MERRILL HOUSE ESTATE FOR SALE - enchanting Early American estate in Andover, Maine, held by same family for over 230 years, with significant historic roles in America's colonial and railroad history. 9600sf 16-bedroom mansion (contents included), 2500sf finely crafted 4-bedroom caretaker's cottage, 2000sf 2-story workshop & 6000sf barn and outbuildings - seven structures in all - with 126 acres including .6-mile riverfront, woodlot, open fields and landscaped grounds, and lucrative solar land-lease option. The Merrill House estate is spectacularly situated on a hilltop overlooking the picturesque Ellis River with Mahoosuc mountain vistas. Just a half-hour from Sunday River Resort, and close to a great many skiing, golfing, biking, fishing, hunting, backcountry, lake, and river adventures in Maine's Western Mountains and Rangeley Lakes Region. Grounds feature a private spring-fed pond and beach, extensive manicured lawns, gardens and walk paths, landscape architecture with dramatic monument stones, stone walls and picturesque gates, pristine fields and forest. The 50-acre lower lot boasts river-front pastures and mountain vistas, and the 76-acre upper lot offers lawns, fields, and woodlot under tree-growth plan. Approach the mansion through stone gates and a long, winding driveway. Enter the mansion through the massive hall doorway into the expansive Great Hall, 30'x60' and 30' high at the apex of its cathedral ceiling, featuring a 12' wide showcase granite fireplace and hearth, a 20′ tall picture window, and dramatic, irreplaceable decorations and furnishings. Family and guests will enjoy the porches and parlors, a formal dining room that seats 25 or more, 14 fireplaces, 16 bedrooms, 6+ baths, and 2 full kitchens. Contents of the mansion are included, minus a small list of family memorabilia. Street access on 3 sides with 3-phase electrical service. Offered AS IS