It will take a very unique buyer, I think, to come up with their own vision for this incredibly unique space.”

Amber Donahue

In the heart of the trees in Tiverton, sits a vibrant, rusty reddish-orange home, brimming with spunk and the unmistakable energy of its current owners, set on 3.8 acres of land. Each room in it (and there is a lot of them) awaits a new owner to reimagine it into something uniquely their own — and the possibilities are endless.

The first striking feature of this unique home is the tree-lined driveway, which leads to the house as if a red carpet has been laid out for its queen to arrive at her humble abode. This driveway is called the “Gone-with-the-wind” driveway by Amber Donahue, the real estate agent tasked with selling the property. “Even the driveway sets this house apart from other homes,” she said.

Stepping into the 4,904-square-foot home doesn’t disappoint the “queen’s” arrival. The atmosphere feels reminiscent of Buckingham Palace, with each room exuding its own distinct charm and character. With six bedrooms, each uniquely styled, a few questions immediately come to mind to prospective buyers: could this house be turned into a bed and breakfast, a retreat, an airbnb?

Or perhaps it is time to modernize the home? This question came up for Donahue in her own interpretation of who might be the best fit to take ownership of this unique home. Donahue said, “One thing that a buyer might want to do is modernize the kitchen space. There is no big fancy kitchen, so they could redesign the floor plan and create an eat-in kitchen, maybe add some windows or a sliding glass door to see the view of the Sakonnet River from the kitchen.”

‘It will take a very unique buyer, I think, to come up with their own vision for this incredibly unique space,” she said.

Lost in space

With a wraparound porch, a grand staircase, and stone walls encircling the perimeters, this house truly feels like a palace. But it’s not just these classic features that set it apart. The home has another intriguing element. Much like a palace, it offers the allure of secret passages leading to hidden parts of the house, with a layout that’s somewhat divided, like a duplex — opening the door to even more possibilities.

Another “hideaway” space is the 1,202-square-foot cottage on the property set apart from the house. This could be used as a separate home, an airbnb, an office or as it has been used — an artists studio. The artist, the current owner, has her personality seen throughout both the cottage and the main home, with her art imagined all over the walls and ceilings of both spaces — giving it that spunk and energy that is unique to only this home.

This super eccentric house has artwork that covers the dining walls, orange paint, red ceilings, muraled walls, a pool foyer that is painted in swirls of blue, with the words “Heavenly Forces” painted in white on the wall, just above the doors that open up to an in-ground pool. “A buyer definitely needs to come in with their own vision for what they want to do with it,” said Donahue.

Built in 1890, this is one of the last farmhouses in the coveted Nanaquaket Road neighborhood of Tiverton, and it offers a plethora of opportunities. It’s new queen, or king, or king and queen, must pass through the “Gone-with-the-wind” driveway to get to their new palace in Tiverton, and then decide what to do with it.