(Jon Chase for The Boston Globe)
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In Salem, a Colonial Revival revived
(Jon Chase for The Boston Globe)
SALEM - Stepping into the foyer of this marvelously renovated Colonial Revival, a four-letter word rushes to mind - wood. The flooring is quarter-sawn oak, a pocket door is mahogany, as is the built-in shelf with a carved sunburst in the living room, and there’s more mahogany in the first-floor half-bath, where the vanity is topped by a hand-hewn 8-foot slab.
The kitchen - oak, of course - has countertops of . . . black granite! There is also a breakfast bar, wine refrigerator, a massive six-burner stove, and six windows that look out into the backyard. A large family room, a formal dining room, and office complete the first floor.
At the top of the wide oak stairs is a small sitting space with Palladian windows and pocket doors. The master on the second floor is a three-room suite. The spacious bedroom has bay windows and connects to a distinctive bathroom with a double-slipper claw-foot tub and a free-standing shower with columns and a welter of shower heads. The third room is a screened-in sun room overlooking the yard. Two other bedrooms and full bath are on the second floor, while the third also has two bedrooms, a large third room, and a bath with shower.
The property includes a two-car carriage house, but former owners tore up the driveway and installed a gorgeous collection of plants and trees, that stranded the garage in the process.
Contractor Robert Ouellette of Salem renovated the home, adding a housewide sound system with recessed speakers, HD-ready cable, central vacuum, and a staggering 18 heating zones. Listing broker Kathleen Sullivan of RE/MAX Advantage Real Estate in Beverly is holding an open house today from 1 to 3 p.m.
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