RETREAT:
The main
residence at Smokeshire
Valley Preserve is a
handsome brick Cape constructed
c. 1819. Added to over the
years to increase living area,
the expansion has been done in
a manner that has preserved its
period look and feel. The home
features 4,930± square feet of
finished living space, including
six bedrooms, four and one half
baths, a cozy living room with
brick fireplace, a quaint formal
dining room, an eat-in kitchen,
sun-
filled billiards room, and a
quiet office/library. The
exterior is accentuated by a
mixed architectural shingle and
standing
seam metal roof,
brick and painted wood clapboard
siding.
The residence is sited
to maximize ease of access and
views.
It is truly reminiscent
of traditional Vermont
vernacular.
In 2000, a 2-story single-family
residence was added not too far
from the main residence, but out
of sight and with ample privacy
of its own. The home features
2,146± square feet of finished
living
space, including two bedrooms,
two baths, a comfortable living
room with gas stove inset,
master suite with wood stove and |
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Jacuzzi spa, walk-in
pantry, and a first floor laundry
room. The interior features mixed
wood, tile and carpet flooring, and
painted walls.
The exterior is a mixed
architectural shingle and standing
seam metal roof, and painted wood
clapboard siding. There is an
attached, heated single-bay garage,
to which is attached an unheated
storage area. The residence offers
local views, and complete privacy,
and would serve
as a great guest cottage or
caretaker’s residence.
Complementing the main structures
are a guesthouse, which is a stone’s
throw from the main residence, a
3-story antique sheep barn with
4,195± gross square feet, stalls
with walk-out access to fenced
pasture area, and ample storage
space, a 1.5-story antique utility
barn with 1,655± gross square feet,
drive-in capacity for collector
cars, tractor, mower, or whatever
your needs are, and loft space for
storage, a 1-story antique milk
house approximately 258± square feet
in area, which provides excellent
continuity in the core estate area,
and could easily be
used as a kid’s
playhouse, artist studio, or
writer’s getaway, and a single-bay
garage. There is also a remote, cozy
cabin in the heart of
the private
forestland, two seasonal rustic
camps, and a storage cottage near
the trout pond. |
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