A New Chapter for Historical Properties
Berkshire Hathaway Robert Paul Properties is well known for its place in the luxury real-estate market, delivering high class results for every client. From contemporary waterfront properties to classic city escapes, we have represented just about every type of estate, but one unique sector that we seem to have a niche for are luxury properties that offer historical significance.
New England holds some of the oldest and most historically rich real-estate in the country. With so much history surrounding eastern Massachusetts in particular, we have had the pleasure in introducing these homes to a new chapter of ownership.
32 Old Saltworks Road, Chatham:
Before the calm serenity of the beach home location, this land was part of a naval base during the First World War. During the entire course of the war, the base and the entire North American mainland, remained safe against foreign attacks. That all changed on July 21st, 1918, when German Submarine U-156 surfaced three miles off of the Cape and began firing torpedo missiles and shells at the Perth Amboy, a commercial tugboat, with 32 Americans on board.
Historians believe that the attack was intended to stay on the water, the primary intention to sink the tugboat and and barges in the area, however, as the 90-minute bombardment ensued, torpedoes and shells both fell upon what we now know as Nauset Beach. The waters surrounding Cape Cod were no stranger to the actions of war as the Germans had recently sunk ships off the Island of Nantucket, however, this incident was the first to involve American soil and known as the “Attack on Orleans”.
The 2 bedroom, 1 bath waterfront home on this historic site, was sold in 2021 for $3,000,000.
This quintessential Gothic Country Estate was built in 1852 in the historic area of Carver, MA. The original cottage on the property was owned William Savery, a well-known businessman who spent most of his time engaged in the iron and lumber trade. One of Savery’s true passions of the time was bettering his native town’s infrastructure and community roads.
Among the projects of most significance, he is remembered for idealizing and constructing the first divided highway in 1861, now known as Savery’s Avenue Conservation Land. This historic landmark is only minutes away from the WM Savery Estate, where he and his family resided for a number of years on the northerly shore of Sampson’s Pond.
This property presents a glimpse into its history with its Gothic Country features and historic plaque. This beautiful home was sold in 2021 for $2,700,000.
7 Wolf Island Road, Mattapoisett:
This unique property inhabits nearly 18 acres near the shores of Buzzards Bay. This land used to be occupied by Axe Handle Bolle’s Mill. This is where well-known blacksmith and inventor Ellis “Ax-Handle” Bolles, spent years discovering and developing new pieces of masonry tools and handles for objects such as hammers, hatchets, sledgehammers, axes and wheel spokes. You can still find his forge, and tracer lathe that was originally powered by waterwheel and numerous other findings from the property at the Mattapoisett Museum.
The current Craftsman Style home that resides on this historical property was sold in 2020 for $878,275.