MARY NORRIS

Description

This charming, historic 1700's farmhouse home sits on 39+ acres in a tranquil setting in Worcester Township. The sweeping driveway takes you over the re-built, professionally engineered bridge overlooking the gorgeous 8ft deep aerated pond, fully stocked with Bass and Catfish! Relax on your recliners on the IPEdock enjoying the wonderful scenic views. The home has been beautifully updated throughout. The workmanship has paid special attention to maintaining and complementing the original style and era of the home throughout, with random-width pine hardwood floors, crown moldings, updated bathrooms and so much more! The kitchen features stainless steel appliances, corian countertops and custom cabinets, yet captures the old world feel with wooden beams and a huge walk-in fireplace. The back of the house has an addition behind the kitchen which is used as a breakfast/dining area. Both the kitchen and this breakfast room have radiant heated floors. Off the kitchen is the formal dining room with a fireplace beaming with natural light from the wall of windows overlooking the pond; a perfect spot for entertaining guests! This flows into the cozy den which is just off the entryway. Plus there's a huge family room with a wood beamed ceiling, fireplace and built-in bar area. The mudroom is conveniently located off the kitchen and offers more of that farmhouse charm with brick tiled floors and walls and wooden beams.The pretty powder room, front staircase and opening the ceilings to expose the beams were updates by the current owners. To the right side of the home there is a three-story addition built by the owners, which includes a huge office on the main floor with French doors and a private IPE deck. Below on the lower level is a finished walkout basement with French doors which give access to the original basement that has storage and houses the utilities with 2 water heaters, 400 amp electric service, 5 zone A/C 6 zones for heat. The property has natural gas. The house renovation included all new systems – plumbing, electric, HVAC etc. and has a generator which powers the entire property including the house and all the outbuildings. The upper level of the addition is the master bathroom/dressing area with large walk-in closets. The 2nd floor has 4 bedrooms, with a spacious primary suite with its own cozy fireplace and plenty of closets that leads to the ensuite bathroom with double vanity, soaking jacuzzi tub, glass shower stall and French doors that open to a Julitte balcony overlooking the lush landscape. There are 3 more bedrooms and a hall bathroom with double vanity and tub/shower combo. The main house has all newer Pella windows and doors in 2022 had a new roof including cedar shake shingles, standing seam copper, copper gutters and downspouts at a cost of $200K. Sit on your lovely covered, wrap-aroundporch and take in the beauty of your surroundings. Enjoy the renovated, inground pool with decking and a quaint cabana (also renovated) which has a kitchen area, shower/powder room and changing area making entertaining pool side a breeze with built-in outdoor brick grill ovens! Touring the rest of the property, you'll find a large barn with 8 stalls that are totally rewired. There are 2 other outbuildings, one of which is a 40ft x 60ft Quonset Hut which currently houses the owner’s classic car collection;this building is heated and insulated. Within the last 10 years, the Quonset Hut, barn, and Lean-To have had new standing seam metal roofs and cypress siding installed. The cabana also has a new cedar shake roof. The Quonset Hut, barn and cabana have cupolas. The owners added a $120K dam when the pond was dredged taking it from 4ft to 8ft deep. The land is filled with meadows and trails perfect for horse riding, hiking and observing nature and abundant wildlife. There is also a fenced pasture of approx 1.5 acres. To the right side of the property is 50 acres of preserved land. Sale includes all current acreage

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