274 Brighton Road, Solon, ME 04979 - Somerset County

This wonderfully maintained farmhouse at the end of a crushed blue stone driveway sits atop a hill overlooking more than 200 acres with mountain views beyond. Maine has lots of historic homes but none are the complete package you’ll find here. The home, barn and garage have matching standing-seam metal roofs. Concrete siding on the house means it’s built to last a lifetime without a second look. Step inside and you’ll find granite countertops, modern fixtures, quality windows and the original exposed beams. Birdseye Maple flooring in the kitchen, a curly cherry staircase leading to the original pumpkin pine flooring upstairs. The rooms capture plenty of light while the high ceilings give an air of elegance. It will be hard to decide where you’ll want to spend most of your time, in the kitchen with the crackling wood stove, the den with a fireplace of its own or the sunroom with its propane fireplace, overlooking the trout pond. The ground floor master bedroom with Burled Ash flooring means beautiful single level living with four bedrooms upstairs for the rest of the family or visitors. Mechanicals include two new furnaces in the basement to burn oil or wood. The choice is yours and you’ll always have a back up. An on-demand generator means you can work from home, no matter what. Outside, the flow controlled trout pond often holds ducks and geese. Raised beds on the slope below the house and a substantial raspberry patch mean you can produce your own vegetables and flowers. The barn has a long history as a dairy. The current owners raised grass-fed beef. Fifty-five tillable acres of high-quality loam (test results upon request) produces income through field crops. Continue that or lease the land to local farmers. The property has a long harvest history of the heavy-bodied, large racked whitetails the Maine woods are renown for (the Hinkley buck was taken nearby). Because the property has nearly a mile of frontage on Fall Brook, heavy timber, forested wetlands and fields, the deer never need to leave. The brook contains numerous game fish species and attracts ducks, geese and woodcock. Fox, coyotes, lynx, moose and otters have all been seen on the property. The timber stand has been well-managed. Continue the practice of cutting the inferior trees for firewood and letting the straight trees add value to your investment every year. A substantial amount of commercially valuable timber means one can responsibly select cut on an ongoing basis. You’ll find all the modern conveniences in nearby Skowhegan or Bingham. Sugarloaf and Maine's best skiing is less than an hour away. Under four hours to Boston but worlds away. Listing agent must accompany, 24 hour notice required.