What does your money buy in Reading?
A sampling of properties on the market in this town include one half of a two-family with a sunken living room and a master suite and an 18th-century Colonial with eight fireplaces.
$369,000
Year built: 1900
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2 full, 1 half
Taxes: $5,587 (2017)
One half of a two-family, this 1,773-square-foot home offers a master suite, an eat-in kitchen, a dining room with built-ins, and a sunken family room.

$848,500
Year built: 1780
Lot size: 0.56 acre
Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 2 full
Taxes: $7,858 (2016)
Talk about cozy: In addition to wide pine floors and antique woodwork, this 3,899-square-foot 18th-century Colonial has brick fireplaces in all three second-floor bedrooms, one in the master suite’s sitting room, and four more on the first floor.
Jon Gorey is a freelance writer in Quincy. Send comments to [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at @jongorey.
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