Historic Marechaux on Salt Kettle is a perfect ‘forever home’
With sea glimpses, private gardens and gorgeous Bermuda cedar accents, historic Marechaux on Salt Kettle is a perfect forever home.The home, all on one level, has three bedrooms and three full bathrooms, a combined living room and dining room, and kitchen with a cosy den or breakfast nook.Marechaux is listed with The Property Group at an asking price of $1,400,000, which was recently reduced.It has been on the market about six months.The home is centrally located in Salt Kettle, Paget, off a quiet road running by the waters of the Great Sound.It takes only a few minutes to walk to the Salt Kettle ferry dock, to get into Hamilton each day.The property is on a third of an acre, with mature gardens, in the front and back, including a ‘secret’ side garden, perfect for relaxing in the shade on a summer afternoon.The home has mature palms and fruit trees, flowering hedges and vines.The charming 19th century home has wood floors throughout and has been refurbished, rewired and replumbed.The kitchen is bright and spacious, with plenty of storage, but in need of some modernizing.Bathrooms have been upgraded though, and two have separate tiled, walk-in showers and large vanities.A full guest bathroom is located in the hall near a third bedroom.The master and second bedroom each have ensuite bathrooms. Bedrooms have deep, large closets.There are two working Bermuda fireplaces in the home.And in the hallway is a large laundry room.There are a number of options for outdoor entertaining as well.In the front of the home is a lovely covered, bricked-in porch and in back, is another porch and roof terrace with glimpes of the waters off Salt Kettle, and accessed by spiral stairs.n Marechaux is listed with Gill Butterfield, The Property Group. She can be contacted at 534 7746, 234 6900 or 293 0143 or email Butterfield1@northrock.bm. For more photos and video see our website at www.royalgazette.com.