Description

As you approach this spectacular residence you are truly awed by the magnificent setting and singular beauty of both homestead and property. Within your very own national park of 160 acres sits a historic, stately home, completely updated and move in ready. This enchanting property has a seasonal stream which thunders down the mountain beginning in March and passes by a bass filled pond. Trails bordered by ancient stone walls abound throughout the land, abundant wildlife, the seasonal fragrance of wild roses to honeysuckle, raspberry and blackberry bushes complete the feeling that you have passed into another world. The property backs up to over 3000 acres of protected state land which offer their own opportunities for year-round recreation. Smalley Road is a town maintained dead end road and your home is the only one on it. There are also flat portions near to the road should you consider developing or building your family compound. The home has an easy flow which was built for entertaining or quiet peace. The rooms are large and generously windowed so that light is everywhere you would want it. Enjoy your morning coffee right off of the kitchen with its own working fireplace which overlooks the front of the property and the pond. Host dinner parties in a generously sized formal dining room. Off of the kitchen you will find a large laundry room, large closet and a full bath a perfect spot to drop your swimsuit after a swim in the 20x40 pool or warm up after skiing. Whether in the kitchen, living/dining rooms, family room, master bedroom, guest suite or by the pool, a house wide sound system conducts your favorite music through the air. Other interior features include ship shape mechanical systems, a large guest suite on the ground level with full bath and separate entrance, 4 full baths, 1 half bath, 2 wood burning fireplaces and 3 decorative fireplaces (easily returned to wood burning), storage room, media room 3 bedrooms, loft area, a back and front of house staircases, cathedral beamed ceilings, French doors and a multitude of closets. Additional exterior features include well maintained hiking trails (annually brush hogged), open fields, a large pond, 2 well-kept barns, stone patios and a gazebo. If there is a desire to leave this bit of heaven, Ski Windham is only 25 minutes away, the Carey Center for Global Good, The Huyck preserve with Lake Myosotis, as well asartistic events, craft fairs and cultural opportunities.

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Listed by: Heather Croner Real Estate Sotheby's International Realty