Our picks: Five Greater Boston homes with stone fireplaces worth cozying up to
We look at properties in in Franklin, Hopkinton, Winchester, Newburyport, and Scituate.
The weather outside can be frightful this time of year, making it hard to leave the house. But what better way to spend your time than cozying up to a stone fireplace, one that gives your home a cabin-like vibe?
We found five homes with great stone fireplaces — in Franklin, Hopkinton, Winchester, Newburyport, and Scituate — and ranked them from highest price per square foot to lowest. Check them out:
184 Ridge St., Winchester
$2,499,000
4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths
5,009 square feet
$498.90 per square foot
This new build, set on a 0.92-acre parcel, boasts a kitchen with high-end appliances, an island, custom cabinets, a dining area, and a pantry. The family room off the kitchen has a natural stone fireplace, and there is also a fireplace in the living room. Other amenities include a mudroom, a heated three-car garage, and a four-season sunroom. In the master, you’ll find a sitting room with fireplace and a bath with radiant heat, custom cabinetry, a soaking tub, and a shower with a built-in seat. The driveway is heated.
328 Central Ave., Scituate
$1,165,900
3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
2,974 square feet
$392.03 per square foot
Set on a 0.19-acre parcel, this Colonial is just steps from the ocean. In the great room, there is custom woodwork, an exposed-beam cathedral ceiling, and wall-to-wall windows. There are stone fireplaces both outside and inside. The widow’s walk provides 360-degree views of the Atlantic and South River.
38 Elizabeth Road, Hopkinton
$1,150,000
4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths
4,728 square feet
$243.23 per square foot
This brick-and-clapboard Colonial is set on a 1.38-acre parcel in Forestside Estates. Inside, you’ll find a two-story great room with a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and a wall of windows. The cherry eat-in kitchen offers an island and opens to the screened-in porch and deck. The first-floor master has a walk-in closet. The lower-level is unfinished, and there is a walk-in cedar closet on the second floor.
56 Jefferson Road, Franklin
$650,000
4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
2,924 square feet
$222.30 per square foot
This brick-front Colonial, formerly the builder’s home, offers a two-story marble foyer flanked by a home office and a living room with French doors to the dining room. In the kitchen, you’ll find maple cabinets, double ovens, granite counters, and black appliances. The family room offers a cathedral ceiling and a gas fieldstone fireplace. The master suite features a sitting area, a walk-in closet, and a bath with a jetted tub and a dual vanity topped with granite. Outside on the 0.93-acre lot, there is a heated in-ground pool, a stamped-concrete patio, and a cabana.
30 Wildwood Drive, Newburyport
$625,000
4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
3,447 square feet
$181.32 per square foot
This Gambrel-style home, set on a 0.64-acre parcel in a cul-de-sac, offers a family room with a stone fireplace, a four-season sunroom with a sunken hot tub, and an office with built-ins. In the kitchen, you’ll find stainless-steel appliances. The home also boasts hardwood floors, a suite with a woodstove over the two-car garage, a deck, and a patio with a fire pit.
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