When we wrote about this property last time it was for sale, five years ago, a commenter wrote, “A palette of grey, black and white on that era of house?? Ruined, just ruined. What idiot painted over the fireplaces/mantles?? Kitchen and most rooms are waaay too “modern chic”.” Well, anonymous commenter, you should be thrilled, because the grey, black and white is now gone. And while there are many gorgeous touches in this beautiful house that we want to point out, we do think all that color is holding the property back a bit.
The house is a plain white on the outside, but we love the old-fashioned touch of the haint-blue porch ceiling and steps.
But when we get inside, we start humming David Bowie. “Blue, blue, electric blue, that’s the color of my room…”
Then we segue into Bette Midler. “Red! Red! I want red! There’s no substitute for red!”
The bedrooms are also quite bright; the kelly green bedroom sports a pink door. We love the way color is used for the trim in the hallway; you don’t see that much these days and it’s something we’d love to see revived.
We also adore the architectural models in another hall.
The c. 1810 residence is known as the Benjamin Glover House. The place has been modernized with new mechanicals and security; there are five bedrooms, four baths, and seven fireplaces in 4000 square feet. A generous (for Sag Harbor) plot size allows for a petite gunite pool out back as well as two parking spaces.
Last selling price (2015) was about $4 million. The property was brought back onto the market in 2019 asking $6.495 million; the price has been cut a number of times since then and is now asking $5.799 million.
What say you? Worth it or does the price need to come down more? Let us know in the comments.
- 278 Main Street [OE]
278 Main St, Sag Harbor, NY 11963
