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One of the oldest homes in the US hits the market in Plympton. See inside.
“You can’t get materials like this in a new house. They don’t exist."
The Stephen Bryant House in Plympton is one of the oldest and most preserved 17th-century homes on the market, and it’s a hit today on social media.
The house, located at 125 County Road, is for sale for $800,000, according to the listing on William Raveis. And it was also the subject of a popular post on Zillow Gone Wild that called it “THE oldest home on the market in America right now.”
“There are not too many of these left and they are very rare,” said Jennifer Macdonald, the real estate agent handling the sale. The most unique thing about the house is that it is a “rare timber-framed saltbox Colonial first period home restored to period 1669,” she added.
The summer beams in the parlor are Macdonald’s favorite original feature.
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“You can’t get materials like this in a new house. They don’t exist,” Macdonald said. She added that this house, or any old house, is “better built than anything today.”
The house has three bedrooms and two full bathrooms, as well as a home office. The property, which sits on a 2-acre lot, comes with a detached garage, a partial basement, three working fireplaces, leaded-glass windows, and herb gardens.
On May 31, Full Circle Homes, a historic restoration and renovation business, published a YouTube video with a tour of the house. In the video, Macdonald said that the 2,503-square-foot antique Colonial had not been listed for more than 30 years.
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“This is like walking back in time to a pilgrim home,” said Mike Lemieux, who runs Full Circle Homes with Macdonald.
Stephen Bryant, who was a pilgrim, originally built the house in 1669, Lemieux said, and in 1703, Dr. Caleb Loring expanded it to its present form. The current owners have tried to restore the historic property to its original glory, according to the listing.
The house, which comes with a refrigerator, a washer, and a dryer, has private sewerage.
Correction: Due to incorrect information provided to Boston.com, a previous version of this story mischaracterized the home’s septic. The home has Title V certification.
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