If you are sick of the rising prices of real estate in Toronto...

And are one of the many people who are seeing the benefits of riding the train home while having a drink (or doing work) at the end the day...

This 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom house on a 2.7 acre lot overlooking Port Hope Golf Club and Lake Ontario might be the place for you.

It is a building that was built in 1828 and is

one of the oldest surviving homes in Port Hope.  It was built for Commander John Tucker Williams and his family and is called 'The Penryn Homestead' after Williams' birthplace in England.

It is recognized as a heritage home so there aren't a lot of changes that can be made to the front, but why would you want to make changes?

This house is amazing.

Inside, it's a little more country than I am into.  For example, the master bedroom...

 And the bathroom...

(that shower looks like a phone booth)

Clearly, a lot of the charm of the house is in the original details so it would be a shame if too many changes were made.  But with updated bathrooms, perhaps a little change of layout to the kitchen to create an open kitchen/family room area...

This place could be amazing.  

And there is a 3 car garage with a loft (and apparently a basement?) and a separate studio/guest room (or party room?)...

The asking price is...

$1,495,000.

And it's been on the market since March, so maybe they would even go lower.

listing

train photo via