Kaitlyn Johnston

3 days ago | boston.com | Megan Johnson |Kaitlyn Johnston

You may instantly think of James Bond as a British Secret Service agent, but author Ian Fleming was inspired to create the iconic 007 when he met an ornithologist from Maine with the same name. Now, that ornithologist’s stunning Maine property is on the market for $4.2 million. Bond came from a wealthy Philadelphia family who summered in Maine, according to a News Center Maine story. With his uncle, he co-authored Birds of Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park, Maine.

1 week ago | boston.com | Megan Johnson |Kaitlyn Johnston

A piece of North Shore history is heading to the auction block, but eager bidders will have to be willing to write a $75,000 check to get inside. “It looks like the White House of the North Shore,” said Marianne Sullivan of Sullivan & Sullivan Auctioneers, who is holding the foreclosure auction. Seven Pines, the 15,000-square-foot Neo-Georgian mansion boasting more than nine bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, will be available in an on-site foreclosure auction on June 25 at noon.

2 weeks ago | boston.com | Megan Johnson |Kaitlyn Johnston

The home at 232 Giberson Road may be stunning, but it’s the 800-square-foot quarry pool that instantly draws the eye. Tucked away in the Berkshires on 60 bucolic acres in the town of Sheffield, the sprawling property features a pool that was originally a limestone quarry. Now, it’s equipped with a 16-foot waterfall, a spot for seating, a filtration system, and is fully functioning like any other pool.

3 weeks ago | boston.com | Megan Johnson |Kaitlyn Johnston

There’s more square footage than meets the eye at this home in Lynnfield’s Reedy Meadow. A paved driveway leads to the front walkway, where rose bushes are in full bloom as you stroll the pavers to three front steps. Through the front door of this beige, wooden home, you reach the entry, a 20-square-foot space with a closet right ahead. A rounded archway to your right leads into the bright living room, a 202-square-foot space that’s helmed by a brick, working fireplace under a white mantel.

3 weeks ago | boston.com | Madeline Bilis |Kaitlyn Johnston

Home buyers on the hunt for architectural gems often start their searches in towns like Lincoln and Lexington, where pioneering architects built houses with clean lines and angles in the years after World War II. But a rare International-style Modernist home just hit the market in nearby Framingham, and it has some extraordinary architectural cred.