1778 ANTIQUE COLONIAL with WATER VIEW & IN-LAW APARTMENT

!!! SALE PENDING !!!

Imagine living in the charm of historic New England in this spacious Antique Colonial home. Situated on 1.31 acres of picturesque land with lots of trees and gardens, you overlook beautiful Lake Lashaway. This historic home was built in 1778 with post-and-beam construction and was expanded to its current size in the late 1800's. Known as "The Lake View House," it served as an Inn in the 1880's-1890's and as a Bed & Breakfast in the 1980's. The original 1800's ledger from the Inn is still part of the home. Bring your boat or jetski. Pedal boat included with house. Walk to public beach with lifeguards & docks. Public landing for fishing. Boat ramp. Enjoy skating, snowmobiling, ice fishing in the winter. Annual derby on Lake Lashaway. Listen to the church bells. Watch the annual fire works display from your own deck!! Perfect B&B opportunity or great for raising your family. Hardwood floors throughout the main house, except the kitchen and bathrooms (tile). Some of the floors are the original wide planks, and the upstairs hallway is hand-hewn boards. DOWNSTAIRS: Eat-in kitchen with picture window. All appliances included. Lots of cabinets. Full bathroom off kitchen. Formal dining room with French doors going out onto deck. Huge living room with wood stove (chimney relined, recently cleaned, chimney repointed & capped 5 years ago). Guest bedroom with picture window and atrium door. Mud room with original ice box built in - still has the stone base with drain where they used to put the ice blocks!! Library with an entire wall of bookshelves. Sitting room overlooking water. Tons of enormous closets!! UPSTAIRS: 4 Bedrooms (2 overlooking water) Full Bath Long hallway with bookshelves along one entire wall. IN-LAW APARTMENT (Upstairs): Renovated 9 years ago. Brand new kitchen & half bath. Gutted and all brand new, although we kept the original tin ceiling in the kitchen. All appliances included. All new windows. Apartment includes living room, eat-in kitchen, bath, separate entrance, bedroom, huge walk-through closet, and office. ATTIC: A favorite part of the house - HUGE!!! Front to back - over 1500 square feet of storage space - walk up stairway - brand new Marvin windows in front. Had cables installed 4 years ago for structural improvement. GARAGE: Needs improvements. BASEMENT: Dirt. Brand new furnace installed 6-7 years ago. Cleaned and inspected annually. Baptist and Catholic churches within walking distance. Brand new elementary school. Shopping plaza within 2 miles. Walk to 9-hole golf course, mini golf, bowling. 15 minutes from Old Sturbridge Village, 20 minutes from Brimfield Antique Mart. 30 minutes from Worcester, 90 minutes from casinos. POTENTIAL EXTRA LOT: This large lot is on a corner with lots of frontage. It is only a few s.f. short of 2nd building lot. Town may consider variance for the right owner.