On the Market: A Renovated Chatham Home Overlooking Oyster Pond
A 2021 expansion brought this 1946 carriage-style house into the 21st century, maintaining its period charm while also adding modern luxuries.
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125 Stage Harbor Rd., Chatham
Price: $4,250,000
Size: 3,624 square feet
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4 full, 2 partial
This classic Cape Cod home shows the power of combining two contrasting concepts—like business and pleasure, beach and forest, and old and new. A recent renovation and expansion, plus a mix of whimsical and more practical features, makes this house perfect for anyone looking for the best of both worlds.
Tucked away in a private spot overlooking Chatham’s Oyster Pond, this carriage-style house sits across the street from a sandy beach, offering that coastal, distinctly Cape Cod feel. At the same time, the tall trees, gardens, and stone work covering the .67–acre grounds provide the leafy respite of a countryside forest. The house itself, built in 1946, still retains some of that vintage charm, with its white clapboard exterior and cupola-mounted weathervane. But a 2021 renovation added on a garage, family room, and home office, a late-pandemic essential for the modern hybrid or remote worker in your brood.
Beyond these recent expansions, the Barnstable County property also boasts an en suite-bedroom on the first floor with a customized wardrobe, a bonus room on the second floor alongside two bedrooms, and two laundry rooms for your convenience. This complements the home’s more communal spaces: a grand living room with a wood-burning fireplace, a dining room with ocean-inspired blue flooring, and a chef’s kitchen with cathedral ceilings. Sprinkled throughout are period details like built-in bookshelves and wood paneling, all painted shades of blue and white that are a nod to its coastal environs.
In the backyard, the residence’s “pleasure” aspects come into play. There you’ll find a heated gunite pool that’ll rival any at a luxury hotel. After a productive day in the home office, you can reward yourself with a swim, before enjoying a meal and a sunset from the brick terrace, in an ambiance that’s akin to dining alfresco at one of the Cape’s best restaurants.
For more information, contact Chris Rhinesmith, Compass, compass.com.
Photos by JFW Photography
Photos by JFW Photography
Photos by JFW Photography
Photos by JFW Photography
Photos by JFW Photography
Photos by JFW Photography
Photos by JFW Photography
Photos by JFW Photography
Photos by JFW Photography
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