A slice of Sandwich's history is up for grabs as "The Painted Lady," a storied bed and breakfast, hits the market with the prospect of a residential revival. The Gothic Revival mansion at 8 Jarves Street, with a price tag of $1,725,000, offers its future owner the chance to reside in a space teeming with Victorian charm.

Stretched over a commodious 5,884 square feet, this abode is a throwback to 1881 with a renovation chapter in 1986, according to a report by Boston.com. Initially known as the "George P. Drew House," the estate later assumed roles as an ecclesiastical rectory and hospitable inn and restaurant. With a total of 10 bedrooms and 12.5 bathrooms, a parlor adorned with stained-glass windows, and multiple living spaces, the mansion is ripe for a single-family resurrection.

Currently, visitors are welcomed through a purple door into a foyer at the foot of an intricate winding staircase. Preparing to relocate, the Next Door Burger Bar will leave behind a space ideal for transformation into an elegant parlor or first-floor bedroom suite. Outside, a modest 0.35-acre plot offers a flat, grassy backyard and the trappings of an out-door paradise within strolling-distance to beaches and the local bustle.

Upstairs, half a dozen bedrooms invite with some boasting gas fireplaces and en-suite baths, as described by Sotheby's International Realty. The third floor hosts three additional bedrooms, one of which may take on the mantle of the primary suite. The top fourth floor offers a secluded space leading to the building's summit, yielding a unique potential perch.

"It's really, really charming. It's right around the corner from Main Street," Tori Harrison of Sotheby's International Realty, remarked about the property's allure. Indeed, its setting in the oldest town on Cape Cod, a stone's throw from shops, eateries, and the boardwalk, ensures that its charm is as much about location as it is about its architectural splendor.