March 28, 2024

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Curt and Shonda Schilling list Medfield property for $1.89 million

His famed “bloody sock” isn’t section of the deal, but the Medfield property of previous Boston Pink Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and his spouse, Shonda, is on the industry for $1,899,900.

Tucked within Woodcliff Estates, 3 Sturbridge Highway is a five-bedroom home that steps 6,503 sq. toes on 1.14 acres. When the Schilling family moved into the household 7 decades ago, Shonda overhauled the home, turning it into a welcoming house for a hectic relatives.

“It just made it a comfortable space,” she informed Boston.com Thursday. “At no position do you truly feel like you just cannot go in there or you have to acquire your sneakers off or nearly anything.”

Built in 2004, the household welcomes visitors in a fashionable entryway, the place a staircase winds up to the next amount. A significant, open kitchen has a huge island with bar seating, as effectively as prime-of-the-line appliances like a 6-burner gasoline stove, double ovens, and two dishwashers. A sunny dining region overlooks the backyard less than skylights. In the household space, a  stone fire anchors the space, which has built-ins and numerous windows that stream in all-natural light. A sunroom is an added bonus, boasting a wall of windows overlooking the expansive garden. There is also a house business, a official eating room, a formal residing space, three whole baths, and two 50 % baths.

The roomy most important suite provides a cozy bedroom with a hearth, as well as an adjoining bath with a soaking tub, separate shower, and dressing space. The wander-in closet has an island and extensive storage.

The basement level gives a diner-style bar region, a screening area, and further household business office space. There is also a fitness center and one more reward home with considerable storage.

As for Shonda’s preferred location in the house, she cites the place that retains all her holiday break decorations.

“It’s humorous since one particular of my beloved things is a single that most likely most folks won’t look at for the reason that it’s concealed, but I have a decorating space that retains all my decorations for the vacations,” she mentioned. “And I really like my bathroom. I’m heading to skip my toilet. I’m likely to skip the sunroom.”

The fenced-in backyard, which abuts Rocky Woods Reservation, is a spectacular outdoor living region. From the deck, continue on down to a bluestone patio that overlooks a swimming pool with a h2o aspect. The fire pit is a ideal discussion spot, and the flat, grassy yard filled with lush landscaping and a gazebo is as picturesque as it receives.

“The birds and hummingbirds would come correct up on the porch though we were feeding on,” Shonda said. “It’s incredibly tranquil.”

Back again in March, Curt informed Usa These days that he and his wife were being transferring to Tennessee simply because “outside of our circle of friends, it hasn’t been a actual nice experience in Boston,” Boston.com previously reported. “His social media existence in the latest several years has made him a lightning rod,” Christopher Value claimed.

The family chose to keep in Medfield due to the “amazing” faculty program, Shonda claimed. Now that their youngest kid is graduating in two weeks, the couple is completely ready to head to Tennessee, exactly where Shonda’s mother’s family has roots.

“We generally were being likely to transfer away, and we understood Tennessee was cost-effective,” Shonda said. “My mother handed away 18 months ago, and then I got breast most cancers, and I just concluded that, and I explained: ‘I want to hold performing what we had been going to do. I’m likely to do it for my mom.’ In in between chemo we went down and located a area, and my father is going to be dwelling on the assets.”

When they’ll miss their mates in Medfield, Shonda explained she has “no regrets” about their time there.

“As a picturesque sort of childhood for the young children, I imagine it was best,” she said.

Kandi Pitrus and Kelda Perachi of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth True Estate have the listing.

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