1890 Port Jefferson home with 'modern twist' lists for $829,000
This Port Jefferson home is on the market for $829,000. Credit: EPM Real Estate Photography
A Colonial in Port Jefferson is on the market for $829,000. Annual taxes total $11,290.
The three-bed, two-bath home measures approximately 1,861 square feet and stands on a 0.45-acre lot on Barnum Avenue.
"It's an older house, so it has the old charm and the modern twist to it," said listing agent Deniz Ozgur of Douglas Elliman. The home was built in 1890, according to the Town of Brookhaven tax assessor's site.
Details include built-in living room bookshelves, vintage brass doorknobs on the upper level and a wood-burning fireplace. Light streams in through skylights and an abundance of windows.
The house contains 1,861 square feet and stands on a 0.45-acre lot. Credit: EPM Real Estate Photography
All three bedrooms are on the upper level. Functional updates include a new roof installed in 2019, first-floor central air conditioning and a new Whirlpool refrigerator and dishwasher. Natural gas and baseboard heating warm the house.
"The homeowner did an amazing job staging it, so it just felt really great in the house," said Ozgur.
Just over four years ago, Tori McGuinness and her husband, Ian, purchased the Port Jefferson home that would serve as the backdrop for a pandemic wedding and the first year of their son Maxwell's life.
All three bedrooms are on the upper level, which also sports vintage brass doorknobs. Credit: EPM Real Estate Photography
"To this day, I will tell you, it is my dream house," said Tori, who is relocating with her husband and son to be closer to family and for Ian's job. "I am very sad to be selling it."
The backyard features a hill and the couple's first pandemic project — a large patio complete with an outdoor shower and hot tub. A garden of perennials — bleeding hearts, ajuka ground cover — blooms each spring. A young magnolia tree the couple planted will only get bigger, Tori said.
"It's a beautiful wooded area," Tori said. "We don't close any of the windows."
The entryway. Credit: EPM Real Estate Photography
A long driveway out front accommodates at least half a dozen cars, Tori said. The address, which falls within the Port Jefferson School District, is near Stony Brook University Hospital and the Port Jefferson Ferry.
"You can walk to town, but you can still feel like you live in the country," Ozgur said. "It's in that perfect spot."
Arielle Dollinger joined Newsday as a staff reporter in 2022. Previously, she covered local and national news as a freelancer for The New York Times, Newsday and other outlets.
