The home comes with two bedrooms, two full baths, a deck, and two deeded parking spots.
There is no animal maintenance required to hang your hat at 4 Melville Ave., Unit 2, the former carriage house at the Merrihew estate.
Located in the Melville Park neighborhood of Dorchester, the aqua-and-teal Queen Anne-style carriage house, built in the late 1800s, is tucked behind the main property. Boasting historic charm fused with modern amenities, the detached condo measures 1,250 square feet and is listed for $799,000.
Take the cobblestone driveway past hydrangea trees and the main house to get to Unit 2. The circular drive has two parking spaces deeded to this unit. There are two ways to enter from the front: the front door or the single garage door, which opens into a workshop space (742 square feet).
“The current floor plan offers a lot of flexibility,” said Leslie MacKinnon of MacKinnon and Co. at Compass, who has the Dorchester listing. “That flex space is a great opportunity for somebody who works at home and is creative or sees clients privately.”