This historic Natrick home built in 1740 has retained its 18th-century feel with original floors, fireplaces and woodwork and even an "Indian room" rumored to be a part of the Underground Railroad where runaway slaves were hidden by the staunchly abolitionist Stone family who lived there for many generations.
The six-bedroom house, with additions in 1770 and a wing added in the early 20th century, has 3,894 square feet of living space. In 1906, the property became the 40-acre Little Tree Farm nursery owned by Theodore Borst, whose wife, Sara Cone Bryant, was a famous fairy tale writer whose stories such as "The Little Red Hen" and "The Gingerbread Boy" are still in print.
The current owners replaced all the six-over-six windows in the home, refinished the wood floors, updated bathrooms and replaced the carpet in all the bedrooms within the past two years. The home at 159 Hartford St., which was converted back into a single family with an in-law/au pair wing, is on the market for $674,900.
There's an original stone wall in front of the home that still has horse hitches and a newly added fence. The white exterior has been replaced with vinyl siding but the original entryway is there and the all-new windows are six-over-six.
The foyer has original wide-pine floors and a restored staircase, where a so-called "Indian room" was uncovered, a space to protect people and supplies from raids. This crawl space was also reportedly used by the Stone family to hide runaway slaves.
The original part of the house and its 1770 addition has a living room with fir floors and a built-in hutch and a formal dining room with pine floors, both with timber ceilings and large wood-burning brick fireplaces.
Off the dining room is a kitchen that was redone 10 years ago with antique white cabinets and Uba Tuba granite counters. Appliances include black Kenmore electric stove and dishwasher and a three-year-old Samsung stainless-steel refrigerator. A separate cooking/dining room has an original cooking fireplace. Behind this area is a renovated full bathroom/laundry area with a one-piece Fiberglas shower.
A restored turning staircase leads to three bedrooms on the second floor off a hallway with its own fireplace. The master bedroom suite has a good-sized bedroom with wide pine floors, a large newly carpeted walk-in closet and a renovated en-suite bathroom with a pedestal sink, linoleum tile floors and a one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower. There are two other carpeted bedrooms on this floor with good-sized closets and a renovated second full bathroom.
Two other carpeted bedrooms sit under vaulted ceilings on the third floor. One is currently being used as a family room and the second as an exercise room. There's lots of storage space under the eaves on this floor.
The in-law/au pair wing added in the early 20th century was originally a separate legal apartment and has its own private entrance. It features a 1980s era kitchen, a living/sitting room and a renovated full bathroom on the first floor and stairs up to a carpeted bedroom on the second floor. It could be converted back into an apartment for added income.
The unfinished fieldstone basement has lots of additional storage space and holds the house's two oil-heating systems. There is no central air conditioning.
The house has a decent-sized side yard behind a driveway that holds eight vehicles, as well as a fenced-in back yard with old trees and a rock garden.
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