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THE WEEKLY NEW ENGLAND SANCTUARY DROP

Historic New England Homes With Real Numbers & Architectural Spec Sheets.

Every Friday we send out the 5 most distinguished historic saltboxes, coastal shingle cottages, and timber-frame estates on the market across New England—complete with price-per-square-foot, estimated monthly carrying costs, and our Under-$500k steals.

CURATED NEW ENGLAND SANCTUARIES ON THE MARKET
Westerly, RI
CIRCA 1903 SHINGLE BEACH COTTAGE | WESTERLY, RI
$4,295,000 ($1,335/sf · ~$2,002/mo carry)

A 1903 weathered cedar-shingle gambrel cottage known as Contremer with a curved 36-pane bow window and Atlantic Ocean views in Watch Hill.

4 BD | 4 BA | 3,217 SQ FT 0.73 ACRES ->
Monhegan, ME
CIRCA 1920 ISLAND SHINGLE COTTAGE | MONHEGAN, ME
$649,900 ($406/sf · ~$585/mo carry)

A 1920 silver-weathered cedar-shingle cottage with barn-red trim along the dirt lane of Monhegan Island ten miles out to sea.

2 BD | 2 BA | 1,600 SQ FT 0.14 ACRES ->
Islesboro, ME
CIRCA 1900 WATERFRONT SHINGLE CAMP | ISLESBORO, ME
$585,000 ($677/sf · ~$731/mo carry)

A 1900 dark-shingled Penobscot Bay cottage with a Chippendale ocean deck and guest bunkhouse on the ledges of Islesboro.

3 BD | 1 BA | 864 SQ FT 0.51 ACRES ->
Westport, CT
CIRCA 2016 SHINGLE BEACH HOUSE | WESTPORT, CT
$6,800,000 ($1,714/sf · ~$3,860/mo carry)

A cedar-shingle beachfront house with fish-scale gable courses, rooftop cupola, and private sandy beach on Westport’s Compo Mill Cove.

5 BD | 3.5 BA | 3,967 SQ FT 0.41 ACRES ->
Westerly, RI
CIRCA 1905 SHINGLE GAMBREL COTTAGE | WESTERLY, RI
$8,250,000 ($2,601/sf · ~$4,302/mo carry)

A 1905 gambrel-roofed cedar-shingle cottage with a beadboard harbor veranda and private dock on Watch Hill Harbor.

5 BD | 3.5 BA | 3,172 SQ FT 0.68 ACRES ->
Rockport, ME
CIRCA 1995 COASTAL SHINGLE | ROCKPORT, ME
$1,650,000 ($482/sf · ~$2,287/mo carry)

A cedar-shingled Midcoast Maine coastal residence with a pedimented dormer and broad decks directly above Penobscot Bay in Rockport.

4 BD | 3 BA | 3,420 SQ FT 0.44 ACRES ->
Cape Elizabeth, ME
CIRCA 1985 SHINGLE & CLAPBOARD COLONIAL | CAPE ELIZABETH, ME
$3,390,000 ($260/sf · ~$5,220/mo carry)

Great Woods Lodge—13,033 sq ft under a weathered cedar-shake roof on 14 private acres in Cape Elizabeth.

7 BD | 9.5 BA | 13,033 SQ FT 14.0 ACRES ->
Boothbay, ME
CIRCA 2006 COASTAL SHINGLE & POST-AND-BEAM | BOOTHBAY, ME
$3,495,000 ($690/sf · ~$2,038/mo carry)

Weathered cedar-shake post-and-beam estate on a 5-acre Boothbay peninsula with 740 ft of deepwater frontage.

6 BD | 5.5 BA | 5,064 SQ FT 5.02 ACRES ->
Camden, ME
CIRCA 1805 FEDERAL COLONIAL | CAMDEN, ME
$3,450,000 ($782/sf · ~$2,777/mo carry)

Restored c.1805 Federal Colonial and cupola-crowned barn on 3.9 in-town acres overlooking Camden.

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 4,410 SQ FT 3.9 ACRES ->
Camden, ME
CIRCA 1978 SHINGLE COLONIAL | CAMDEN, ME
$2,495,000 ($883/sf · ~$1,860/mo carry)

Shingle-sided Maine Colonial and two-story barn on 4.85 stone-walled acres overlooking Penobscot Bay.

4 BD | 3 BA | 2,827 SQ FT 4.85 ACRES ->
New Bedford, MA
CIRCA 1887 COLONIAL REVIVAL | NEW BEDFORD, MA
$1,350,000 ($261/sf · ~$1,927/mo carry)

Grand c.1887 Colonial Revival spanning 5,172 sq ft on historic Hawthorn Street in New Bedford.

6 BD | 3.5 BA | 5,172 SQ FT 0.37 ACRES ->
Redding, CT
CIRCA 1986 CAPE COD COLONIAL | REDDING, CT
$975,000 ($277/sf · ~$2,244/mo carry)

Dormered Country Cape and gambrel barn wing tucked on 6.18 wooded acres along Cross Highway in Redding.

4 BD | 3.5 BA | 3,525 SQ FT 6.18 ACRES ->