4 Elm Hill Road, Peterborough, NH 03458

• 5 beds |
• 5 baths |
• 4,180 sqft

Property Description

Named Highwood when built by the Van Rensselaer family in the 1920s, this remarkable home features a great room recreated from an 18th-century church. With vaulted ceilings, carved paneling, custom plaster walls, a choir loft, Gothic windows, and a Dutch door opening to a three-season porch, the space feels like a theater transporting you to another era. Italian sconces, 18th-century paintings inset into the paneling, soaring ceilings, and a wood-burning fireplace enhance its grandeur. Between 2016 and 2018, the home was thoughtfully expanded and renovated, blending historic character with modern comfort. Highwood now offers an open-concept kitchen flowing to dining and family rooms, French doors to an office, and a first-floor primary suite with cathedral ceilings, shower, and claw-foot tub. The kitchen connects to a hallway leading to garages, a yoga studio/playroom, and a deck and patio. A garage lift/elevator provides easy access for groceries or a wheelchair. Upstairs are four additional bedrooms and two full baths. Set on over three acres bordering conservation land, the property includes low-maintenance gardens, stone walls, a fenced street side for privacy, and a hand-wrought cast-iron gate, an original housewarming gift from Lady Astor to Mrs. Van Rensselaer. Please see virtual tour. Listing agent related to seller.

Listing Status:

Active

Date Added:

April 20, 2026

Data Last Updated:

July 29, 2026 at 2:57AM

Listing Office:

Duston Leddy Real Estate : 603-610-8285

Listing Agent:

Jason Hackler : 603-321-0777 : jason@perelux.com

MLS ID:

5084371

Interior

• Basement: BulkheadConcrete FloorDirt FloorInsulatedInterior StairsInterior Access
• A/C: Central ACNone
• Heating: PropaneOil

Exterior

• Style: Antique

Construction

• Roofing: Architectural Shingle
• General: Shingle SidingConcreteStone

Location

• Road/Access: Public Maintained Road
• County: Hillsborou

Lot

• Driveway: Crushed StonePaved
• Zoning: residential

Utilities

• Utilities: CablePropanePhone
• Water: Public
• Sewer: Private