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Dorset,VT 05251
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 4,243 sqft
Price per Sqft $377
MLS Listing ID 5049720
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 1
Half Baths 1
Three Quarter Bath 3
Year Built 1989
Annual Tax Amount $16,701
Tax Year 2025
Lot Size 11.400 Acres
Property Sub-Type Single Family
Property Description
Take a drive up Nichols Hill Road to Fern Hill and head to the very top of the long bending driveway to find a serene, picturesque artist's retreat 3 minutes from historic Dorset Village. Refreshingly private, quiet and secluded, drenched in natural light. With broad mountain vistas of Mother Myrick and Merck Forest, the top of the property backs gently into a beautiful private forest. The entire property has been carefully curated to encourage wildlife, a rewilding effort in place for 8 years, toxin and poison free. The large, pristine, spring fed swimming pond is home to approximately 50+ healthy colorful Koi and overlooks a soft meadow bordered by old growth forest habitat, much to the delight of birds, butterflies, dragonflies, bees and abundant wildlife. The house is large, eclectic and rustic with a lodge feeling. A simple design with lots of room and a farmhouse kitchen. Abundant windows throughout invite in and embrace the changing light and glistening view all day long. Distressed wide-plank floors, repurposed barn wood walls and beams, natural wood tray ceilings, curving wooden bookshelves and a curving staircase that leads to a half moon studio filled with natural light and sweeping views. Off the farmhouse kitchen find the very substantial screen porch and long sitting porch overlooking the gorgeous, vibrant, spring fed pond which reflects the changing light and soft scenery all day long. Natural beauty and peace, completely private and yet so close to everything.
Location
State VT
County Vt-bennington
Area Vt-Bennington
Zoning RR
Rooms
Basement Entrance Interior
Interior
Cooling None
Flooring Carpet,Ceramic Tile,Slate/Stone,Softwood
Equipment Smoke Detector
Exterior
Garage Spaces 2.0
Garage Description Auto Open,Direct Entry,Garage,Parking Spaces 3 - 5,Attached
Utilities Available Cable - Available,Gas - LP/Bottle,Telephone Available
Roof Type Shingle - Asphalt
Building
Story 1.5
Foundation Concrete
Sewer Leach Field,Private,Septic
Schools
Elementary Schools Dorset Elementary School
Middle Schools Dorset Elementary School
High Schools Burr And Burton Academy
School District Taconic And Green Regional