MORGAN WAY

10 Morgan Way is a 1970 raised ranch with mid-century modern lines on a wooded acre in the loop of Morgan Way off Piscataqua Road, on the Little Bay side of Durham. Wagon Hill Farm is about 2 minutes away, downtown Durham and UNH about 7, the Durham Amtrak station 8, downtown Dover 14, Portsmouth about 16, and Boston 62 miles. The house has been in one family since 1972 and is offered as a renovation project: the architecture is intact and the finishes are the originals.

The front door opens to a slate-floored foyer against a brick wall, with an open stair up to the main floor. The living room is 18 by 28 feet under a vaulted wood-plank ceiling, with a floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace wall with built-in shelves at one end, a wall of windows and a slider to the deck at the other, and wood built-in shelving along the side. The kitchen keeps its original wood cabinets and has an electric range, a stainless dishwasher, and a dining nook with a chandelier and its own slider to the deck. The primary bedroom has a mirrored wall, a 10 by 16 foot dressing room fitted with hanging rods and built-in cabinets, and a three-quarter bath in blue tile. A second bedroom with a built-in desk and the hall bath, with a tub and shower, complete the main floor.

The lower level has a third bedroom with a built-in desk and closets, a rec room with an arched brick fireplace and a mirrored wall, a three-quarter bath, the laundry, a utility room, and the 2-car garage under the house. Outside, a 420-square-foot wood deck runs along the back with stairs down to the lawn, and the lot rolls away into the trees on all sides. Electric baseboard heat, a private well and septic, and an asphalt-shingle roof about 2 years old round it out.