A Riverfront Classic - Return to the Past

  This “Craftsman” style home incorporates many of the features that have made this cozy 1.5 story design so popular. Built in the 1940s, it has a low pitched roof, wide eaves with exposed roof rafters, decorative braces, enclosed porches, gabled dormers, shingled sidewalls, large fireplace, some wood ceilings, wide trims and details, and several interior tongue and groove wood walls.

It feels cozy even before you enter. Driving up the laneway, you get the feeling that this place has been well cared for and maintained over the years. There are spacious lawns on either side of the laneway with mature trees and gardens plots. The house sits well back off the road and because of its low slung architecture, it appears firmly planted.

Once parked you go around to the back to enter, first into a spacious windowed porch, then into the kitchen foyer. Off to the right is a porch extension that has been winterized and now is used as a comfortable sitting area complete with woodstove. Off this area is an unheated sunporch.

The kitchen has been upgraded in recent years and has lots of cabinetry and counterspace. It’s ideally located in the centre of the house. Beyond the kitchen is a beautiful diningroom that can accommodate a very large table. Next to the diningroom is the 25 foot livingroom with fireplace. Both these rooms have 10 foot high wood ceilings and hardwood floors. On the east side, there’s a small bedroom, a bathroom and spacious main floor master bedroom with adjoining dressing room. Upstairs is a common area used for reading and television watching. There is a half bath and two large bedrooms, one on either side of the common room.

Back on the main floor, to the left of the entry porch is a laundry room. Beyond this is another porch which turns the corner and leads into another larger closed-in sunporch. In all, the home offers about 2,800 sq. feet of living space. It sits on a concrete foundation, and is heated by an oil fired, hot water baseboard system.

Near the house is a 20’ x 22’ workshop building. There’s a two car garage in poor condition, but still useable. And, there’s a fantastic 45’ x 21’ horse barn with power and water. It has 3 large box stalls, storage, tack-up area and a tack room. There is also a neat 12’ x 12’ garden house.

The property is amazing and consists of 6+ acres plus 2 large building lots used as pasture. The property is completely private and has extensive frontage along the Meander River. This is truly a rare find! Privacy, acreage, river frontage, a special home and useable outbuildings with easy access to Highway 101, and less than 40 minutes into the city. Windsor is about 14 minutes away. Don’t miss this one.