20 Arch Street

Designed by noted architect & Dover native, Fred Wesley Wentworth, Varney Mansion is an architectural gem providing both privacy & easy, walkable access to all historic Dover’s amenities including parks, schools, playgrounds, athletic fields, tennis, New Hampshire Children’s museum, Amtrak Downeaster & the Dover Community Trail. This move-in ready home features 7 bedrooms & 6 bathrooms in addition to a dining room with adjacent butler’s pantry, formal living room, study, 5 fireplaces, twin sun porches, a sweeping grand staircase in the entrance hall, & herringbone floors throughout the first floor. The spacious kitchen features a sunny informal dining area with amazing four-season views of the garden & woods surrounding the house. The study & multiple bedrooms provide many options for work-from-home space. A back staircase leads to the third-floor suite that is a perfect, semi-private spot for guests or a nanny. The full basement includes loads of flexible space for a gym, equipment lockers, mudroom, wood storage & more. The main building underwent major systems update or replacement in the last five years. The recently revitalized, walled gardens include a true “secret garden” with a tea house nestled behind the spacious 2-4 garage. 20 Arch Street comes with three acres – one in gardens & buildings, & two of forest with trails. Several cottage/duplex dependencies can be built on the wooded acres along with permissible garage studio/apartment above existing garage.