Peru, 0 High St. 73 acres
TINY HOUSE AND ENORMOUS VIEWS! Welcome to the wonderful distant western mountain views of High Street in Peru. This somewhat remote 73 acre lot has been improved with a recently built 12' X17' one room cabin with kitchen, bath, & woodstove, in addition to a 8-1/2' X 25' shed for storage. An improved driveway accesses the buildings which sit at an elevation of approximately 1000'. There is a dug well 10' below grade with 4 well tiles and is gravity fed to the cabin. The electric hot water heater is run off a portable generator. The current waste water system is a 1,000 gallon concrete holding tank approved by the town with a septic design available. Power is nearby and the town maintained road ends approximately 250' from the property line.
The highest elevation on the property reaches 1,300' in the extreme northeast corner while the lowest elevation is just over 700' along the western bo...
The highest elevation on the property reaches 1,300' in the extreme northeast corner while the lowest elevation is just over 700' along the western boundary line. The property was recently harvested creating amazing views with both nearby and distant mountains including the 2,222’ Mount Zircon and Little Mount Zircon, Burgess Hill, Speckled Mountain, Spruce Mountain among others all in the foreground with magnificent distant views of the 4,116’ Saddleback, Jackson Mountain, Mount Reddington, Old Speck and Mahoosuc Arm. Snowmobile and ATV trail cross the the property for upmost convenience for the avid outdoor enthusiast. With a seasonal stream and old logging trails, there is plenty or area to explore or hunt by foot too.
The town of Dixfield is only 10 minutes away while Sunday River, Mt Abram, Norway, Jay, Auburn and Rumford/Black Mountain Ski area are all a 20 to 50 minutes easy drive. Worthley Pond & Androscoggin River are just minutes away and provide public boat launches for easy access. Black Mountain, Bald Mountain and Mount Zircon hiking trails are also nearby.
2023 taxes are only $969 with the property NOT enrolled in Maine's Tree Growth Tax Law program. Enrollment in the program could substantially lower the taxes. Note: tax acres are listed at 51 acres per town records, however, the seller and listing broker's review of the lot based on boundary line evidence found the previous owner's Licensed Forester indicate that the lot acreage is consistent with the advertised acreage. Town officials have indicated tha they are aware of the discrepancies in the tax map configuration of this lot. The property consists of two tax map lots and separated by the discontinued town road. The seller is open to a partial sale.
DIRECTIONS: From Route 108 in Peru, take Valley Road for 2.4 miles and then stay straight on High St (gravel road). Once on High St continue 1 mile to stop sign. Go straight and property begins in approximately 250’.
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