BOSTON MAGAZINE

"...notice how the art-filled interior seamlessly combines classic architecture with livable luxury."

No need to fret over a library card or overdue fees when you reside in this home, which is Rockport’s former public library. 

If going to a great library feels like coming home, this dwelling should be the perfect fit for you. Beyond the thousands of stories the building used to house, the edifice itself has a history of its own: Famed steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie commissioned the construction in 1904 to serve as Rockport’s Public Library. While the library has since moved across town, Carnegie’s contribution still stands, now as a stately private residence.

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WALL STREET JOURNAL

Once a Carnegie Library, 
Now a Historic Home.

HOME OF THE DAY: 

When Gail and David Vastola bought their home in Rockport, Mass., they knew they were buying a piece of history. Commissioned by Andrew Carnegie in 1904, the building was the town library until 1993. The structure sat empty until the Vastolas purchased it in 2007.

‘It was in terrible shape,’ says Dr. Vastola, a 75-year-old physician. ‘It was full of mold and mildew. We had to bring a hazmat team in to clean it out.’ The couple paid $540,000 for the property in an auction and invested approximately $1.5 million in the reconstruction and restoration.   Read More >

GLOUCESTER TIMES

No celebrity buyers, but Back Shore estate 
fetches $3.8M 

A Back Shore home rumored over the years to be built for or bought by the likes of Barbra Streisand and Mark Wahlberg has finally been sold after more than two years on the market. It was acquired for $3.8 million by a man caught in a legal tangle trying to build another house near Wingaersheek Beach.   Read More >