The Quabbin — A Colonial Home Built in Paxton, MA

Why The Quabbin Works in Paxton

The Quabbin is a colonial, and the colonial is the backbone of the New England streetscape. The two-story, symmetrical design has anchored towns like Paxton since before the country was founded, and it earns its place for practical reasons, not just looks. Stacking the living space over two floors keeps the foundation footprint smaller, which sits well on Paxton’s wooded and hillside lots where a wide single-story home would need more grading and more cleared land. The full second floor keeps the bedrooms private and separate from the living areas below, and the upright form handles Worcester County weather the way it always has.

At 2,330 square feet, The Quabbin is the middle of the Burgess lineup: more room than the Seven Hills cape, without stepping up to the scale of the Brookfield. It keeps the traditional colonial exterior while opening the main floor into the connected kitchen, dining, and vaulted family room that buyers expect today, and it adds the dedicated office that a historic colonial never planned for.

The Quabbin Colonial — What’s in the Plan

3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. A full second-floor bedroom layout that keeps sleeping space private from the main-floor living areas, in the classic colonial arrangement.

Primary suite. An 11.5 by 17 foot primary bedroom with a private bath featuring a large vanity, a custom tiled shower, a freestanding tub, and a water closet, plus an 8 by 7.5 foot walk-in closet.

Large open kitchen. The center of the main floor, opened to the living space rather than closed off, with finishes selected alongside our team.

Formal dining area. A defined dining space kept distinct from the open kitchen, for the gatherings a colonial has always been built around.

Vaulted family room. The everyday living space, opened vertically for volume and light, and connected to the kitchen.

Dedicated home office. A real, private workspace built into the plan, the feature that separates a modern colonial from a historic one.

Two-car garage. A 560-square-foot attached garage with man-door access from the front of the home.

Walkout basement. A full basement with a walkout wall, sliding glass door, and windows, roughly 1,336 square feet ready for future finishing, plus a rear pressure-treated porch of nearly 200 square feet.

See the base plan and elevations on our available homes page, and browse finish ideas in our inspiration gallery.

Building The Quabbin in Paxton — What to Plan For

Building any new home in Paxton comes with two site realities, and The Quabbin is no exception. Paxton has no municipal sewer, so the home needs a Title 5-compliant septic system engineered for your lot’s soils, and on the town’s hilly, ledgy terrain that design work is real, not routine. Paxton also has no natural gas service, so heating, hot water, and cooking are designed around propane, electric, or high-efficiency heat pump systems from the first mechanical plan. The Quabbin’s walkout basement also makes lot selection matter more, since it needs the right grade to open at the rear. We build all of it into the design and the fixed-price contract from the start. Our office is right in town at 16 South St, so a site walk on your Paxton lot is easy to schedule before design begins.

Our Building Process

Initial Consultation. We review your lot, your budget, and how The Quabbin fits both, including whether your lot’s grade suits the walkout basement. If you don’t have land yet, we can help you evaluate Paxton parcels.

Design. We adapt The Quabbin to your site and your selections, or adjust the plan where your lot or family calls for it. You approve the design before anything moves forward.

Fixed-Price Contract. Before construction starts, we develop a detailed, fixed-price contract from a thorough consultation of your needs and budget. You know the full number before we break ground.

Construction. Our craftsmen and management team build the home to a standard we’re comfortable putting our name on in our own hometown, keeping you informed from foundation to final walkthrough.

Warranty. Every Burgess home is backed by our warranty coverage, with our office minutes away if you need us after move-in.

The Quabbin Cost in Paxton, MA

The Quabbin’s base plan starts around $595,000, though the final number depends on your lot, finish selections, and site work, and in Paxton, septic design and utility choices are a real part of that picture. Rather than stop at a starting figure, we work from a thorough consultation to a detailed, fixed-price contract before you commit, so the number you approve is the number you plan around. Our free resources include planning and budgeting guides for this stage.