Built in 1849, the Bethiah Staples house blends the best of the mid-19th century architecture with the modern luxuries and lifestyle of the 21st century. Located in the Yarmouth Village area, the home is walkable to shops,restaurants, schools, the library, and a marina just down the hill. With its calming symmetrical facade, the home represents the aesthetic of its time with its grand central hallway flanked by formal rooms with gracious fireplaces.The oversized windows allow the light to pour in the rooms year round.On the right you will find a cozy, formal living room with crisp white molding framing the room and a hint of the Italianate style on the mantel framing the brick heath and modern wood-burning insert. Bookcases round out the space, making this a quieter room with a music room, or home office. On the opposite side of the hall is another living space, currently utilized as a media room with a more restrained molding surrounding another cozy wood stove.Behind this is yet another office area. Coming back into the hallway, there is a back entry area with a deep close. Seamlessly blending into the original elegant spaces is a modern, open kitchen designed to delight visually and functionally.From the soapstone countertops to the high end appliances and thoughtful storage, this open kitchen, dining, entertaining area also capitalizes on the views of the woods out back and the clever terrace with its granite ''fencing'' and multiple seating areas. Upstairs is an oversized primary suite with a bedroom and reading area, walk-in closet and modern spa style bathroom.From there you pass a roomy laundry room, followed by a full bathroom, two more bedrooms and an ensuite second primary bedroom. A back staircase provides a quick route down to the kitchen, another staircase leads to the finished third floor, currently utilized as a creative art area. Improvements in the basement include a home gym space, a workshop with direct exterior access and a large dry basement.
