HOME PROFILE: Adaptable home has timeless details in Topsfield – Wicked Local Beverly

ADDRESS: 30 Fox Run Road, Topsfield

BEDROOMS: 4

BATHROOMS: 1 full; 1 half

LIVING SPACE: 1,700 sq. ft.

PRICE: $569,000

Built in 1961 on over a rambling acre framed by towering trees stands a classy, classic center entrance Colonial that has been in one family for 57 years. Picture-perfect outside, this lovingly cared for home filled with timeless details like 12-over-12 windows and stunning hardwood flooring adapts readily to any decor.

That practically everything is up-to-date in this home is an understatement and most definitely a budgetary bonus. Consider that the lengthy list of improvements/upgrades and/or replacements all the bases were covered include a new roof in 2015, a new hot water heater a year later, new insulation from Mass Save in 2017 and those beautiful Anderson windows in 2018. Oh, the exterior of the house was painted last year and the inside earlier this year!

Location its tucked into an equally picturesque neighborhood is another plus.

Charm to spare, too

The breezeway as it was once called is an unexpected delight. Fully enclosed and screened, this connection between the house and the oversized two-car garage with access to the front and back of the property, too, has been transformed into very usable and most attractive space. This sizable three-season multi-purpose room with custom wall paneling works for outdoor dining, seating and/or play space.

Incidentally, arched windows on both sides one looks out to the lawn; the other the spacious backyard match those on the garage.

The rest of the house

Traditionally styled with sidelights, the front door beckons visitors, friends and family to come inside and stay a while. The formal entry hall, which is large enough for a table/chest, is also the hub of the first floor with formal living and dining rooms each off to one side.

A wood-burning fireplace with a brick surround and prettily detailed mantel is a welcoming feature in the spacious front-to-back living room but gleaming hardwood flooring does tend to take center stage. Twelve-over-twelve windows enhance the graciousness of this nicely-proportioned room.

With timeless details like a chair rail and neatly trimmed bump boards, the dining room is ready for celebrations of all kinds, large or small, formal or casual. In case you wondered, seating eight or more is very doable.

The adjacent eat-in kitchen, which also has access to the breezeway, is, well, large, and has a charming country ambiance plus a substantial amount of white cabinetry with H & L-style hardware. Exceptionally functional as is, updating/renovating/remodeling this cookery could be a fun project that might even include expansion given its location overlooking the yard. Nice.

By the way, a half bathroom is also on this level.

About the second floor

In keeping with tradition of a four-square, this home has four spacious bedrooms, all with hardwood flooring, each with windows on two wallsthe better for cross ventilation mdear. Closet space as in extra-wide doubles is also generous. One bedroom even has a walk-in closet!

These rooms, however, are anything but Plain Janes. Big and bright, they have interesting architectural features like modified cove ceilings and detailed bump boards.

The master bedroom is especially appealing. Maybe its the enormous amount of natural light, those stunning floors or the scale and proportions that make this room a wonderful getaway.

The full bathroom on this level has a step-in shower and tile flooring.

Contact Andrea OReilly of Keller Williams Realty at 617-827-0532 or by email: andreaoreilly@kw.com.

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