A great space for the solo tourist or traveling worker, this two story efficiency is at the back of the carriage house facing the wooded hillside. The amply sized sitting room, galley kitchen, and half bath on the first floor with the bedroom and full bath upstairs, provide lots of space for you. It's rustic (it was a barn!) showing signs of its previous life housing a carriage and horses. It's an ideal setting for traveling workers with everything you need including a laundry center & wifi.
Pull in the drive up to the historic main house built in 1875. Walk around back to the back entrance to the carriage house (barn) that has been converted into a rustic two story space adjacent to the wooded hillside. All guests staying at the house have their own private space plus a laundry center in the utility room that is shared by all. There is a patio where you can sit outside for coffee or lunch.
The area is a working community, more remote than touristy, so you will not find franchise businesses like you would in an urban area. There is a great family owned deli/grocery across the street at the end of the scenic turnout. There is a public tennis court across the street. The feel is rural countryside on a busy national byway with views of the ocean out front and acres of woods out back. There is a spot beside the house to park your vehicle and then you walk across the back yard for entry into the back of the barn.
This is an historic home. Features and furnishings are vintage or antique era, but you will still find it comfortable with the amenities you need for a long term stay. This space is at the back of the barn and another guest space is at the front of the barn. Each are private spaces with their own private entry.
The built-in bookcases on both floors serve to remind us of Elizabeth Simpson Bennis' enlightened attitude toward the issues of her day. She was one of the earliest members of the Sullivan Sorosis, a women's club founded by Jane Cunningham Croly in New York City in 1868. Elizabeth was one of the earliest organizers of Sullivan's Liberal Christian Society. Lizzie, as she was called by friends and family, made many voyages to the West Indies with her husband Spiro aboard the Havana, the ship that the Captain commanded for Ward & Company based in NYC.