Mattituck house for sale comes with old water tower
This $1.53 million Mattituck property comes with a tall brick structure that was once a water tower. Credit: Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
A Mattituck property with a multistory brick tower is on the market for $1.53 million.
Originally used as a water tower in 1898, according to a Town of Southold building-structure inventory form provided by listing agent William Joseph Walters, the structure shares a 0.71-acre parcel with a four-bed, four-bath home.
Taxes on the property, which falls within the Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District, total $11,400.
"It's a really interesting property," said Walters, of Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty.
The main house has original details, as well as additions like the stacked stone fireplace. Credit: Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
The same form identifies the adjacent house as a converted barn. According to Walters, additions to the home over the years have included a two-car garage with an accessory apartment. The garage is attached via a breezeway, and Walters said the sellers are in the process of acquiring permits for the accessory apartment.
"There's a lot of original details in there from when it was still a barn, but," Walter said, "obviously some really cool features were added in, like that amazing stacked stone fireplace."
He added: "To recreate that today would be a fortune."
The kitchen. Credit: Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty
Wood in the form of wide plank flooring, an open staircase and exposed beams offsets the stone feature. The main house also has three wood-burning fireplaces.
Outside, there is a koi pond and a pool.
Once a water tower, according to town records, the structure is now empty. Credit: Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty
The use of the tower has changed over time, Walters said.
"Now, it's just kind of there for storage, but there's definitely functional uses for it," he said.
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