WHAT: A shingled house with 10 bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a three-bedroom guesthouse  SIZE: 3,927 square feet (main house)  PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $304  SETTING: Westport is a coastal town in southern Massachusetts, about 60 miles from Boston and 30 miles from Providence, R.I. The town has many houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. This house is on a private lane with right of way onto the Westport River, which is accessible for swimming, boating and fishing. The closest ocean beach, a few minutes’ drive away, is part of an 815-acre preserve of salt marsh, dunes and estuary habitat.  INDOORS: The two-story shingled house was built in 1889 and designed for Charles Cuthbert Hall, a Presbyterian minister and author who served as the president of the Union Theological Seminary. Most of the interior is original, including floors, molding, mantels and built-in cabinetry, as well as an oversize Dutch front door. The living room has windows on three sides. Both it and the dining room have fireplaces. Windows throughout are an unusual two-over-two design and run nearly floor to ceiling, with original glass.  Two bedrooms are on the first floor; the rest are upstairs. The guest cottage has a living room with a cathedral ceiling, a kitchen, three bedrooms, a half bath and an outdoor shower.  OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on 4.2 acres, about a third of which is wooded.  TAXES: Approximately $4,987 a year  CONTACT: Ellie Wickes, William Raveis, (508) 493-4545; raveis.com  WHAT: A shingled house with four bedrooms and two bathrooms  PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $674  SETTING: Mill Valley is a city of about 14,000 in Marin County, on the southeastern side of Mount Tamalpais. This house is on a short road at the edge of the city, where residential development gives way to state parkland and redwood forest in the Muir Woods National Monument. Hiking trails are within a few minutes’ drive; most of the trails overlook the ocean. Beaches and downtown are within a 10-minute drive, while the Golden Gate Bridge is 15 minutes away, making for easy travel to San Francisco.  INDOORS: The two-story cedar-shingled house was built in 1951 and renovated within the last 10 years. The open first-floor living and dining area has oak floors and pine wall paneling. The paneling in the living area is finished with cream-color paint; the room also has a brick fireplace and French doors opening to a bluestone patio and a garden. The dining area is a rounded pine-paneled space with a vaulted ceiling and panoramic views of Mount Tamalpais. Stainless-steel kitchen appliances and granite countertops were installed during renovations.  Two bedrooms are on the first floor and two are at the top of an open staircase. The upstairs bedrooms are connected and used as a master suite, with broad mountain views.  OUTDOOR SPACE: The lot is about 0.15 acre, landscaped. There are an herb garden and a small vegetable garden.  TAXES: Approximately $14,937 a year  CONTACT: Maureen Simon, for sale by owner, (415) 381-5115; 912vernalway.com  WHAT: A house with three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, plus a guesthouse  SIZE: 4,687 square feet in the main house  PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $245  SETTING: Covington is a city of 8,800, about a 45-minute drive across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. This house is on a wooded lot on a cul-de-sac not far from the city’s historic downtown, a collection of shops, restaurants, galleries and cafes in 19th-century buildings shaded by live oaks.  INDOORS: The two-story Acadian-style house was built in 1981, designed by A. Hays Town, a Baton Rouge architect known for contemporary blends of French, Spanish and regional styles. Construction is mostly brick, stucco and wood, with deep porches on both levels. Many of Mr. Town’s designs, including this one, bear plaques from the Foundation for Historical Louisiana, an affiliate of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  The main floor is a flight up from the ground. Ceilings are 14 feet throughout, with brick and wide-plank heart-pine floors reclaimed from an old school in New Orleans. Other salvaged features include recessed-paneled doors, and mid-18th-century fireplace mantels from Virginia. The living room and dining area are part of a long room measuring more than 1,000 square feet; columns delineate the dining area. The tall double-hung windows have full shutters and old-fashioned counterweights. French doors opening to porches on opposing sides of the house help create cross ventilation.  The master bedroom is on the main level, and is part of a suite with a large sitting room and a fireplace. The kitchen has custom cypress cabinetry, pine-beamed ceilings and an island topped with heart pine. Floors are brick with a wax finish. Appliances were updated in 2007. Off the kitchen is a sunny breakfast room with walls of floor-to-ceiling windows facing the garden. The other two bedrooms are downstairs. One opens to a brick-floored porch facing a rose garden. Also downstairs is a den, and a utility room with a sink and a laundry, reached through a brick archway.  The guesthouse is away from the main house. At 900 square feet, it has a bedroom, a living room with a fireplace, a kitchenette and a bathroom, as well as an ample front porch.  OUTDOOR SPACE: The lot is 1.14 acres, with camellia, banana, persimmon, quince and mayhaw trees. The front porch of the main house is about 350 square feet, with a swing.  TAXES: Approximately $13,858 a year  CONTACT: Pam Head, Real Estate Resource Group, (985) 635-9000 / (985) 898-5888; pamhead.com
This week’s properties include a ten bedroom house in Massachusetts, mountain views in California and an Acadian house in Louisiana.