Sold
Last Sold Price
4 beds1,888 sqft
55 Fish Hook Rd, West Tisbury, MA 02568
Single FamilyProperty Type
1.38 acresLot Size
1850Year Built
$477/sq ftPrice per sq ft

Description

An Iconic, Old Vineyard Homestead - the Boyhood summer home of Vineyard legend, Henry Beetle Hough, is being offered for sale by the Hough family who have owned and cherished this property for 120 years. "Fish Hook" was purchased by Henry's Father, George A. Hough, long-time Editor of The New Bedford Evening Standard, in 1898. Subsequently, by man and oxen, the separate farmhouses that he purchased were moved and integrated to become the rambling residence you find today. All one needs to do is read...An Iconic, Old Vineyard Homestead - the Boyhood summer home of Vineyard legend, Henry Beetle Hough, is being offered for sale by the Hough family who have owned and cherished this property for 120 years. "Fish Hook" was purchased by Henry's Father, George A. Hough, long-time Editor of The New Bedford Evening Standard, in 1898. Subsequently, by man and oxen, the separate farmhouses that he purchased were moved and integrated to become the rambling residence you find today. All one needs to do is read passages from Henry B. Hough's autobiography "Mostly on Martha's Vineyard" to be assured that the property is little changed from his boyhood days: "Changes in Fish Hook came slowly. Mayhew G. Norton, our neighbor . . . built a new fireplace in the dining room. At my father's behest he shingled my brother's bedroom on the inside of the roof, the shingles looking down rather than up. This became, in Fish Hook usage, the "shingled chamber". . . . In the big living room downstairs, nearest the Sound view, we sat in the evenings around a table with a kerosene lamp, a fire on the hearth if the weather was cold, reading books or magazines, usually old ones. The walls were almost entirely occupied by built-in bookcases of simple boards, varnished." Although it was more than an hour by buggy from the ferry when Henry was small, over the years his father hosted an impressive stream of visitors who included the James Cagneys, the Thomas Hart Bentons, Pearl Buck, Somerset Maugham, Composer Bernard Wagenaar, and champions of civil liberties Roger Baldwin and Arthur Garfield Hays. In the late 1970's, heat was added to the house and, at the same time, the kitchen and baths "updated". Subsequent to that, the conservatory/sun room was built. Otherwise, it stands as testament that little needs to change when you get it almost exactly right from the start.
  • Listed by: Candy DaRosa • Karen M. Overtoom R.E.
Listing closed: 07/25/2018 12:00 AM • Source: LINK, MLS#: 33655

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Listing Courtesy of Karen M. Overtoom R.E., Candy DaRosa

Sold By MV Island-Wide Realty, Jon Hartzband

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Property Information for 55 Fish Hook Road

Property Details
  • Taxes: $4,400 / year
  • MLS Type: 1 Family / Single Family Residence
  • County: Dukes County
  • Zoning: RU
  • View: None, Trees/Woods
Building Information
  • Year Built: 1850
  • Lot Size: 1.38 AC / 59,982 SF
Summary
Location and General Information
  • Latitude: 41.420278
  • Longitude: -70.69616
  • Listing ods: Garden, ScrPorch, Deck, PubBch
Taxes and HOA Information
  • Tax Assessed Value: $292,200.00
  • Tax Lot: 6.3
  • Tax Map Number: 13
  • Tax Other Annual Assessment Amount: $426,600.00
  • Tax Year: 2018
Parking
  • Parking Features: Ample
Property
Lot Information
  • Lot Features: For Well Service. Well is on abutting property., Surrounded by Cedar Tree Neck Conservation, Woods, Meadows, & Streams.
  • Property Type: 1 Family
Property and Assessments
  • Photos Count: 25
  • Approval Status: -1
  • Reviewed: Yes
  • Year Built Effective: 1978
Utilities
  • Sewer: Septic Tank
  • Utilities: None
  • Water Source: Well
Interior and Exterior Features
Exterior Features
  • Exterior Features: Garden, ScrPorch, Deck, PubBch
Interior Features
  • Main Level Bedrooms: 2
  • Other Structures: A good-sized shed, big, beautiful stone walls and the flagpole, from which George A. Hough flew his varied collection of flags.
  • Rooms Total: 10
  • Appliances: Stove: Yes, Washer: Yes
  • Fireplace Features: 4
  • Fireplace: No
  • Flooring: Wood and linoleum
  • Foundation Details: Stone
  • Furnished: Unfurnished
  • Heating: OFHA
  • Interior Features: OSh, Floor 1: The "West Porch" brings you into the living room - or "library". From there you enter into the sitting room, also with fireplace, off of which are the two bedrooms, one affectionately labeled the "map room". Next is the generous dining room and then the kitchen, with a vaulted ceiling and great light from its many windows, and the adjacent conservatory., Floor 2: At the top of the dining room stair, is the "shingled chamber". From there is another bedroom and then it is possible to cross from one of the original houses to the other and enter the master bedroom, with its lovely summer cross-breezes and en suite bath, which is privately accessed from the stair in the living room.

Property History for 55 Fish Hook Road

DateEvent & SourcePriceAppreciation
Jul 25, 2018

Sold

LINK #33655

$900,000
Jul 25, 2018

Sold

Martha's Vineyard MLS #21804704

$900,000
Jun 19, 2018

Contingent

LINK #33655

DateEvent & SourcePrice
07/25/2018

Sold

LINK #33655

$900,000
07/25/2018

Sold

Martha's Vineyard MLS #21804704

$900,000
06/19/2018

Contingent

LINK #33655

For completeness, we often displays two records for one sale: the MLS record and the public record.

Public Records for 55 Fish Hook Road

Taxable ValueLand$923,200Additions$627,500Total$1,550,700
Tax Record2025$7,025 ($585 / month)
Home Facts
Beds4Baths2.5Total Finished SqFt1,888 SqFtAbove Grade Finished SqFt1,888 SqFtStories2Lot Size60,000 SqFtStyleSingle Family ResidenceYear Built1850Year Renovated1978ZoningRUCountyDUKESAPNWTIS M:00013 B:00006 L:00003Fireplace TypeHas Fireplace

Schools near 55 Fish Hook Road

This home is within Up-Island Regional School District.
Rating
School
Type
Grades
Distance
Public - PK to 8
Public - 9 to 12
Public - K to 5
Rating
School
Distance
West Tisbury Elementary School
PublicPK to 8

Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
Public9 to 12

Chilmark Elementary School
PublicK to 5

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Listing Courtesy of Karen M. Overtoom R.E., Candy DaRosa

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