Anodyne House is a five bedroom Victorian style house which sleeps nine. On the main floor of the house are the kitchen, dining room, living room, library, lavatory, and a bedroom with its own bathroom. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a bathroom. There is a laundry room in the basement.

The upstairs bathroom has a tub and shower; the downstairs bathroom has a shower. There are double beds in the first floor bedroom and two of the upstairs bedrooms (1 2). Of the remaining upstairs bedrooms, one has two twin beds and the other has a single twin bed. The laundry room is equipped with a low water use washing machine and a dryer; the kitchen is equipped with an electric stove, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, and the usual small appliances.

A large veranda wraps around the south, east, and north sides of the east wing of the house and includes a screened octagonal pavilion. We have many guests with small children and it is a wonderfull house for multigenerational families.

The house sits on 3/4 acre, bordered on three sides by tall cedars and is very private, although it is in the middle of the village. There are flower gardens, fruit trees, a tiny stream, a greenhouse, playhouse, and plenty of lawn. The gardens at Anodyne house are always a treat.

Anodyne House is in a village setting on the Western Gut in South Bristol Village, about 75 feet from the waterfront. There are views across the small harbor. Just out of sight, but only a few hundred yards away, is the swing bridge connecting the mainland to Rutherford's Island. On the other side of the bridge is the Eastern Gut where most of So. Bristol's fishing fleet is moored. Shipyard Road is about a quarter of a mile long, a dead end road which winds along the shore, with 19th century summer cottages at the end.

The house is well suited to families with small children as well as elderly guests and is a wonderful setting for small weddings and multigenerational gatherings, as well as for family vacations.

Area Photos

These photographs are of South Bristol. Most of the locations shown are within easy walking distance of Anodyne House. The photographs were taken by our good friend Ellen Vincent. Ellen is a professional photographer and artist who teaches at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in Milwaukee, WI.