The home has three to four bedrooms and three baths. It was built in the 1880’s and has been extensively expanded and remodeled over the years. The living room is very spacious with a large window overlooking gardens backed by woodland. The fireplace wall has been custom paneled in Butternut to provide generous book shelves. The dining room features a 7 foot high custom built-in Butternut hutch sideboard with drawers and cabinets below. The kitchen and breakfast room have new maple cabinets and granite counters. This area, like the dining and living room has pegged oak flooring. Adjoining the kitchen is a bright and airy 12' x 19' laundry workroom with a sink, washer, dryer, many storage cabinets and 32 feet of counters. A very inviting area of the home is an 11' x 37' enclosed porch which adjoins the living room on the north. It is provided with storm windows so that it can be used for an extended season. It has windows and screens on three sides and enjoys a view of Green Hill, beyond Kerner’s brook.

The bedroom wing is joined to the home by a pleasant hall/vestibule which provides passage from the living room. There is a full bath off the hall, as well as a door to the north yard. The master bedroom, at the east end, has a fireplace, an attached full bath, and a walk-in closet. A sleeping porch adjoins. It is paneled in pine from the property, has windows on three sides and a wood stove for use on chilly evenings. A second bedroom features a large bay window and three generous closets. The third has windows on two sides which overlook lawns, gardens and woodlands.

The second story provides a 22' x 29' finished and carpeted space which can be used in a variety of ways. It has a huge central room with a smaller adjoining room with peaked ceiling. There is a full bath, and a large storage closet.

The house is fully insulated, is framed in wood and has fireproof asbestos shingles on the exterior. A new roof has been applied on most of the building. There are thermopane picture windows and storms and screens for other windows. There is a full basement with a stone foundation. The basement has two sections, one of which is the 1880 original, having hand hewn cedar beams. Heat is provided by propane or wood. A springhouse on the property provides gravity-fed water in all seasons.

The studio is a single Cyprus paneled room hidden among the cedars. It measures 18' x 24' with 14-foot peaked ceiling, a wonderful fieldstone fireplace and a north-facing sky light. It has a brand new roof.

The stable/garage has space for three cars, maintenance equipment and a workshop. Two attached horse stalls and a corral can be restored to use if desired and, if necessary, the space could be adapted to accommodate as many as four horses.

The lawns and gardens have been tended and expanded through the years and have an amazing variety of trees, shrubbery and flowers. Stone walls have been added recently and so has an efficient watering system for the gardens. A magnificent pin oak tree takes center stage in the yard. Other trees include willow and weeping crab. There are apple, plum and pear trees, as well. Hundreds of bulbs are in place for a stunning show of daffodils and tulips in the spring. A circular drive surrounds a large perennial garden. There are numerous other perennial gardens, as well, with rhododendron, azaleas, hydrangeas, astilbe, hosta, roses, coneflower and numerous other varieties. The power line has been buried at the edge of the lawn. A wetland associated with Kerner’s Brook attracts birds and other wildlife.

The property can be reached year round without difficulty from Route 9 over two miles of level dirt roads maintained by the town. A short driveway off the town road has been paved and is maintained by the owner.

The Lake Champlain Marina and the railway station in Westport are only 6 miles away and it is only four miles by car from Exit 31 of the Northway. Montreal is 75 miles to the north, Albany: 100 to the south and Lake Place, with its Olympic sports venues, is 30 miles northwest.

Elizabethtown, New York $379,000

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