Description of 9 Templeton Turnpike, Fitzwilliam, NH 03447
Listing details for 9 Templeton Turnpike, Fitzwilliam, NH 03447 : Lovely grand Greek Revival Circa 1809 home in search of new owner with excellent taste. Are you the one? Is it you who will love, appreciate, and get to enjoy this beautiful home in the heart of charming Fitzwilliam? Take in the fun happenings on the townsquare, in the Monadnock Area, & within the gorgeous scenery of this Region, all while living across the street from the beautiful Fitzwilliam Common Historic District, a treasured part of the National Register of Historic Places. What a view just outside your door! The level white-picketfenced frontyard offers a covered porch, a pretty patio awaits in the side yard, and the fielded backyard slopes gently. The fluted columns in front and historic bell-shaped 3rd floor ballroom offer distinction and lovely areas where you may want to entertain. Being on the square, home is uniquely positioned to take-in village concerts, smalltown happenings, frequent the sociable small library nextdoor, enjoy farmers markets and the annual little fair. You're 10 mins to the grocery stores and restaurants in Rindge, 20 mins to Keene & Peterborough for small and larger amenities there, less than 10 mins from the Massachusetts border, and 1 hr & 40 min.s to Boston Proper. Spacious home has updated utilities, a hearth in the main livingroom, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, potential for first-floor living, a tremendous amount of storage, and a kitchen woodstove on stonehearth. Antique features include your original hearth in the livingroom, a gracious formal diningroom, wide-planked pumpkin pine flooring, large granite slab walkway, & original antique mouldings. While the property has been a lightly lived-in sole residence for nearly the past twenty years, it has also hosted small businesses including an antique Christmas shop and real estate office. Truly, you have found a wonderful dot-on-the-map for adventure and gracious relaxation, and a delightful classic New England home to call your own.