Home of the Week
This four-bedroom home is a perfect example of why pre-fab deck houses were popular in leafy suburbs.
$1.2 million
Style Deck house
Year built 1966
Square feet 2,420
Bedrooms 4
Baths 2 full
Sewer Private
Water Public
Taxes $13,214 (2026)
Driveways are utilitarian constructs. But sometimes they serve a greater purpose, like the gravel version that winds, tree-shrouded, to this deck house sitting in a verdant clearing — a hardscaped source of serenity.
Built in 1966 and refreshed since, the home at the end of the driveway is a perfect example of why pre-fab deck homes were popular in leafy suburbs like Sudbury in the mid-20th century: The walls are largely plates of glass with dark framing, tinted to dial the sunshine down a bit, underneath a gable roof broken only by a red brick chimney. Where walls exist instead of windows, they are earth-toned, tying the home to its natural surroundings.
This home has a built-in two-car garage, but there is no interior access to the house. Instead, there is a walkway of rough hewn stones leading to the main entry in the middle of the home.
The entry has two stairwells sitting parallel to each other. The walls are white, and the ceiling is the first evidence of a classic deck house with its interlocked panels of knotty cedar, a design used throughout the home. The floor is hardwood.
Taking the stairwell on the left leads to the main level with a combination of shared and private spaces, including the primary bedroom. On the left just past the steps is a doorway leading to the 168-square-foot kitchen, with white tile flooring and white appliances, including the electric range. The cedar ceiling with cross beams slopes downward, echoing the gable roof. The countertops are granite, and the cabinets are wood in similar tone to the ceiling. Natural light arrives through rectangular plate-glass windows positioned transom-style.
Moving past the rear wall where the range is installed, a doorway leads into the dining area. The gable roof drops sharply to connect to the walls, made mostly of rectangular plates of glass. The nighttime light source is a multi-armed fixture with cylinder-like glass shades.
The deliberate effort to connect the home to its surroundings is off the the dining area, with the entry to a three-season porch that runs the width of the house. From there, floor-to-ceiling glass slider leads a large wooden exterior deck.
The largest room in the house is in the middle of it. It’s the 378-square-foot living room, where the attributes of a deck home are most profound. There is the ceiling of cedar and exposed beams installed on the downward slope, the hardwood flooring, a plethora of glass on the exterior walls, and a brick functioning fireplace.
The sloping ceiling inevitably pulls the eye toward the exterior wall, where the glass serves to frame the lush 1.52-acre lot. A portion of the wall is occupied by a glass slider leading to a smaller deck, while the remainder of the space has large plate-glass windows with a roll-down shade.
The remainder of the floor includes the primary bedroom, one of the three secondary bedrooms, and a full bathroom. The primary bedroom is 252 square feet with the cedar ceiling, hardwood flooring, and closets behind three sliding doors. Portions of the walls are drywall. In keeping with the goal to provide as much natural light as possible, there is a narrow window positioned in a direct line to the best spot for a bed.
Across the hallway is a 140-square-foot secondary bedroom. This and the two bedrooms on the lower level (192 and 120 square feet) have a closet and an abundance of rectangular windows.
The two bathrooms in this 60-year-old house are differentiated by colors. The backsplash of the lower-level bathroom has red mosaic tiles; the larger bathroom on the main floor has blue-green tile. The 45-square-foot lower-level bathroom has a white porcelain sink on metal legs, a mirror with globe lights above it, and a curtained shower/bath combination. A large rectangular window is built into the backsplash. The ceiling is cedar.
The 80-square-foot main-floor bathroom is snuggled next to the primary and a secondary bedroom. It also features white tile flooring, and a white porcelain sink with metal legs and a mirror topped by white globe lights. The curtained shower/bath has the blue-green tiles, and a line of large glass windows runs the length of the backsplash.
The 312-square-foot family room is on the lower level. It has a mirror image of the first-floor fireplace, and it is also functioning. The flooring is white tile.
The laundry is in the utility room on the lower level. Heating is baseboard by oil.
Rosemary Comrie of Comrie Real Estate has the listing.
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