This handsome home by the noted Bill Gardiner/Judith Larson team is located on a quiet lane of marvelous homes close to town, bordered by magnificent low stone walls and acres of conservation land for real privacy with walking trails. A broad bluestone walkway leads to the semi-circular portico with columns. An ornate leaded fanlight and sidelights bracket the front door and the immediate impression is of wonderful detailing, high ceilings and wide-board quarter-sawn oak floors which continue throughout the house. The generous hallway with a continuous stairway to all levels has a charming sitting nook with arched casing and detailed corbels, and it opens to the panelled library with a fireplace and built-ins, and to the formal dining room with a fireplace, leaded glass cabinets and it adjoins a butler's pantry with a wine cooler. The living room with a fireplace and a wide bay window has a wall of french doors opening to a solarium with three exposures. A side hallway has a powder room with a basketweave floor and Waterworks fixtures and there is a columned opening to a wonderful step-down family room with a fireplace and a boxed beam ceiling, two exposures with a window seat and a glass door to the covered porch and the open terrace. Adjacent to this is a fabulous kitchen with a large island and a breakfast room separated by lovely double-sided glass cabinetry. The raised panel cabinetry is beautiful plus there are glass-fronted display cabinets and a double farmer's sink. There is a mudroom entry with a second powder room, a two-story rear hall with a back stairway and access to the three car garage. On the second floor, the sunny master suite has a fireplace, a private balcony, two luxurious bathrooms (one with a steam shower, the other with a classic free-standing bathtub and a stall shower) and two dressing closets. There are seven additional bedrooms with en suite Waterworks bathrooms, two of which are on the third floor with charming arched windows. In addition, there is a separate laundry room, a computer/homework station, and a huge unfinished lower level which could have a family room with a fireplace, a theater room, a wine cellar and an exercise room.
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