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Wednesday, April 16. 2008

Maggie's New England Real Estate: Norwich, VT

Norwich VT (properly pronounced "norrich,") population 3000, is directly across the Connecticut River from Hanover, NH. The two towns in different states share a school district, which I believe is unique. 

What caught my eye was this handsome place:

 

Built in 1998, but looks right for the land. I like the attached barn, but the place only has 19 acres. Asking price $3,450,000. Things are not cheap in New England these days. You can read about this house here.

Posted by Bird Dog in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 11:47 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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and if you're in the area, go to simon pearce!
http://www.simonpearce.com/CSTM_restaurantsQuechee1.aspx
#1 kab on 2008-04-16 12:11 (Reply)
Hey! We posted today how to put linkable links on the blog comments!
#1.1 BD on 2008-04-16 12:36 (Reply)
"Norrich" is for elitest Dartmouth profs, doctors, trust funders et al, highest per capita income/wealth in VT. Oh, and they vote lockstep 9-1 Democrat, so not Maggie's kind of folks! Much more real here in Rio Blanco, one town south, and you get a much bigger bang for the real estate buck.
#1.2 Green Mtn Punter on 2008-04-16 16:53 (Reply)
Yeah, I know. Pretty little burg, tho.
#1.2.1 BD on 2008-04-16 18:57 (Reply)
Pretty bitter, eh?

Not all D' folk are elitist libs. Check out dartreview.com .
#1.2.2 dartmouth alum on 2008-04-17 14:35 (Reply)
sorry bird dog!!! i don't read so good. me talk pretty one day.
#2 kab on 2008-04-16 12:56 (Reply)
"Norwich VT (properly pronounced 'norrich,')"

For you folks at home, that's just down the road from Gloucester (pronounced "glos-tah") and just around the bend from Worcester (pronounced "wis-tah").

Yet when they write, they look so normal!

"but the place only has 19 acres"

Yeah. Barely worth considering for a dog run by country standards, huh? S'prised you even mentioned it. And while I'd agree that, overall, the house fits the land, there's something amiss with the architecture. The left side looks too 'busy' by New England standards, no?

Now, the pic on the right, that's authentic. Brick building, steeples, autumn foliage, an American flag -- it doesn't get any better than that.
#3 Dr. Merc (Link) on 2008-04-16 13:47 (Reply)
Compared to that thing we looked at ten or so days ago, this is paradise.
#4 jappyj on 2008-04-16 16:06 (Reply)
I did like it!!!
Just not enough land.
#4.1 BD on 2008-04-16 20:37 (Reply)

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