This exceptional “Arts and Crafts” house was custom built in 1920 as a summer home. For most of those years, it was used seasonally during the summer months. It was built in an era when stately summer residences were given names, but certainly this home is more than a cottage.

It offers over 2,500 square feet of finished living space, on 3 levels. It sits on a concrete foundation and has a dry, useable basement. Once inside, it’s obvious that the original architect created luxury space for the original owner. Most of the trims are oak, the windows are oak, the doors are solid wood, the floors are narrow hardwood; an oversized fireplace, multi-paned French doors between rooms, plastered walls, brass and glass hardware, inward opening screens . . . the list goes on. It’s amazing, truly original and in marvelous condition. On the first floor you enter into a formal foyer with an impressive staircase. The original diningroom is to the right. A pantry connects the diningroom to the kitchen which runs along the back corner. A small 2 piece bathroom is tucked away in the corner. A doorway at the end of a short hall in the foyer also opens to the kitchen. To the left is a one-of-a-kind livingroom, 24 feet long with huge fireplace lined on either side by bookcases. Light filled, this room is like stepping back in time, when quality was often mistaken for luxury. Beyond the livingroom is a huge sunroom with windows on three sides. Off the mudroom there is a screen room.

On the second floor, there are 4 bedrooms, one in each corner. Two of these have spacious walk-in closets. In the foyer there’s a wall to wall window seat and a floor to ceiling cabinet for linens. A small 4 piece bathroom completes this level. A staircase leads to the third floor where you’ll discover two large finished rooms with plaster walls, soft wood floors and finished storage space under the eaves. The house is heated with oil and has a newly installed efficient “heat pump”. Over the past 3 years the owners have totally upgraded the house. It’s been rewired, 200 amp electrical, new heat pump, fully insulated, roof reshingled, the exterior has been painted, new custom kitchen, bathrooms upgraded, eavetroughs installed and other improvements.

It consists of 10 private acres which is mostly wooded and fronts on a large pond. There’s a 1.5 story, 2 car garage with space for gardening tools and equipment. This exceptional private property is located on the edge of Brooklyn, just 7 minutes to Windsor and within 40 minutes to the city. If you are looking for an original Arts and Crafts home with all woodwork, flooring, trims and details as they were intended, don’t miss this one.