Sailor’s Valentine

 

Built in 1682, Sea Wynd thrills to a five-century romance with York Harbor.

By Colin W. Sargent

Listed for $3.2M, the pre-Georgian harbor-front pocket mansion at 12 Barrell Lane Extension in York isn’t just the most adorable sea-captain’s house ever; it’s a space capsule through history.

Perched on a magical promontory along the York River, it was built 14 years after the House of the Seven Gables, and almost sixty years before Boston merchant and Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock built his wharf 1200 yards upriver.

Listing agent Jennifer Walker invites you inside.

Read the full story in the digital magazine above.

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