Recreational Property with Homesteading Potential: This home in a rural location is ripe with possibilities. The current owner used this home as a seasonal recreational property. Home has access to ATV trails and due to the owner purchasing a back lot, the home has frontage on Medunkeuk Stream. Located in the rural and low tax community of Chester it is a short drive to the Service Center of Lincoln for health care, shopping, restaurants and schools. Home has close proximity to the Penobscot River and the Lincoln Lakes Region as well as the Katahdin Region. Easy access to I 95 makes a commute to Bangor within a 45-minute drive. If you are interested in living a more sustainable lifestyle this property has space for gardens and smaller farm animals. The home features cathedral ceilings in the living room and a rock fireplace with wood burning stove insert, main level bedroom and bath with two additional bedrooms and loft area upstairs. If you are handy and have tools this home is perfect for anyone looking to build sweat equity. If you like the idea of country living in a low tax, low crime, sparsely populated area with four season recreational opportunities this property may be exactly what you have been looking for.
Closed
$95,000
291 Pea Ridge Road, Chester, ME 04457
3beds
1,769sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1950
6.3 Acres Lot
$96,400 Zestimate®
$54/sqft
$1,960 Estimated rent
Home value
$96,400
$53,000 - $174,000
$1,960/mo
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What's special
Zillow last checked: 8 hours ago
Listing updated: September 09, 2025 at 09:20am
Listed by:
United Country Lifestyle Properties of Maine 207-794-6164
Bought with:
United Country Lifestyle Properties of Maine
Source: Maine Listings,MLS#: 1625211
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Full bathrooms: 1
Bedroom 1
- Level: First
Bedroom 2
- Features: Closet
- Level: Second
Bedroom 3
- Features: Closet
- Level: Second
Dining room
- Level: First
Kitchen
- Level: First
Living room
- Features: Heat Stove, Vaulted Ceiling(s), Wood Burning Fireplace
- Level: First
Loft
- Level: Second
Heating
- Forced Air, Wood Stove
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Gas Range, Refrigerator
Features
- Bathtub
- Flooring: Carpet, Wood
- Basement: Bulkhead,Interior Entry,Dirt Floor,Partial
- Number of fireplaces: 1
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,769
- Total interior livable area: 1,769 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,769
- Finished area below ground: 0
Property
Parking
- Parking features: Paved, 1 - 4 Spaces
Features
- Patio & porch: Porch
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Scenic, Trees/Woods
- Body of water: Medunkeunk
- Frontage length: Waterfrontage: 290,Waterfrontage Owned: 290
Lot
- Size: 6.30 Acres
- Features: Rural, Pasture, Rolling Slope, Wooded
Details
- Additional structures: Outbuilding, Shed(s)
- Zoning: Residential
- Other equipment: Internet Access Available
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Saltbox
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Wood Frame, Wood Siding
- Foundation: Stone
- Roof: Shingle
Condition
- Year built: 1950
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: Circuit Breakers
- Sewer: Private Sewer
- Water: Private
- Utilities for property: Utilities On
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Chester
Other
Other facts
- Road surface type: Paved
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 9/9/2025 | Pending sale | $120,000+26.3%$68/sqft |
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| 9/5/2025 | Sold | $95,000-20.8%$54/sqft |
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| 7/2/2025 | Contingent | $120,000$68/sqft |
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| 6/4/2025 | Listed for sale | $120,000+368.8%$68/sqft |
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| 8/11/2016 | Sold | $25,600-4.8%$14/sqft |
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Public tax history
Tax history is unavailable.
Neighborhood: 04457
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 4/10Ella P Burr SchoolGrades: PK-3Distance: 3.6 mi
- 6/10Mattanawcook Jr High SchoolGrades: 4-8Distance: 4.3 mi
- 2/10Mattanawcook AcademyGrades: 9-12Distance: 3.6 mi
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