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New England Bow House in Alford,
Massachusetts
Located in Alford, Mass.,
this is a lovely replication of a New England Bow House. It's set on a
quiet country road with beautiful surrounding properties. This home has
perennial landscaped gardens and mature trees for a private park like
setting on 4.75 acres. There is a first floor master bedroom and two other
bedrooms on the second floor, three baths, wideplank floors
throughout and an attached garage for convenience. A quality tennis court
completes the picture. Another benefit is low real estate tax. It's
interesting to know that the colonial bow roof Cape Cod style home dates
back to the 1600's. The earliest existing bow roof home was built in West
Falmouth, MA in 1678. The term 'bow house' got it's name because the roof
is shaped to match the inverted bow of a ship supposedly to make sea
faring men more comfortable at home on land. In fact, many believe that
the bow rafters of the early homes were salvaged from the bow of the ships
that were wrecked on Cape Cod. $749,000.00 |
