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$1,400

Keene Road
Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

1bd

Listed By: Listanza Services Group

Listed On: 06/08/2023

Listing ID: GL5231465 View More Details

Description

14-day quarantine stays minus the claustrophobia. Lovely, bright, sunny, 2-story restored, historic vacation cottage with WI-fi and HBO, short walk to the ocean and restaurants. Fondly named Sea Breeze by its architect and original occupant, Charles W. Keene of the famed Keene family of shipbuilders.Plimouth Rock, Plimouth Plantation, Daniel Webster Estate, Marshfield Fair Grounds all are nearby. Levitate festivals too!This historic vacation home was built from 1922 through 1927 from parts of a ship. Seven types of wood make up the first floor, and a gem-filled shell design set into penny round ceramic decorates the bathroom floor.The living r oom chairs are soft and comfy, and theres a screened-in front porch with wicker furniture for enjoying night breezes and sounds.The downstairs bedroom has a double bed. Upstairs there are 2 beds, a twin and a double. Feather pillows and soft cotton blankets and sheets make sleeping heavenly.A full washer and dryer are in the basement. Tide detergent. Bounce dryer sheets.This page of history is the only structure on the street to survive the September 1938 Great New England Hurricane and Long Island Express, one of the deadliest and most destructive cyclones to ever hit the coast.Framed between pieces of glass on the walls are interesting pages of 1927 newspaper that the original builder used as insulation around the oversized 6 x 3 windows. Just switch on the picture light over each sheet and read at your leisure. The frame then can be flipped to see the other side.The kitchen has an old-fashioned 42 cast iron farmers sink, complete with a Boraxo soap dispenser for hand washing. New electric stove/oven.The original 1922 owner/builder was friendly Charles W Keene who until his passing on April 15, 1948, called his home Sea Breeze, and the neighborhood Ferry. Charless father Martin worked at the Charlestown Navy Yard, and his grandfather was the infamous landowner and shipbuilder Benjamin Keene. Charless grandmother was Suzanna Church. An automatic start Kohler generator powers the entire home during outages. Snow removal is your responsibility. Trash is picked up Thursday mornings.