Property Address: 44 Parr, St. Andrews, New Brunswick
HISTORIC ESTATE, BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED $595,000 CDN
View Slide Show Property Info: Price: CDN $595,000 Bed: 3 Bath: 2 Sq. Feet: 2592 Lot Size: 180 Ft. x 160 Ft. Type: Residential Category: Waterview, Single Family Features: Landscaped, Inground Pool, Sauna, Double Garage/Barn MLS®:SJ101281	View Larger Map View Larger Map

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Offered at: $595,000 CDN

Built on Parr Street in 1825 as a rectory for the first Roman Catholic priest, the house now known as The Anchorage remained in church hands until 1880. Under the church's ownership one of the downstairs ceilings, in a room probably used as a private chapel, was painted in a colourful Italianate style. In 1897, ownership passed to Thomasina Andrews and her husband Captain Frederick Andrews, both mariners. Thomasina Andrews, who went to sea frequently with her husband, is thought to have been one of the first women to receive navigational papers. Appropriately for the seafarers, they named the house The Anchorage.Taken from, Images of our Past, Historic St. Andrews, by Ronald Rees, published in 2001.

One of St. Andrews most historically significant homes, The Anchorage has been fully restored and up-dated while remaining faithful to its design and character. Situated on a beautiful, sloping double lot on St. Andrews' high ground, there are some water views from the home’s upper bedrooms and spacious loft of the large two-storey, two-car garage, affectionately called the "barn."� Having always been landscaped, the property is a mixture of sedate ancient shade and privacy trees, flowering shrubs, gardens and newly planted raised beds which flank the double gravel drive and parking area off Parr Street. The concrete drive off Mary Street flows into the lower level of the barn.

The barn, like the house, is equipped with a security system. The two double, automatic overhead doors, open to two large car bays; there are also two man doors - one leading to the slate patio as you enter the property from Mary Street, the other opens to the breeze way between the barn and the house. The 28 X 34 barn, on both levels, leaves lots of space for dry storage. Upstairs, double barn doors open - there is a steel waist-high gate for safety - allowing a great view of the town below and the bay in the distance.

The 43-foot breeze way, with its arched over head beams is open on one side, so one can enjoy a full view of the 12 X 40 foot lap pool while sitting in its cool shade. The wide deck around the pool, along with the width and depth of the breeze way, make this the perfect entertaining venue. The breeze way opens into a cedar lined room which serves as a systems room for the pool and mud room and storage for the house. From the pool deck, double French doors open into the breakfast nook and the kitchen beyond.

From the gravel drive, you enter the home via a wide, covered veranda with its distinctive gingerbread details. As soon as you enter the spacious foyer, you know that this home has been carefully restored and is in pristine condition. To your right, is the large double parlour, which runs the full depth of the original house. Near the back of the house on the outside wall, is a deep bay window which over looks lush pink roses. At the end of this most elegant room is the original wood burning fireplace and mantle. On either side are floor to near ceiling, built in shelves with bottom cupboards. The arched upper wood work is reminiscent of the arched triple dormer windows along the home's upper level. Original hardwood gleams on its floor, as in most rooms in the house.

On the left of the foyer is a second parlour and what was once used as a chapel. The ceiling is still blessed with a painted design, fashioned after the Italianate style, done in the 1820's. A wide archway opens into a formal dining room and through another archway into the kitchen. The dining room also has a deep Bay window, this one overlooking the pool. All the doors, hardware, base boards and moldings in the 1825 part of the house are the original and add a decided grace to the home.

The kitchen is upscale and modern, while being in sympathy with the home's heritage. Granite counter tops, built in Stainless Steel appliances, prep sink, double sinks, eating island, hardwood floors and a built in corner hutch all add to the efficiency and charm of this delightful room. The breakfast nook, opens onto the pool deck via double French doors. From here, you can move to the mud/pool system/storage room or to a second back entry which opens into the parking area. This back entry leads to a full bath with stand alone shower, laundry centre and sauna or up the stairs to a large bedroom on one side and an even larger home office/studio on the other.

Back at the front door, you can look down the length of the foyer and see the bottom steps of the gracefully curved formal stair case. At the curve of the stair, an arched stain glass window brings a certain glow to the room. In the upper hall, one of the home's three arched dormers makes for a lovely sitting area. Both Master bedrooms have one of these dormers as well as gleaming hardwood floors and vaulted, beamed ceilings which are boarded - cottage style. The larger of the bedrooms has built in double closets and two sky lights; the smaller bedroom has a large walk-in closet with a skylight.