House Lust: This Jamestown Stunner Offers the Best of Both Worlds
Cottage: Meet contemporary.
Drive through parts of Jamestown — on your way to Hard-Pressed Cider Co. doughnuts, maybe? — and you might think red cedar shingle cottages are the only item on the menu. We’ve come to equate the hardy material with coastal living: It’s durable, it’s modest and it blends with the landscape, lest it attract the wrath of a jealous sea.
Walls of glass — giant, sparkling windows that frame the view and invite it in — have also forged their way into contemporary design on the island. It’s anyone’s guess how well they stand up to unpredictable coastal storms, but what good is an ocean view if you can’t enjoy it through the seasons?
Enter 27 Orient Avenue, a stunning amalgam of practicality and priority. The main reason this house works? It was built this way. The home was completed two years ago by Jamestown builder and sailor, Chris Pike. It sits on elevated land, affords views of Narragansett Bay and — perhaps unsurprisingly, given Pike’s vocations — offers a bit of what you want and a bit of what you need in a home by the sea.
Here’s your House Lust:
-
DJI_0066-Edit
27 Orient Ave., Jamestown, is on the market for $2.85 million. It has four beds and four baths over 3,746 square feet. (Photos via Island Realty)
27 Orient Ave., Jamestown, is on the market for $2.85 million. It has four beds and four baths over 3,746 square feet. (Photos via Island Realty)
-
DJI_0027
The home, which features solar panels, sits on 1.3 acres.
-
DJI_0019
Coastal meets contemporary here, where main living spaces soak up views of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay while bedrooms and other private living spaces are tucked in the shingled portion of the home.
Coastal meets contemporary here, where main living spaces soak up views of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay while bedrooms and other private living spaces are tucked in the shingled portion of the home.
-
view rear
The covered walkway affords gorgeous views, as well.
-
entryway
The mudroom features a floating bench and built-in cabinetry.
-
-
D85_5512
A view of the open living space, with sixteen-foot ceilings and a sitting area with a Valor fireplace.
A view of the open living space, with sixteen-foot ceilings and a sitting area with a Valor fireplace.
-
D85_5500
The dining area features custom-built storage; the kitchen has brushed granite countertops and a wall niche connected to the tucked-away pantry.
The dining area features custom-built storage; the kitchen has brushed granite countertops and a wall niche connected to the tucked-away pantry.
-
D85_5533
Granite countertops continue in the butler's pantry.
-
023-314780-DSC_0444_7846247
A floating staircase leads to the second-level master suite.
-
Master
The master bedroom. The home has four bedrooms total, with two suites on the first level.
-
-
master bath
A closer view of the luxe master bath.
-
27Orient_Sitting
A sitting area off the master bedroom.
-
27Orient_outline_web
A bird's eye view of the property.
-
patio
A sitting area on the blue stone patio.
For more information on 27 Orient Ave., Jamestown, contact Island Realty at 401-423-2200 or visit islandrealty.com.
