105 Third Street is the address of this spacious and beautiful Victorian styled home, built in 1900 and nicely maintained by the same family for over sixty years.  Originally constructed as a single family house, it is currently being used as a legally zoned two family.

The house is an up/down two family design.  The 4,000 square foot lot is a good size for the condensed area.  The house sits on a corner lot to a one-way street and a short dead-end street that gives you privacy as well as that old 1900’s era neighborhood feel.  The dead-end street leads to a park called Hunter Field which has two tennis courts, youth playground, and a baseball/softball diamond.  The property is near to downtown, the bridges, and Navy Base.

Young children attend the Coggeshall Elementary School, Thompson Middle School, and Rogers High School.  There are private schools as well as several established Day Care Centers and Nursery Schools.  There are numerous churches nearby with the closest being St. John’s Anglican Church on Poplar Street.  The waterfront is also in walking distance delivering beautiful views of the harbor along with historic Goat Island and Rose Island.  Battery Park and the refurbished Van Zandt Pier add to the many sites and destinations of a walk through one of the oldest architectural neighborhoods in Newport.

The exterior of the house has naturally stained wooden shingles on the second and third tiers and white wooden clapboards on the first.  The roof has one layer of slate.  The front has an adorable porch with spindles on the ground level.  The rear of the property is enclosed with a chain link fence. 

The first floor apartment has 1226 square feet of living space.  The gorgeous front entryway leads into the carpeted living room.  Solid and timeless hardwoods run throughout the house even under the carpeting.  The short hallway from the living room has two doorways.  One leads to the two bedrooms.  Here the floors are carpeted as well.  The smaller bedroom is rectangular in shape and the larger bedroom has more of a hexagon shape allowing for many options in the placement of furniture.  The other doorway leads into the bright and inviting dining room.  Lovely bulls-eye molding and woodwork detailing are found throughout the house.  This room then leads into the classic black and white kitchen.  There is a good size pantry off to the side as well as a nook that at one time may have been used as a wet bar which now functions as the kitchen sink and further counter space.  Off this area are the full bathroom and a second doorway for the master bedroom.  The bathroom contains a tub with shower as well as a vanity with lights and toilet.  Linoleum runs throughout the kitchen and bathroom.  The rear entry is also located off the kitchen.  A few steps down from this doorway lead to a common area with the option to go outside through the backdoor or down into the basement.

The second floor apartment has 1127 square feet of living space on two floors.  The front entryway has an ornate banister and staircase that is truly stunning.  It curves at the top and ends with a detailed glass door.  Entering beyond the door is a large center hall or gathering area.  There’s room for an elegant table or secretariat, mirror, and coat stand.  The decorating possibilities are endless.  Off this area are eight entryways!  One leads to the large bathroom with an old-fashioned tub, vanity, and toilet.  Two lead to two medium size bedrooms with one of the bedrooms having a second entry that leads into the kitchen.  Another leads into the formal living room where there are a group of windows that create a bay window feel for that added neat shape to the room.  The other two entryways lead into the house from the front door or down to the basement and then there is the entry way to the kitchen/dining area.  It is definitely large enough to have a table and chairs.  The cabinets are a light natural wood and like the kitchen in the downstairs apartment they contain a refrigerator, oven/range, and dishwasher.  In the far corner of the kitchen is the rear entry to outside.  Last, but not least, is the entry way to the third floor.  These stairs run perpendicular to the main staircase.  It’s about six steps, then a landing, and about face to another six steps.  The house is so large you get the feeling that the third floor is a bonus!  It has an open hallway with high ceilings that jut in slightly at the corners.  There are two medium size bedrooms on either side of the house.  One faces east and the other west.  The east side bedroom has an amazing view of the park!  In between these two rooms, and south of the hall, is a door leading to a storage area.  This would be the ‘attic’ which also has high ceilings that jut in slightly at the corners.  This area could easily be converted into a full bath.  There is also a half door in the east side bedroom that leads to the eaves for further storage.

The basement has two points of egress.  One leads to the second floor of the upstairs apartment and the other leads to the common hallway where the backdoor is located as well as the rear entry for the first floor apartment.  In either corner of the basement, each apartment has there own washer/dryer hookups as well as their own meters for water, electric, and heat.  Both apartments are heated by gas.  The first floor apartment has an eight year old burner and newer 50 gallon hot water tank.  The second floor apartment has a three year old burner and newer 40 gallon hot water tank that is electric.  At this time, the basement is all open because the two doorways currently are without doors.  The electrical box has recently been updated to 100 amps for each apartment.  There is mixed wiring and plumbing throughout the house. 

This house can continue to be used as a two-family and be a great source of income or it can easily be restored to its former glory days as a single family home. 

This property can be sold in conjunction with the rear lot, 0 Sycamore Street, which currently has a five car garage.  You could combine the lots and expand your compound, build a house reflecting your personal taste and live there and sell off 105 Third Street or keep it all.  The possibilities are truly endless.

Check out this authentic turn of the century home!!!!