A DORSET home that was the inspiration behind a poem by an American poet has gone on the market for nearly £1m.
Grade ll listed former farmhouse Kiddles House, which dates back to the 17th century, was spotted in a small advertisement in Country Life magazine in 1959 and, later that year, Ogden Nash wrote the poem titled ‘Paradise for Sale’.
In the poem, which was first published in the July 25 1959 edition of The New Yorker magazine, Nash said he is "sure the gods could not but bless, the man who lives at that address".
The property was previously known as Kiddles Farm.
The four bedroom property in Piddle Valley has retained many period features including inglenook fireplaces and exposed beams.
The accommodation comprises two reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, a study, two bedroom suites, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.
In addition to gardens and a gravelled parking area is the property’s open-fronted cart shed, a log store and greenhouse.
Lizzie Ball, in the residential sales team at Savills in Wimborne, said: “The historic reference to Paradise for Sale is just so fitting. Kiddles House provides a real sense of peace and tranquillity, yet conveniently close to the local amenities and schooling in Piddletrenthide.”
The property is on the market for £995,000 through Savills.
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