The Good Life on Swains Lake

Swains Lake Waterfront • 55 Pearl Lane, Barrington, New Hampshire

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arely do you find two turnkey homes on a meticulously maintained waterfront grounds with a level lot and your own peninsula. There is the added bonus of a lush pond which brings its own ecosystem to the natural beauty of the surrounding land. The main house has a open floor plan with vaulted ceilings and walls of windows in the living room facing the lake along. One of the focal points of the home is a chef’s dream kitchen complete with Thermadore 6-burner gas cook top and professional vent hood, double wall ovens, stainless oversized fridge, tiled walls and granite tops. There is also a huge granite peninsula for you and your friends to contemplate great stories, great food and friendship. Off the entry is a laundry room and a large tiled full bath adjacent to the great room. The master bedroom off the kitchen has a walk-in closet and 3/4 bath. Enjoy life on the 36’ x10’ lake side private sun deck. You also have your own separate guest/inlaw building with an efficient kitchen including a Wolfe 2 burner glass top stove, a walk-in closet, and large open room with windows facing the lake. A rare 3-car garage/workshop is also on the lot for all your toys and projects. What you can’t see is the insanely over the top renovation from the ground up including energy efficient spray foam insulation, massive structural foundation and crawl space improvements with up to 18 inches of concrete, and overbuilt framing under Azek® decking. Bring your tooth brush and fishing poles. Everything else inside and out is ready to make life long memories on the lake.

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Main house, guest house and the three car garage have all been completely upgraded. All buildings have Certainteed monogram siding, new sheetrock, and all exterior trim boards are PVC – built to last many years with virtually no maintenance. A new Kohler 20K on-demand whole house generator has been installed and provides power to both the guest house and main house when the electrical power goes out.

The garage consists of 3 new overhead doors, two 9 ft and one 12 ft. This provides ease of use, even with full size pickups. All new 6” insulation has been installed along with a Modine propane heater for the cold winter months.

The guest house has all new Anderson 400 series windows, new lighting fixtures, and spray foam in walls and floors. A new Mitsubishi Slim 1 ½ ton heating/cooling system was installed to keep the house cool in summer and warm in winter. The kitchen and bathrooms include new hickory cabinets, Rohl and American Standard faucets, wood and ceramic flooring, Toto single piece toilet, Aker shower and beautiful granite countertops and backsplashes. The kitchen also includes a Wolf induction cook top. A must see to really be appreciated.

The main house has been fully updated with all new plumbing and electrical with a 200A service. Like the guest house the main house has all new Anderson 400 series windows and doors along with spray foam insulation in walls and floor. New lighting fixtures have been installed, including many LED lights that provide energy savings. You’ll find beautiful ¾ inch hardwood flooring and ceramic tile throughout.

The kitchen was also fully updated, with hickory cabinets, Rohl faucets and a large commercial sink. It also includes a new 6 burner Thermador commercial cook top and hood, Thermador oven/microwave, Thermador dishwasher, Kitchenaid compactor and refrigerator. The kitchen is a must see, especially the beautiful granite countertops and travertine backsplash! All bathroom fixtures are new including Toto one piece toilets, Aker fiberglass showers, American Standard faucets and beautiful granite countertops and backsplashes. The home is pre-wired for a 5.1 surround sound stereo system. A new, 3 ½ ton Mitsubishi Hyper Heat 2 HVAC system for heating/cooling has been installed, keeping the house cool in summer and warm in winter. The home also includes a new pressure treated deck frame facing the lake and topped off with Azek PVC decking material.

This is a must see property with all the amenities, fully turnkey for many years, and magnificent views of Swains Lake. The sunsets are a thing of beauty. Wildlife, such as Loon’s, Turkeys, Bald Eagles, Heron’s, Mergansers and Ospreys are seen throughout the year.

Swains Lake in Barrington, New Hampshire

One of the prime lakes in the town of Barrington in Strafford County set against the backdrop of conservation land and fine lake homes is a beautiful, quiet lake in New Hampshire close to the Seacoast, UNH, and all that makes New Hapshire great. It has a couple of islands and many coves hiding some great fishing spots.

The lake covers 341 acres with a maximum depth of 25 feet.

Classified as a mesotrophic lake, it is a moderately fertile lake supporting healthy populations of fish.

Pickerel, horned pout, and white perch all make their home in the lake, and anglers can try their luck against the lake’s largemouth bass.

There is a public launch off of Young Road. The only form of public access to Swains Lake. There is a small area at the boat launch for fishing but no swimming areas on the lake are open for public use. The is an association beaches for

residence near Lakeside drive well off Lakeside Road Motor boats, fishing boats, paddle boats, canoes and kayaks are all allowed on Halfmoon Lake. There are no public beaches, but several vacation rentals have private beaches.

The Swains Lake Association was founded in 1975, and has been commited to protecting and improving the lake. Barrington was incorporated in 1722. The town was made up of two grants, the first containing all of Strafford and present-day Barrington except for a parcel two miles wide called New Portsmouth, or the Two Mile Streak. This second grant had been set aside to provide fuel and home sites for imported workers at the Lamprey River Iron Works, chartered in 1719 by the Massachusetts General Court to encourage industrial development in the province.

Slow at first to be settled because of rocky soil, Barrington by 1810 had 3,564 residents, then the state’s third largest town, its primary industry the smelting of iron ore. The Isinglass River, together with its tributaries, provided water power for grist, fulling and saw mills. In 1820, Strafford was set off from Barrington, reducing its land area by about half, because of lengthy travel required to attend town meetings. The lake is approximately an hour from Concord, Portsmouth, the seacoast and the White Mountains.

It is also around 90 minutes to Boston.

Life on Swains Lake is always rich with fond memories for generations to enjoy.

Swains Lake

• Swains Lake is 341 acres • 25 feet deep, 5 ft average • Loon nesting grounds • Water from Swains Lake flows via the Bellamy River to the Piscataqua River estuary.

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Swains Lake Waterfront • 55 Pearl Lane, Barrington, New Hampshire

Presented by Michael Travis, REALTOR® Bean Group, 4 Stevens Avenue, Meredith, NH O: 800-450-7784 • C: 603-303-2599 w w w.W a t e r f r o n t A g e n t . c o m