144 Hawthorn St, New Bedford, MA, 02740 $379,000 Sold on 4/6/2021 for $385,000
Home For Sale! OPEN HOUSE TUES, FEB 9 AT 12 PM. HIGHEST & BEST OFFER DUE BY MON, FEB 15 AT 12 PM. This home was built by Henry Plummer, a flour industry magnate & author of the classic sailing memoir, The Boy, Me and the Cat. The house features a soaring, light-filled central stairway & abundant period details that evoke the city’s storied past. 1st floor includes a large living room & library, dining room, half bath & butler’s pantry off the eat-in kitchen. 2nd floor has 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths & 1 study lined with nautical maps. There is a bonus 3rd floor with space for an office, playroom, etc. Sited on a rare double lot with a 4 car garage, the home is in the historic West End; minutes to St. Luke’s hospital, Buttonwood Park, downtown restaurants, shops, museums & ferry (servicing Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket). Boston & Cape Cod are just over an hour away; Providence is 40 minutes. The home, sold As Is , awaits a new owner with the desire to restore it to its former glory.
