This two-storey Victorian home in King, Ont., was built for postmaster Jacob Walton around 1875.Joel Carcone
420 Kettleby Rd., King, Ont.
Asking price: $2-million (February, 2026)
Previous asking price: $2,099,999 (January, 2026)
Selling price: $1.95-million (March, 2026)
Taxes: $10,695 (2025)
Property days on market: 45
Listing agents: Frank Polsinello and Conor Kinsella, eXp Realty
Buyer’s agent: Joel and Marion Carcone, Re/Max Hallmark York Group Realty Ltd.
The home's kitchen.eXp Realty
The action
This four-bedroom house on a 3.18-acre lot was on and off the market between $3.2-million and $2.3-million with two agents for over two years. Once a third team of realtors relisted it with an asking price closer to $2-million this year, buyers hunting for a large property in the area, roughly 50 kilometres north of downtown Toronto, arranged a tour and a $1.95-million purchase afterward.
“There weren’t a lot of rural properties that had come up in the King township area,” the buyers’ agent Joel Carcone said. “We visited maybe half a dozen.
“[My clients] had probably seen this one online but never moved forward with looking at it … until the adjusted price point became an attractive consideration for them.”
The buyers have already begun restoration of the two-storey Victorian, built for postmaster Jacob Walton around 1875. The home has double-brick construction, a wraparound veranda and gingerbread trim. At the front of the property, a stone wall dates to 1842.
“This is a landmark home,” Mr. Carcone said.
“It’s one of the larger, rural properties. People in the area refer to as ‘The Big House.’”
The kitchen's breakfast area has a spiral staircase to a primary bedroom upstairs.eXp Realty
What they got
This home has 3,903 square feet of living space, including a living and dining area with a fireplace, a library and an office that was once filled with ham radio equipment.
The kitchen has a breakfast area with a spiral staircase to a primary bedroom upstairs.
The four bathrooms and laundry room connect to the well and septic systems.
Outside, there is an in-ground pool, change rooms and a bank barn with three-car parking and loft storage space.
The primary bedroom. There are three other bedrooms in the home's 3,903 square feet of living space.eXp Realty
The agent’s take
“Kettleby is a beautiful small town,” Mr. Carcone said.
“It’s the kind of place where neighbours wave to one another and take pride in their homes and the community in which they live.”