An Entire Maine Town With A Church And Many Homes Is Back On The Market For $6 Million—5 Years After It Was First Listed

A 40-acre Maine townhouse has hit the market again—with a hefty price increase—five years after it was first listed for $5.5 million.

Now the property, known as Tuthill and located in Pittston, ME, is looking for a buyer willing to shell out $6 million to restore this beautiful home, which is home to 21 buildings, including a restored church built in 1825 and several houses.

Other features found in this unique combination include a Greek Revival-style residence, antique barns, and multibay garages—everything a homeowner needs to create their own successful community. or set up a one-of-a-kind rental property.

“This property would make a great wedding venue, event center, meeting place, or B&B suite,” says the listing agent. Anna Boucher of Summit Real Estate, who also owns the property with her husband, Nathan Tuttle.

“There are seven residential units in the building that my husband and I use as a rental.”

Despite the town’s “old” appearance, Tuthill has actually only existed in its current form for about 40 years; almost all the buildings now within its boundaries were removed there to form a small community.

“They were imported or built here in the 80s,” Boucher explained. “There are only three original buildings: the main house, the church, and the corner room. All the other buildings were removed from central Maine.”

According to Boucher, the idea of ​​the ancient village was the idea of ​​his father-in-law, Ken Tuttlewho started buying antiques, a career that led him to collecting old homes.

Tuttle always wanted to have a building like Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, a “living museum” designed to look like an 1830s New England town.

“He always dreamed of having Sturbridge Village but in Maine,” said Boucher. “Ken had no intention of doing this business but it just fell into his lap.

“His first gig was hanging wallpaper and painting, and then he saw these old buildings and just gravitated towards them. Doing wallpaper fed into his love of antiques, and that love turned into a love of old houses.”

When he started, Tuttle began looking at Federal-style homes that were in disrepair and about to be torn down.

“When he heard that the Federal house was going to be demolished, he wanted to save it, so he made a deal and ran with it,” he said.

Over the years, he’s been adding to his collection of preserved homes that were slated for the wrecking ball. The compound also has new buildings designed to resemble period houses.

Today, Boucher notes that a basic four-bedroom residence with a three-car attached garage is an ideal structure.

“It was an old sea captain’s house from 1840 that we renovated last year,” he said. “All buildings are in normal condition.”

In addition, the expansive grounds surrounded by open lawns and mature trees boast stables with space for expanded riding or training.

“There are also opportunities to earn money through various garages and warehouses,” said Boucher. “We built a barn with two stalls, and there’s a pasture in the back. You could also build garages for extra living space.”

Multibay garages designed for extra storage space can be converted into a stunning showroom for your car collection.

“I think the next owner will be an out-of-state investor who I think will use the rent,” Boucher said. “The buyer is definitely going to be an opinionated person.”