MLS# 73163694 – 749 S Main St, Barnstable, MA 02632

$8,500,000 - 10Br/8Ba - for Sale in Barnstable
Price: $8,500,000
Beds: 10
Baths: 6 full, 2 half
Living Area SqFt: 8,834
Status: Active
Property Type: Single Family Residence
Lot Size Acres: 1.79
Lot Size SqFt: 77,972
Year Built: 1924
Days on Website: 115

Courtesy of William Raveis Real Estate & Homes Services, Katie Clancy.

Property Description

Before Cape Cod was a popular vacation destination, Helen J. Quinn, heiress to the Grand Union grocery chain, purchased almost 20 acres of land by the Centerville River. Several homes for her family and even a huge kennel for her dogs were built, but the most magnificent of all was Mrs. Quinn’s personal estate, at 749 S Main St., later dubbed ‘Sandcastle’ for its sandy English stucco exterior. Brilliantly designed for hosting family or guests, the layout is timeless, with formal spaces on the entry side of the property and sunny, glassed-in rooms the length of the water side, offering 180 degree views of Craigville River and Nantucket Sound. With 9 bedrooms in the main house and a full, 1400-sq ft apartment above the separate 4 bay carriage house, there’s space for everyone. A deep water dock connected to ”the best boathouse on the river,” makes day trips to Nantucket possible, or store a launch to zip across the river for sunbathing on the white sands of Long Beach.

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Property Details and Features

  • Property Access
  • Road Frontage Type: “Public”
  • Appliances & Equipment
  • Appliances: “Gas Water Heater”, “Water Heater”
  • Basement
  • Basement: “Finished”, “Walk-Out Access”, “Interior Entry”
  • Bathrooms
  • 6 full bathrooms
  • 2 half bathrooms
  • 7 total bathrooms
  • 8 total bathrooms
  • Bedrooms
  • 10 bedrooms
  • Building
  • Building Area Total: 8834
  • Building Area Units: Square Feet
  • Living Area: 8834
  • Other Structures: “Guest House”
  • Year Built Source: Public Records
  • Year Built: 1924
  • Cooling
  • Cooling: “Heat Pump”
  • Cooling Included
  • Exterior Features
  • Exterior Features: “Patio”, “Pool – Inground Heated”, “Guest House”, “Outdoor Shower”
  • Patio And Porch Features: “Patio”
  • Fireplaces
  • Fireplace Included
  • Floors
  • Flooring: “Wood”, “Tile”
  • Foundation
  • Foundation Details: “Concrete Perimeter”
  • Garage
  • 4 garage spaces
  • Garage Included
  • Heating
  • Heating: “Steam”, “Natural Gas”
  • Heating Included
  • Lot
  • Lot Size Acres: 1.79
  • Lot Size Area: 1.79
  • Lot Size Square Feet: 77972
  • Lot Size Units: Acres
  • Parcel Number: M:185 L:012001,2205387
  • Parking
  • Parking Features: “Detached”
  • Parking Total: 6
  • 4 covered spaces
  • Pool
  • Pool Features: “Pool – Inground Heated”
  • Pool Private YN: t
  • Property
  • Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence
  • View: “Scenic View(s)”
  • Waterfront Features: “Waterfront”, “Beach Front”, “River”, “Sound”, “1/10 to 3/10 To Beach”, “Beach Ownership(Public)”
  • Zoning: RD
  • Waterfront on Property
  • Roof
  • Roof: “Shingle”
  • Sewer
  • Sewer: “Private Sewer”
  • Taxes
  • Tax Annual Amount: 50456
  • Tax Year: 2023
  • Utilities
  • Water Source: “Public”

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$8,500,000 – 749 S Main St, Barnstable, MA 02632

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