$550,000 Homes in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Mississippi – The New York Times

Size: 3,600 square feet

Price per square foot: $149

Indoors: The front door, topped by a fanlight and set in the middle of a classical-style portico, opens to a graceful reception room with original hardwood floors that continue throughout the house. To the right is a sunken living room with a wood-burning fireplace and a wall of built-in bookshelves. To the left is a formal dining room with a bay window, a white wainscot topped by blue walls and a crystal-bead chandelier. Both rooms have sash windows that rise almost to the 10-foot ceilings.

The kitchen has been refurbished with white cabinets, a farmhouse sink, a mobile island and Viking and Sub-Zero appliances. A cushioned bench under a bay window serves as seating in a breakfast nook.

The primary bedroom is on the second floor. It has an en suite bathroom a converted walk-in closet with a large, glass-enclosed shower faced in subway tile and a soaking tub with treetop views. A second bedroom suite includes a bathroom with vintage gray tile with a blue border. There is a vintage hall bathroom that pairs with the third bedroom; it has mint-green tile and a streamlined tub with a shower head. A windowed niche at the top of the staircase could be used as a work space.

A bright lower level has half of the area of the first two floors. It was recently used as an art studio with an exercise space. A laundry room and storage room are there, as well.

Outdoor space: The house is set at least 500 feet off the road and is partially screened by mature pines. The property, about half meadow and half forested, includes a kitchen herb garden, an elegant breezeway, a detached two-car garage, a barn, a chicken coop and an equipment shed whose contents (mowers, tractor with front loader) are negotiable. Artifacts, including a gazebo, lamppost and dinner bell, are distributed around the house.

Taxes: $2,573 (2019, although a homestead exemption would result in a significant reduction)

Contact: Chuck Paulk, Cabin & Creek Real Estate, 601-810-2104; cabinandcreekproperties.com

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