HULL /Alphabet streets
A neighborhood that connects bay to ocean
By TERI BORSETI
For The Patriot Ledger
Area: 2.53 square miles
POPULATION
2000: 11,050
2007: 11,783
Density: 4,849 res./square mile
Median age: 42
Median household income: $58,846
FINANCES
Tax rate: $9.75
Town budget: $30.9 million
Average water/sewer bill: $913
HOUSING
Median home price (number sales)
2007: $360,000 (123)
2008: $385,000 (13 through Feb.)
Median condo price
2007: $343,750 (50)
2008: $449,000 (3 as of Feb.)
SCHOOLS
Number of students: 1,235
Number of teachers: 108
H.S. grads to 4-yr. college: 61%
H.S. grads to 2-yr. college: 11%
Median SAT score (2006): 1441
The alphabet streets in Hull offer a wide variety of housing styles and views. Capes, bungalows, ranches and one-of-a-kind designs add up to an eclectic mix on O Street.
Bill Anzivino can see the bay from his front porch. His Greek-revival Cape Cod home, which was built at the turn of the last century, has three bedrooms and an open floor plan on the first floor. The house was reconfigured and renovated and an extra room, central air and skylights were added.
Anzivino, who is retired, has enjoyed living there but he is ready for one-level living now. His house is on the market.
“It won’t be easy to leave this neighborhood. It’s scenic, I have great neighbors and I really like Hull. But at this point, I really need a first-floor master bedroom,” he said. The house is listed at $429,900 with Nancy McBride of William Raveis Real Estate in Norwell.
Many houses closest to Nantasket Beach were originally built as summer homes and have been renovated for year-round living.
“There’s so much to do in Hull,” McBride said. “There’s sports, arts, boating and surfing. It’s a small, family-oriented town and everyone knows each other.
Anzivino’s house would cost $80,000 to $100,000 more if it was on the beach side, McBride said.
The area is also good for commuters, who can catch the train into Boston in Cohasset, a short drive away, or catch the ferry at Pemberton Point by Hull High, McBride said.
Most streets have a beach at one end and the bay at the other, and both are in within walking distance.
L, M and N streets, surround the town playground which includes tennis courts and a large ball field.
Evie Lane and her father live in a house that has been in her family for generations. “This was originally built as a summer cottage in the ’30s. When I was a kid, we lived in West Roxbury and looked forward to spending summers here all year. The house was winterized over 20 years ago. My mother and her sisters used to play tennis on the courts across the street... I can’t imagine living anywhere else,” Lane said.
People like Lane are surprised that waterfront homes in the once sleepy town now sell for millions of dollars. “There are houses for sale here and there and they’re all different prices. I just love everything about Hull and it’s a good move for anyone,” Lane said.
