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    CONDO IN BEAUTIFUL 6 FAMILY HISTORIC MANSION NEAR HARVARD/BOLTON/495

    $159,000
    Ad Number: 121929

    Property Type: Condo or Co-op
    Bedrooms: 2
    Bathrooms: 1
    City/State: Lancaster, MA 01523
    Living Space (Sq. Ft.): 1,005
    Viewed: 3708 times

    Age: 100 years
    Size of property: 1.5 acres
    Architectural type: Victorian
    View: Mountain View
    Parking facilities: Driveway
    Cooking type: Gas
    Laundry facilities: In unit
    Yearly taxes or condo fees: $2,379

    Amenities: Storage, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Cable TV, Pets Allowed

    School District: Nashoba Regional (great schools - Lancaster, Bolton, Stow regional)
    County: Worcester
    Type of seller: Other
    When is it available?: Immediately


    About this Property

    Spacious 1+ bedroom condo available in the historic Bogigian Mansion
    just off Rte 117 in the beautiful town of Lancaster, MA. Townhouse
    style (2 floors) with loft style master bedroom. Original post & beam
    features, exposed ceiling beams, built in shelving, wide pine as well
    as hardwood floors, and lots of charm in this fully renovated 6-condo
    conversion (2005 with new heat, electric, and plumbing). Entry though
    elegant main foyer. Original fireplace (non-working) in entry as well
    as in unit. Kitchen updated with maple cabinets. Ceramic tile floor in
    kitchen and bathroom. Views of Mt. Wachusett. A must see!

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    Pets OK with approval. Condo fee of $290/mo includes heat (forced hot
    water with new state of the art boiler in 2008), trash removal, water,
    septic/sewer (town sewer betterment is paid in full), exterior
    maintenance including snow removal and landscaping (we've been
    replacing the roof in sections since 2006 and have just two small
    sections to go), and Master Insurance. The association has not levied
    any assessments in addition to monthly fees. The goal is to cover
    capital out of the condo fees. We are doing well with that though of
    course we cannot guarantee we will never have an assessment.

    Unit 4: Living Area is 1,005 sq.ft. Lots of closet space.

    1st Floor: Living Room 14' X 18'4"; Kitchen 9'4" X 11'; Den/office
    w/walk in closet 10' X 10'6"; Full Bath 5'6" X 11'6" (w/stack
    washer/dryer hook up)

    2nd Floor Master Bedroom: 10'2" X 29'4" w/large walk in closet.

    Buyer to pay 2 months extra condo fees at closing toward capital
    reserves. There are 6 units total in the building. Each unit has
    storage allocated in the full, unfinished above ground basement. Owner
    is a licensed Real Estate agent.

    LANCASTER -- A "PRIMO" TOWN

    Lancaster is a "primo" town, the mother town of the region
    incorporated in 1653 and where many wealthy Bostonian's vacationed in
    days gone by. Many of the mansions here in town were built by the well
    known Thayer family who also left the town endowments we continue to
    enjoy. Today Lancaster features the famous Charles Bulfinch Church on
    the Town Green, a fabulous and well endowed busy library, apple
    orchards, ponds, parks, and nice people. Lancaster is part of the well
    respected Nashoba Regional School District including Lancaster,
    Bolton, and Stow, with the High School just having been rated #18 in
    the state behind Wellesley (#12) and Lexington (#14).

    BOGIGIAN -- A "PRIMO" GUY

    Hagop Bogigan who built the Bogigian Mansion in 1907, was an Armenian
    immigrant who became a well-known humanitarian with two causes unusual
    to his time -- humanity, especially widows and orphans, and the
    benefit of the education of women. Upon his death, Bogigian left a
    good part of his considerable fortune to Mt. Holyoke College which to
    this day offers scholarships on behalf of this endowment.

    The marker stone that sits out front on the property is very special:

    Hagop Bogigian; Humanitarian Crusader; 1856 - 1931

    He built and lived in this house from 1907 until his death. He was
    born in the Armenian Province of Kharpert in Ottoman Turkey and came
    to this country in 1875. He befriended Longfellow and established a
    successful business in Boston as a pioneer merchant of oriental rugs
    and as an importer-exporter. Later he became a well-known figure in
    America as a champion of the humanitarian causes of the Armenian
    People. He supported higher education for Armenian women.

    "So many Gods; so many creeds; so many paths that wind and wind; while
    just the act of being kind; is all the sad world needs." (inscribed on
    his tombstone in Washington D.C.)

    THE BOGIGIAN MANSION -- A SPECIAL PLACE

    In its' glory, the Bogigian Mansion was an 80-acre estate with an
    orchard, a pond, and formal rose gardens as well as the house, an 18
    room summer mansion filled with art and imported rugs. Since
    Bogigians' death in 1931, much of the land has been sold off, but the
    house has maintained it's grandeur, always finding it's place in this
    changing world. The large Collins family (there were 18) lived here
    happily for many years during the war, making pea soup in the basement
    until they built the soup "factory" behind the house. Later the house
    was a nursing home and then was converted to six apartments before
    its' most recent renovations and condo conversion in 2005.

    Today the Bogigian Mansion is fully renovated as six condominiums
    keeping with the historic nature of the units at the time they were
    built. Features include original post and beam, exposed ceiling beams,
    wide pine as well as hardwood floors, original fireplaces (though non
    working), and views of Mt. Wachusett.


    http://www.isoldmyhouse.com/index/Lancaster-MA/121929?goback=%2Egde_157470_member_120912864

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