$649,900
About this home
A LOWER INTEREST RATE COULD BE PART OF THE DEAL! NEW PRICE, NEW OPPORTUNITY! Bring your vision to 39 Main Street, an authentic 1742 post-and-beam antique offering a unique opportunity for contractors, renovators, investors, or buyers looking to create a home tailored to their own style. With 2,606 sq ft of living space, 4 bedrooms, and a generous 20,909 sq ft lot, this property offers the space and character to make thoughtful improvements while preserving details that simply cannot be recreated today. Exposed hand-hewn beams, wide-plank hardwood floors, period fireplaces, and original architectural elements provide a strong foundation for a renovation that blends historic New England character with modern updates. The detached barn adds significant flexibility and makes this property especially appealing for a contractor, tradesperson, woodworker, car enthusiast, or anyone needing substantial workshop and storage space. It may also offer potential for an ADU, studio, home office, or other future use, subject to local approvals. The home offers an opportunity to update kitchens, baths, finishes, and systems over time while putting your own stamp on a property with history, space, and versatility. The large lot provides additional outdoor possibilities, while the farmer’s porch adds to the home’s classic character. Convenient to Saugus Center, shopping, restaurants, parks, major commuter routes, Boston, and the North Shore. For the buyer who can see beyond what is here today and recognize what this property could become, 39 Main Street offers a combination of character, usable space, and renovation potential that is increasingly difficult to findSELLER WILL HELP BUY DOWN YOUR INTEREST RATE!
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- MLS Property Information Network
- MLS #
- 73553780
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 93
- On market date
- July 22, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2
- Garage spaces
- 1
- Parking spaces
- 8
- Lot size
- 0.48 acres
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 761
- Student:teacher ratio
- 17.7:1
- District
- Saugus
- Enrollment
- 608
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.6:1
- District
- Saugus
- Enrollment
- 376
- Student:teacher ratio
- 11.8:1
- District
- Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (District)
Walkability
Blended score for Saugus's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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