptured with the spot helium purchased it without ever stepping ft inside.
'There were radical who inquired locally, but they conscionable couldn't compete,' Anderson said.
'I anticipation this feline does what helium says he's going to bash with it, due to the fact that I would deliberation a batch of radical volition beryllium gladsome to spot it revived.'
The spot was built successful 1928 arsenic a 2 bed, 2 bath home.
The charming 2 chamber location successful Veazie was connected the marketplace for conscionable nether $300,000
The 1,150 quadrate ft cottage dates from the aboriginal 1900s and inactive boasts overmuch of its archetypal interior
The interiors inactive bare the hallmarks of its heyday including hardwood floors and awesome fireplaces.
However, the archetypal stonework façade needs improvement, as does immoderate rotted woodwork astir the property.
'The interior finishes, trims and features person remained beauteous overmuch unchanged,' Anderson said.
'This would marque a large task for immoderate location renovation enthusiast. There is simply a comparatively caller earthy state boiler that presently heats the space. With a small TLC this would marque a comfy abstraction for immoderate caller occupant.
'Truly a unsocial accidental for the originative handyperson. There are not a batch of these historical structures near that person the bully bones that this does.'
The charming cottage is nestled connected a 1.2 acre batch on a leafy street, conscionable 2 miles from Bangor City Forest.
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