182 Drake Rd
Effingham, NH 03882
For Sale
On these pages you will find information about, and pictures of, the captivating and magical place that has been home to Joy and Nathan for almost four years. It has been a source of blessing and comfort throughout this time, but now our work is calling us to move on.
This beautiful and spacious 11 room country antique home, with many charming features, sits on a corner lot with 5+ acres of land. The setting includes a beautiful, private back yard with established flower garden areas and a sparkling, crystal clear year-round brook running through the southern portion of it. This setting includes a peaceful pond area with miniature dock and bridge (brook needs re-damming) and beautiful stands of towering old white pines and hardwoods, threaded with hiking trails.
This home is a double cape that was built in 1800. The original part of the building was constructed on site, and is known historically as the “Granville House,” and the second part of the home was built nearby and moved to the site to join the original building. This makes for a large and rambling home which is ideally suited for an in-home business or a large or extended family.
The house is a classic post-and-beam construction, with the beautiful, hand-hewn ceiling beams exposed in many of the rooms. Other original features include many windows with the original antique glass, original iron hardware on the many antique doors, original wide-pine flooring in many rooms, a working brick fireplace, a “candle cupboard” in the living room and 2” thick wide pine paneling in the large eat-in country kitchen.
Extensive renovations, completed by Joy and Nathan in 2003-4, have added much to the convenience, comfort, utility and value of this unique home. Among those renovations is a large finished loft room over the barn, WolfStone’s “Gathering Room,” that added more than 400 sq. feet. The Loft has beautiful pine wood flooring, and a cathedral ceiling with a skylight and Maine pine beams and a pair of remote-controlled overhead fans with stained “Mission Glass” style lights and matching stained glass wall sconces.
More features and renovations will be detailed in the following pages.
For those who love lakes and mountains, or generally enjoy nature, you may be interested to know that this gracious home is located in the Lakes Region of NH, and is close to Duncan Lake, Provence Lake, Ossipee Lake, and Lake Winnipesauke to name but a few. It is also near the Pine River and numerous ponds and streams, is located in one of the few remaining pine barrens in NH, and near the Green Mountains and White Mountains.
It is conveniently located about 3 miles from Route 16, which is eastern NH’s major north/south route, going from the seacoast to the mountains, and to numerous resorts and recreational activities. It is near a number of both winter and summer recreation areas and about 40 minutes from major tourist attractions in the Mount Washington Valley Region. This area also features a wide selection of factory outlets and other major shopping for those who like to go bargain hunting.
And if you enjoy spectacular autumn foliage, then you probably are aware that New Hampshire has some of the best around, and our home is conveniently located in what we affectionately call 'leaf peeper country'. For those of you who enjoy horse back riding, you might be surprised to know that the town actually has a 'Dude Ranch'. Effingham is located on the NH/Maine border, and is about a one to one and a half hour drive from Portland, ME, and the Maine and NH seacoasts.
Other Benefits
The state of NH, where the home is located, is INCOME TAX Free, and NH has been consistently rated in major polls over the last 7 years as having one of the highest quality-of-living standards in the nation. In the last 2 years it was ranked as #1.
Shown Below are some full-size views of the outside of the house and the yard. On the next page we show some full-size views of the inside of the house, and give more details about the features both inside and out.
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The Photo Above is the view as you pull in the driveway from Drake Rd. There is parking to the right toward the covered entrance, parking to the left and parking behind the garage located on Champion Hill Rd. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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This is the large country front porch and one of the two main entrances to the home. Additional entrances to the home are through the breezway, through the garage, and through the back porch. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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| This home was historically referred to as the Granville House. Note the sign at the end of the porch. Photos by S. Nathan Stein. |
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This photo shows the wide front steps into the front porch entrance, and WolfStone's trademark amethyst door. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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This photo shows the back view of the house looking toward Champion Hill Rd. To the left is the
large back porch. Straight ahead is a larged fenced in dog yard with entrances to it from the
house and the yard. Behind the fence is the barn to the right and the heated breezeway
connecting it to the house. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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The property has an 8'X14' garden shed on it, as well as a tree house for kids shown to
the right and above the shed, in one of our majestic white pines. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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This is a closeup of the treehouse. Photo by S. Nathan Stein |
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This is an early spring time backyard view, looking towards the brook and pond area. The wild apple blossoms are in bloom. The mound of leaves in center of lawn will be beautiful tall stands of orange day lillies in early to mid-summer. There are several more stands of lillies throughout the front and back lawns. Photo by S. Nathan Stein |
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| Beautiful backyard lilacs scent the air with their marvelous fragrance in early spring, bringing butterflies and hummingbirds. These lilacs are right outside the kitchen windows. Photos by S. Nathan Stein. |
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Close up view of beautiful Easter Lillies growing in a garden by the front steps.
Photo by Joy Violette Wolf |
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| View 2 of Easter Lillies growing by front step. Photo by Joy Violette Wolf. |
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This is back porch view 1. Photo by Joy Violette Wolf |
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This is a second back porch view but this time with a humming bird
at the feeder. If you are a bird watcher you will really like this place!!
Photo by Joy Violette Wolf. |
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This is another view of the lovely park like back yard looking toward Drake Rd.
Photo by S. Nathan Stein |
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This view shows the fire circle area looking toward, one of the gardens, the pond the woods and a
secluded park bench. This is a great place for meditation or for a gathering around a cozy fire.
Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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| This photo shows a walkway leading up to the dock in the pond. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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This view shows the walkway to the pond dock with the park like forest behind it. There are
many secluded meditation spots there. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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This is a closer view of the pond and dock area. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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| This photo shows the view in one of the scenic forested trail areas going thru the property. The energy here is a really serene
place, ideal for contemplation, or just getting away for a while. Photo by S. Nathan Stein. |
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This page is under construction and we will be adding much more detailed information and pictures in the near future, so please come back often! In the meantime, if you have a potential interest in buying our home, please call us at 603-539-5344 or go to the Contact Us page of this webwite. Additionally you may email us at wolfstonesource@hotmail.com.
