House Lust: An Enchanting Family Compound in Historic Usquepaug Village is on the Market
This fairytale property has four dwellings, all with their own hand-hewn charms, and is sited near trails, a waterfall and a large reservoir.
Conjure, for a second, circa-1750s Usquepaug Village, a rural area in West Kingston dotted with vernacular homes built for farmers and mill families. (If you’re as impressionable as I am, the Hocus Pocus 2 set might come to mind.)
On this little corner property, adjacent to Kenyon’s Grist Mill, not much has changed since then. It’s as if the land was placed under a spell that makes time stand still, where families share land and nature’s bounty — think: Punchbowl Trail, Queen River, the Glen Rock Reservoir — provides all the entertainment. (Flourishing grapevines, and their fermentation, help.)
Even big extended families — or Airbnb hosts with exceptional multitasking skills — can call this place home. The property boasts a three-family house and two smaller cottages tucked, fairytale-style, into the contours of the land. The centerpiece is an antique single-family main house rife with striking architectural features, including exposed beams and an amorphous second-story wall that veers on sculptural.
“One of the owners previous to my client had taken the main house down to the studs and completely restored everything using all the old tools and materials of that era,” says Lila Delman Compass’ Nicole Maine, who listed the property with her partner, Patrick Farrell. “He really did everything to keep it true to the year it was built.”
Lovers of loved ones and wide-plank floors, here’s your House Lust:
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61 Old Usquepaug Rd., West Kingston, is on the market for $695,000. Four dwellings share the .59-acre property in the heart of Usquepaug Village. At center is the main single-family house, with the multifamily at left and a small cottage tucked into a stone wall at right. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A rear view of the main house. Note the grape arbor. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A view of a sitting area of the main house, which was built circa 1739. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A view of a sitting room with fireplace, one of twelve total on the property. Listing agent Nicole Maine says a previous owner hand-planed the mantel. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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The main house's kitchen combines stainless steel appliances with dark wood cabinets and granite countertops. The major systems and appliances have been updated, listing agent Nicole Maine says. Any additional updating would be cosmetic, she says. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A view of the second story landing. Note the sculptural plasterwork and the wide plank floors. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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One of two bedrooms in the main house, which is about 1,378 square feet. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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An updated bath on the second level of the main house, which has two full baths. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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The front cottage, which has one bedroom and a full kitchen/living area over 242 square feet. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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The bedroom in the one-bed cottage. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A bath, with leaded glass, exposed fieldstone and exposed brick, in the one-bedroom cottage. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A view of the three-family house, which has a one-bedroom unit on the first floor and two two-bedroom units on the second and third floors. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A living room in one of the apartments. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A bath in one of the apartment units. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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The studio cottage has a kitchenette and one full bath. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
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A bird's eye view of the compound, with the Glen Rock Reservoir and farmland beyond it. The property may have an additional buildable lot, says listing agent Nicole Maine. (Photo credit: Lila Delman Compass)
For more information on 61 Old Usquepaug Road in West Kingston, contact Lila Delman Compass’s Maine-Farrell Team at 401-363-3710 or visit compass.com.
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