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House for Sale: An 1890 Martha’s Vineyard Cottage Overflowing With Historic Charm

This three-season Martha’s Vineyard cottage is the perfect blend of simplicity and antique charm.

By Aimee Tucker

Aug 02 2023

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This 1890 Martha’s Vineyard home is for sale after more than fifty years with one family.

Photo Credit : David Welch, Courtesy of Seacoast Properties

Dreamscrolling the New England real estate market is one of my favorite internet pastimes, and I know I’m not alone. As a home history nerd, my primary filter is “Year Built,” which lets me hunt for my dream center-chimney Colonial in Massachusetts, turreted two-tone Victorian in Vermont, or untouched midcentury ranch in Maine. But sometimes, a property stands out for a truly magical combination of style, setting, and original details.

On my most recent dream-dive (which, like all dreams, is not concerned with the reality of a staggering mortgage or leaking roof), I found myself zeroing in on a three-season 1890 cottage on Martha’s Vineyard. As I scrolled, I imagined sipping coffee in a front porch rocker, crocheting in the sunroom, steaming lobster and clams in the kitchen, and waking up to the smell of salty sea air. Have a look and see if it doesn’t have the same effect on you.

The porch is home to a cluster of rockers.
Photo Credit : David Welch, Courtesy of Seacoast Properties
Natural light and original historic charm brighten the entrance and sunroom.
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What could be better on a cool evening than curling up next to the wood-burning stone fireplace?
Photo Credit : David Welch, Courtesy of Seacoast Properties
Painted mint green ceilings give vintage charm to a no-frills kitchen. How perfect is the steamed clams pot with broth spout?
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One of the home’s four bedrooms has an attached nook.
Photo Credit : David Welch, Courtesy of Seacoast Properties
The sun-drenched nook overlooks the front yard.
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Each bedroom is unique in this antique Martha’s Vineyard home.
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Soothing green paint highlights the exposed beams in another bedroom.
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Butter yellow vibes in the final bedroom.
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And a picture-perfect seaside neighborhood to boot!
Photo Credit : David Welch, Courtesy of Seacoast Properties

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Home Details

Price: $2,693,000 • Square Feet: 1,752 • Acres: 0.36 • Bedrooms: 4 • Bathrooms: 1 full, 1 quarter
(Janna O’Loughlin, Seacoast Properties, 508-272-4819, janna@mvseacoast.com)

Aimee Tucker

Aimee Tucker is Yankee Magazine’s Home Editor and the Senior Digital Editor of NewEngland.com. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.

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