A 114-year old brick bank building on Main Street in Bucksport with a high-end apartment in the basement is on the market for just over half a million dollars.
The red brick building, built in 1910, consists of a large open space with tin ceilings on the ground floor, which also still has the original vault and vault door. Two spiral staircases lead down to the two-bedroom apartment in the basement, while a third spiral staircase leads to a small loft above the ground floor vault.
The asking price for the property, which is listed by The Masiello Group, is $524,000.
Built on a quarter-acre lot on the corner of Main and Federal streets, the former bank housed local branches of Merrill Trust Company and Fleet Bank before it was sold to private owners in 1992, according to documents filed in the Hancock County Registry of Deeds.
The building has 3,400 square feet of living space and partial views of the Penobscot River on the far side of Main Street. It currently is empty, but in recent years has functioned as a stained glass studio and retail shop.
The basement apartment was added by former owners Doug and Jeanne Robinson in the early 2000s, according to Old House Web. The apartment has an open living and dining room, a modern kitchen and two bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own bathroom, one of which has a clawfoot bathtub. A former basement vault has been converted into a laundry room for the apartment.
The building is located at 55 Main St., a few yards away from the Bucksport Town Office. The property includes a separate three-bay garage with upstairs storage space behind the former bank.
The property last changed hands in 2021 for $475,000, according to Bucksport’s property tax records. The town’s assessed value for the property is $413,110.
