Landmark Property in Annisquam Gloucester Sold

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Annisquam - Gloucester MASold June 2013.

We have assisted with the sales and marketing of 2R Cambridge Avenue in Gloucester, MA, a well known landmark property in Annisquam.  You may recognize this memorable and spectacular property that can be seen from Wingaersheek Beach and the Annisquam River. It is located on the tip of the Annisquam village peninsula and has remarkable views of the river, beaches, Ipswich Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

“Quattro Venti”, which means Four Winds, is a waterfront Tuscan style villa on 1.2 acres. The house is at the water’s edge and has many 12 foot french doors that open onto a loggia right at the sea wall. It is a stucco home with a red tiled roof. The exterior garden spaces include a seaside sunken garden. The interior is remarkable and grand. The dramatic foyer is graced with limestone and Italian marble and immediately opens to the ocean, formal dining room and magnificent living room. There are eight fireplaces in the the house and the detail throughout is stunning. This is a home that brings you pleasurably back in time. Read More →

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335 Main Street West Newbury MA

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West Newbury MA Real EstateSold in September 2013.

Renovated Antique Colonial on Main Street in West Newbury, Massachusetts. Located on West Newbury’s picturesque and historic Main Street. This late 19th century home has been renovated and added to with impeccable planning. Bringing it up to the standards of what many people want in today’s homes while retaining it’s quality detail.  The design and feature of this addition are outstanding. See the photo slide show below and the video tour.

John & Cindy Farrell


Read what the owner’s have to say about their home.

The Wolke House

335 Main Street was completed about 1870.  It has been suggested that the foundation was begun 10 years earlier but completion was postponed because of the Civil War.  Possibly due to this, the shape and layout of the house looks back to American Empire styles, but the construction techniques and elements such as the original windows are more Victorian.  Until 1985 the house was without central heat or indoor plumbing.  Used by Madeline Goodwin Noyes as her summer home, she called the house “The Maples.”  When she passed in 1985, a builder bought the house put in central heat, insulation, indoor plumbing and separate 200 amp electrical services for the house and the barn.

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