You’ll be sure to love this 2,272 square feet, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house located in Hingham, Massachusetts. The recently sold home has the rustic simplicity of a farmhouse that meets the forward-thinking trends of today in this chic Hingham home. The home was built in 2014, this cheery red house may look like your typical farmhouse-style home ripped straight from the pages of HGTV Magazine. But with an eco-friendly home design that includes solar panels and countertops made from recycled beer bottles, you’ll rest easy knowing your environmental footprint is minimal as long as you live here. In addition to repurposed countertops and self-sufficient energy, this house is a dream for allergy sufferers thanks to air systems that filter fresh air in and out of the house. The home has non-toxic finishes that make the house both chic and environmentally safe, while south-facing windows capture the sunlight that fuels the panels and consequently, your home. And all the appliances are energy-efficient, naturally.
There are features in this home design that will help anyone who wants to tap into their inner child with a backyard tree house. Trek through the greenery-filled grounds to get to the wooden unit, which boasts its deck with natural wooden accents. The one-room unit makes for the perfect spot to hang out on a cool autumn day. But that’s not all. Inside the main house, there are some tall built-ins with a ladder so fun-loving readers can live out their Beauty and the Beast library dreams. Of course, this house also has amenities for grownups. The living room boasts a wood-burning stove to gather around during the chilly days ahead. Meanwhile, large dining room windows allow you to gaze upon unfolding autumnal scenes from the comfort of your own home. There are also four spacious bedrooms with the primary suite on the first floor even coming with a patio.
Hingham is a well-heeled seaside town on the South Shore, near the southeastern cusp of Boston Harbor, and has volumes of colonial history going back to 1635. This heritage shines through in downtown Hingham, where the sights include the oldest church in continuous use in the United States, and the birthplace of General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), a key figure in the American Revolutionary War. Hingham has an amazing abundance of public open space, by the water, at the extraordinary World’s End, Bathing Beach, and Bare Cove Park. This also applies to Hingham’s interior, where Wompatuck State Park and adjoining reservations create 5,000 acres of woods, wetlands, ponds, meadows, and pasture.
Worlds End is a place of immense natural beauty, a craggy peninsula on a chain of glacial drumlins between the Weir River and Hingham Harbor. One person drawn to this majestic location was the merchant John Brewer (1818-1893) who built his summer home here in the mid-19th century and then bought up surrounding land, becoming the largest real estate owner in Hingham by the time of his death. In 1945 World’s End was mooted as a location for the United Nations Headquarters. The 251-acre reservation is nothing short of magnificent, with clear views of the Boston skyline, Hingham Harbor, and the Weir River.
