55 Waldingfield, Ipswich, MA 01938
Courtesy of J. Barrett & Company, Christine Grammas.
Property Description
“Waldingfield.” Magnificent Italianate Revival residence overlooks the Ipswich River on over 39 acres of Olmsted-designed terraced gardens, rolling fields and woods. The main house reflects elegant architectural styling with high ceilings and fine millwork. The kitchen complex includes a Butler’s pantry and breakfast room offering vistas to the Ipswich River. Also a fireplaced living room with period fresco walls and French doors and a grand formal dining room plus a library with quarter-sawn oak cabinets & a marble-floored solarium. Features in the fireplaced master suite include a dressing room and en suite bathroom. A guest suite and children’s wing with a sitting room, 3 bedrooms and full bath complete the 2nd floor. A paneled fireplaced office, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths are on the 3rd floor. Also a guest cottage, pool/pool house, 10-stall barn and paddocks. Direct equestrian trail access via the Essex Country Trail Association, 3 miles to the Myopia Hunt Club & 5 miles to the train.
Property Details and Features
- Bathrooms
- 6 full bathrooms
- 2 half bathrooms
- 7 total bathrooms
- 8 total bathrooms
- Bedrooms
- 8 bedrooms
- House
- Building Area Total: 7000
- Building Area Units: Square Feet
- Living Area: 7000
- Year Built Source: Public Records
- Year Built: 1920
- Cooling
- Cooling: “Central Air”
- Cooling Included
- Fireplaces
- Fireplace Included
- Foundation
- Foundation Details: “Irregular”
- Garage
- 6 garage spaces
- Garage Included
- Heating
- Heating: “Central”
- Heating Included
- Lot
- Lot Size Acres: 39.9
- Lot Size Area: 39.9
- Lot Size Square Feet: 1738044
- Lot Size Units: Acres
- Parcel Number: 1952734
- Parking
- Parking Total: 15
- 6 covered spaces
- Property
- Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence
- Waterfront Features: “Beach Front”, “Stream”, “Ocean”, “Beach Ownership(Public)”
- Zoning: RRA
- Schools
- High School: Ipswich
- Middle Or Junior School: Ipswich
- Elementary School: Ipswich
- Sewer
- Sewer: “Private Sewer”
- Taxes
- Tax Annual Amount: 38379.15
- Tax Year: 2020
- Utilities
- Water Source: “Public”