Sloan Cottage - Arts and Crafts Style

This exceptional “Arts and Crafts” house was custom built in 1920 as a summer home. It has remained in the same family since that time. 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 2,000 square feet of finished living space, plus a third floor. It sits on a concrete foundation and has a very 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. To the right is the diningroom. A pantry connects the dining to the kitchen which runs along the back corner. A doorway at the end of a short hall in the foyer also opens to the kitchen. And a third door off the kitchen opens to the back mudroom with small bathroom. 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.

Upstairs 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 rooms with plaster walls, soft wood floors and finished storage space under the eaves.

The house is heated with oil and has warm air ducts on the main level. The septic system is unknown and there is an excellent dug well. This unique property is located close to Brooklyn and within 7 minutes to Windsor and Hwy 101. It consists of 8 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. Expected upgrades that will be required include roof shingled, insulation, wiring upgrades and most likely a new septic system.

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.