Your dream country estate awaits with this charming Circa1820 center chimney cape! Embrace the tranquility of almost five acres adorned with lush lawns, mature trees and a home orchard consisting of apple and peach trees, berry bushes and grapes! A spring-fed pond adds to the serenity, while old stone walls provide a picturesque border. Enjoy seclusion from all sides forever as this property is shielded from further development. Situated on a quiet country road, just a short ride to the Massachusetts border, the location is perfect - rural, yet with easy access to Interstate 91 and Route 2 – an easy commute to Boston, Hartford and New York City.

There is a charming anecdote about the interconnected history of this house and the house on the next door farm The houses were built to face each other, instead of the road, so the two brothers who owned them could open their front doors each morning and wave to each other! These small details are what makes a community's history so rich and fascinating. The history of this homestead is formally recorded, beginning with the sale by William Smith to John Kendrick on February 6, 1838, as documented in Volume 134, Page 63 of the Cheshire County Registry!

The first floor of this well maintained 2200 sq. ft. house consists of a very large, eat in country kitchen, keeping room featuring a fireplace with beehive oven, wainscotting and beamed ceiling, parlor with fireplace, master bedroom with fireplace and master bath, plus dressing room (borning room). There is the entry (where the brother waved to his brother) and a mudroom, half bath and laundry. The charming sunroom with french doors, wood clad ceiling and gas fireplace will delight in both summer and winter.

Upstairs finds three more bedrooms, two with exposed structural beams, one pine paneled with a partial vaulted ceiling and half bath. The main bathroom on this floor features a clawfoot tub. Storage (and children's hide and seek areas) are provided with huge attic rooms and storage areas. Every inch of this house is utilized - Yankee ingenuity!

Outside will find a large equipment shed, a storage shed, a delightful barn with loft and a sugar house. The exterior of the house is a mixture of original clapboards and cedar shakes, all newly painted, with a slate roof on the main house and a metal roof on the sunroom. In this extremely dry year, the pond and brook are low, but they are normally full and babbling.

This property served as a summer residence for several decades, occupied by a Boston-based family, and has been the principal year-round home of the current owner since 2007. They are looking for a very special family to take over the stewardship of a very special home.