Globe Home of the Week: Falmouth

By Mindy Pollack-Fusi, Globe Correspondent

Its took Christina and David Potter just a half-hour to make an offer on this antique home when they first saw it 23 years ago. The home’s original owner, Browning Swift, was reputedly a carpenter who may have built the original home and its 1890s addition, which includes a Queen Anne Tower with views of Buzzards Bay. Another addition followed years later.

The house also holds a not-so-secret history: its root cellar was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Address: 343 West Falmouth Highway
Price: $839,000
Style: Farmhouse
Built: circa 1855
Square feet: 2,783
Rooms: 8
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Sewer: Septic

Its took Christina and David Potter just a half-hour to make an offer on this antique home when they first saw it 23 years ago. The home’s original owner, Browning Swift, was reputedly a carpenter who may have built the original home and its 1890s addition, which includes a Queen Anne Tower with views of Buzzards Bay. Another addition followed years later. The house also holds a not-so-secret history: its root cellar was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Address: 343 West Falmouth Highway Price: $839,000 Style: Farmhouse Built: circa 1855 Square feet: 2,783 Rooms: 8 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 3 Sewer: Septic
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