DESCRIPTION
Find peace and tranquility in your own park-like setting located just minutes from the quaint historic hamlet of Essex, New York, Lake Champlain, and the ferry to Vermont. Sited on 5.74 acres, this property offers views of both the Adirondack High Peaks and the Green Mountains. You are easily within commuting distance to Burlington or Lake Placid, nearby Amtrak and the newly opened International Airport at Plattsburgh.

The Main House, Guest Cottage, and Garden Barn all set back within the landscape, surrounded by stonewalls, gardens, privacy, and light. Nearing completion, the home is the work of the owner, a professional builder. Designed in an eclectic Queen Anne style, the Main House’s exterior details include decorative cedar shingles, cedar clapboards, Anderson French doors, Marvin windows, and a corbelled-brick six-flue chimney. Incorporated into the design is a wrap-around veranda, with second story porches.

Interior features in the four-bedroom plus, three-bathroom Main House include nine-foot ceilings, oak hardwood floors and stairs, two fireplaces, custom-crafted kitchen cabinets, modern appliances, wood-burning kitchen cook stove, custom stone masonry, and tile baths.

On the first floor, a circuitous floor plan places the kitchen at the heart of any family or entertaining activity. One bedroom, a full bath with shower, and laundry-mudroom with attached garage complete the lower level. The central oak staircase leads to the living hall, three bedrooms, and more above.

The living hall, designed to accommodate a library, includes French doors to the east porch with views of the Green Mountains as well as the drive-court and grounds below. All accessed from the living hall are the master suite, stairs to the third-floor attic, and entry to the finished second floor of the garage.

Upon entering the master suite, you are surrounded by light and nature. The tower provides perspective views of the landscape. Amenities include a corner fireplace, historic claw-foot tub, full-bath with shower, walk-in closet, and French doors to the east porch.

The guest bedrooms to the west include walkouts to a shared porch with spectacular sunset views of the Adirondack Mountains. A full bath is just off the shared hall.

The unfinished attic offers B&B potential with more views of the lake, the surrounding farmscape, and mountains beyond.

Over the garage, a large play area, home office, exercise room, or bedroom suite are possible. A private exterior stair, an added safety and accessibility feature, leads from this space to the back lawn and the adjacent drive-court.

The home is heated by an in-floor radiant hot water system, powered by a Swedish Tarm wood and oil combination furnace. A deep well connects to a water-softening and filtration system that supports both the Main House and Guest Cottage. Both houses are serviced by a 1000-gallon septic system.

The Guest Cottage and Garden Barn are each built from historic timber frames and rustic materials. The Guest Cottage includes a full kitchen, full bath with claw-foot tub, antique potbelly wood stove, two bedrooms, and a loft. The Garden Barn includes a full stair to the second floor, passive solar green house, two horse stalls, and a tack room. Perennial, herb, and vegetable gardens are bountiful due to the raised stone gardens and management of the nearby compost pile. A small Landscape Shed houses additional equipment.

An adjacent 11.07 acres, with an historic timber frame barn, is available for open space, livestock grazing, or farming. This parcel is negotiable in addition to the residential parcel, only.

Come and visit! Work is ongoing. We’d love to show you around.

FEATURES

PRICE
$599,000; Additional Acreage Available
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OWNER'S CONTACT INFORMATION
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Owner's telephone number: 518-963-8589

Owner's email address: pdnns@netzero.net 

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