Belle Haven Area with Delightful Pool
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An elaborate Victorian stone wall is at the approach to this home A charming pergola with a wood roof and lovely arched details highlights the entrance to the lane. This handsome Cape Cod Colonial, with a major brick chimney in the center of the roof with traditional dormer windows, is at the end of this quiet cul-de-sac on three-quarters of an acre with open land, attractive gardens and a beautiful swimming pool with broad steps for lounging or teaching children to swim and a seat for relaxing on hot summer afternoons. An arched porch shelters the entrance with a Dutch door with divided lights in the upper part of the door. The center hall opens to the inviting living room with a fireplace, built-in bookcases with under cabinets and a sunny southern exposure. The dining room is octagonal with a wide window bay and glass-fronted corner cabinets. A wide archway opens to the solarium/library with a glass door outside and a wall of divided glass windows bringing in lots of light, while the convenient kitchen is ideally located with wide windows overlooking the pool to ensure that children or guests are in view. There are glass doors in the eating area to serve the pool area, the terrace and the play yard. The ground-floor master suite has its own private deck, a dressing room, a renovated bathroom and ample closets. There are three additional bedrooms and two renovated bathrooms plus a nice, large lower level family room with built-ins and closets adjoining the mudroom with cubbies and the two-car garage. In addition, there is a laundry room and a generous wine cellar built of concrete. The FAR allows 4,175 square feet to be built on this property, so there are many options. This is a house with flair and style in the most convenient location, actually within walking distance of the train station and the water. It is ideal for easy living as a scale-down home or for a smaller family.
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