What does your money buy in Essex?
A sampling of properties on the market in this North Shore town includes an antique Cape with a master bedroom and living room addition and a modified American Foursquare with two decks.
$525,000
Year built: 1760
Lot size: 0.67 acre
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2 full
Taxes: $9,031 (2017)
There’s “exceptional charm’’ in this antique corner-lot Cape in Essex Falls. The master bedroom and living room addition was designed to period specifications by a builder associated with Portsmouth’s Strawbery Banke. The kitchen in this 2,227-square-foot home has been updated as well, and the property includes two outbuildings along a scenic brook.
$575,000
Year built: 1907
Lot size: 0.75 acre
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2 full, 1 half
Taxes: $5,845 (2017)
Natural light brightens this modified American Foursquare, which features original period woodwork and hardwood floors. The roomy kitchen has new stainless-steel appliances. The original pocket doors divide the living and dining rooms, and the 2,210-square-foot home boasts a mahogany porch and two decks.
James Sullivan can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @sullivanjames. Subscribe to our free newsletter on real estate, home repair, and design at pages.email.bostonglobe.com/AddressSignUp.
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