The jewel of the Captain Jonathan Atwood House is the handsome attached barn, which underwent major structural restoration beginning in 2013.  From new piers and 8’x8’ and 8’x10’ uprights, to reinforced concrete, fieldstone, and granite foundation walls, to the replacement of any part of the entire timber frame that showed rot or weakness, this barn should now proudly serve the farm’s owners well into the next century. A local master timber framer with experience in historic structures performed the extensive structural work..

 

Details of the 75’x36’ Antique Barn:

 

• Accessed from the house, making winter chores a breeze

• Updated wiring, 100 amp subpanel, and 220V generator hookup

• Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors added

• Replaced barn flooring and most loft decking where needed

• Replaced roofing to include CDX underlayment

• 24’x36’ Concrete slab poured for clean vehicle and equipment storage - 6+ 12’ wide storage bays in all.

 

Two-car Garage between Barn and House:

 

• Auto openers

• Direct entry into the house or barn

 

Antique Well House:

 

• The original hand-dug farm well with its wooden water wheel has been rebuilt and reroofed

 

The 11-Acre Land Parcel:

 

• 521+/- Feet of road protective frontage

• Upper and lower driveways

• Lovely mature landscape and plantings

• 4+ Acres in hay production or for exceptional pasture, the balance is wooded

 

The circa 1765 Captain Jonathan Atwood House is steeped in local and regional history, with its original owner born in Hampstead, NH, in 1736. Captain Atwood fought in the Revolutionary War and is buried in the Town of Weare!  This home was the site of the 1st public school in Weare! Look for the millstone with a plaque near the well house.

 

Owners had a lead paint assessment performed at purchase.  Please read the full report below.

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We highly recommend that you contact the local zoning, planning and/or building department to confirm your intended use of any property as part of your due diligence prior to purchase.  Don’t assume that because you see a property for sale or neighboring properties being used a certain way that you can do the same.  Zoning regulations can change, some properties may “grandfathered” or operating under a variance or special exception that may not be transferable to you so you should always verify for yourself that you can use, expand or modify a property in the manner you intend.