That is pretty! I love unexpected touches like that.

A work of art! Wow!

Interestingly beautiful. Are there any pics from street level? It must spark joy for helicopter pilots.

lol maddie, yes

I want that house.

Here ya' go Sue. Good news. It needs everything!

https://www.redfin.com/MA/Rockport/60-60R-Main-St-01966/home/179732795?utm_source=myredfin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=recommendations_update&riftinfo=ZXY9ZW1haWwmbD01MDM0NTM2NyZwPWxpc3RpbmdfdXBkYXRlc19yZWNvbW1lbmRhdGlvbnMmYT1jbGljayZzPXJlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9ucyZ0PWltYWdlJmVtYWlsX2lkPTUwMzQ1MzY3XzE2NzU0MzgwMDlfNiZ1cGRhdGVfdHlwZT05JmxpbHJfc2NvcmU9MC4yNDQyMDAwMDYxMjczNTc0OCZsaXN0aW5nX2lkPTE1NDQzNzY4MyZwcm9wZXJ0eV9pZD0xNzk3MzI3OTUmcG9zaXRpb25fbnVtYmVyPTM=

I always wondered how slate roofs like this are done. Different color slates? For the rare repair, and I guess in 200 years repairs are eventually needed, like in the flashing of the valleys, it makes it hard to keep the pattern intact.

This is odd.

Isn't it though? A random flash of grandeur.

Oooooh, that's so charming and unexpected!

After looking thru all of the photos, what a beautiful home that is. The carriage house is a sweet bonus. I always like it when guests have their own space completely away from my space.

That exterior and roof are so pretty! I like a lot of the interior too. Thanks for sharing.

I don't care for the roof pattern or the exterior color, but the exterior itself is interesting.

Wish we knew the thought process on vent hood in Photo #12 . (Houzz isn't letting me add photo again).

I love that house. I have never seen anything quite like that vent hood.

Slate roofs are attractive and last a long time but when they fail, it’s bombs away! My friends roof kept losing slates that came down with a crash. Cross your fingers no one was walking under it. She replaced it with regular shingles.

I would like Victoria Elizabeth Barnes to buy it. If Sue doesn't, that is.

Our son’s preschool teacher was removing slate tiles for an addition. She brought the tiles to school, and the kids painted them for holiday gifts to their parents. Since they already had holes in the tops from the roof, they put cord through the holes and they are nice wall decorations that last forever.

Was this maybe a fpl mantel they repurposed?

Besides being strange, who stores wine over stove burners?

who stores wine over stove burners?

Either people who cook but don't drink, or people who drink but don't cook. I feel a Venn Diagram coming on!

Hahaha @Jilly. Hope you’re feeling better?

I am, maddie, thank you! :)

Pretty sure that roof is just old asphalt shingles, probably asbestos or something nasty. :) And built in 1800? I think not!

But it looks to be in decent repair and is cute enough. Would be fun to unmuddle.

Oh wow. I spent a lot of summers as a child in Rockport (not to be confused with the one in Maine.) It's a charming town, right next to Gloucester, with a thriving artists' colony.

@Jilly

Jilly, I didn't realize you'd been ill. Happy to hear that you are feeling better!

Thank you, Dawn! :)

Since I already hyjacked this thread sorta, sorry @mtnrdredux_gw. How How you @Sueb20? Are you guys better? I hope.

Property Details > Roof > Slate.

Here is another example.

Wow mtn's idea of "needs everything' is certainly different than mine. I wouldn't have to change much but the kitchen cabinet pulls. backsplash and the red micro over the fridge. It looks like maybe that's in the carriage house, not the main house. I really love this place! Altho no bathrooms are posted, so that is suspect.

Maddie, yes, we are 90% better here. Just that annoying lingering cough. Thanks!

Oly, the number one reason I say that is the exterior. It looks like it is not well maintained (protestations aside), which in a house this old means, be prepared to do all sorts of stuff. Look at the rust (?) over the bow windows in the aerial view, and the roof also looks awfully weathered. Lawn is awful; no sprinkler I'd guess. Vegetation overgrown. Inside, as someone said, no bathrooms shown; that can only mean they are very bad. Track lighting, cheap 70s stained glass, The K has weird two-toned cabs; like they could only afford to do the uppers. Can't discern what the counters are. B/S is very Lowe's 2010 and does not go with the house at all. Range hood set up must go, and the lack of landing space seems hard to address without a total reno of the K.

And I like it.

I get listings from Redfin several times a day. I don't know a lot about Rockport; years ago we spent one night there as we explored the NE coast. But it is not on my list because it's a lot like being where our summer place is now, only this house is an hour or so South.

New one today feels similar

So charming.

The neighbors call it the Gender Reveal House. :D

LOL! I am trying to think what color I would swap out for the pink.

Yes, if the pink were a different color, it would be better.

Maybe a butter soft yellow, or a slightly darker shade of the blue.

Uffda-

I wouldn't pay $17 for any of those! I'd rather live in an Igloo, if given a choice between the 2. It's just so opposite of my tastes. Yuk.....

Faron

I wouldn't buy it either, Faron, but I can appreciate archiecture that isn't my style.

My, how uncharacteristically cranky of you, Faron! I have posted over 15,000 comments on Houzz over a dozen years now. I am pretty darn sure I never said "yuk" in response to something other people liked.

I get emails from Redfin multiple times a day. Sometimes I share them. These would not be suitable as empty nester second homes for us so I am not personally interested in them, but I find them interesting to look at.

Victorian homes and all their frou frou are not for everyone, especially decked out in "Painted Lady" schemes. I personally tend to feel they can look like ice cream parlors. They are definitely not as popular as say as center hall colonial, and therefore less liquid. But many people who would not buy a Victorian can appreciate their charm.