About the property
Custom Craftsman Country Home within 2 miles of Cooperstown
Spacious front entry hall with coat closet guides you into the formal living room with one of the two, Rumford fireplaces. Surrounded by a mantelpiece of dental molding, raised stone hearth, and built-ins. The first floor has combination of oak hardwood and Hickory engineered floors throughout with radiant heat. The dining room, off the kitchen with wide and tall custom casement windows, offers a view of the rear Trex deck and beautiful hillside to the east. The added Great Room, with vaulted ceiling, ceiling fan, the second of the Rumford fireplaces with meticulous stonework, has Tiger Maple built-ins that encase the Home Theatre System. This surround sound system incorporates six interior speakers, two exterior speakers, Universal remote, and SONY “non- reflective screened” mounted television. Two traditional Craftsman-stained glass windows show the eastern light and the floor-to-ceiling casement Great Room windows show the remarkable sunsets twelve months of the year. Throughout the home are wrought iron switch plates, each designed uniquely for this property. The inviting cook’s kitchen is eat-in with ceramic tile floor and French Sliding glass doors to the back deck and terrace. Granite countertops, Hammered Copper farm sink with Brookhaven custom cabinets, and island lite by Quoizel lighting, complete the open space with stainless appliances, GE Profile cooktop, Samsung refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher, and Samsung microwave. An office/Butler’s pantry, with exterior door to the front porch, is off the kitchen. A breezeway/mudroom with triple closet, storage cabinets, and drawers, flows from the Great Room to the oversized two-car heated garage with gardeners’/utility 1/2 bath.
Large Cedar closet is at the base of the basement stairs and easily accessible. Heat in basement provided by wood stove , if needed. On the north end of the house is a powder room with deep hammered copper sink, tiled floor, and the Master Suite. The Master Suite, master bath with walk-in tiled shower, and “high vanity” double sinks, completes the first floor. The second floor on the north side of the house, with three bedrooms, all with ample closets has a full bath, hot water baseboard heat, Oak hardwood, engineered Hickory, and tile flooring. The second floor on the south side of the house has private stairs to a large “Bonus” room, above the garage, with three large closets, radiant heat, AC split unit for temperature control, and is plumbed for a bathroom, if needed. This home offers central air-conditioning. The exterior of the house is sided with Certain Teed maintenance-free, high-end siding, with composite window sashes, posts, door casings, trim, and divertors over all doors. Exterior outlets are placed efficiently around the perimeter as well as, eight Craftsman entrance door lights and motion lights at the garage entrance. An Invisible Fence was installed recently, as well as a 22K Generac Generator. The stone wall at the garage entrance has an interlocking cement/stone barrier wall behind the laid flagstone to buffer any seepage. Perimeter drains are abundant and mapped. 6 heat zones and 3 A/C zones. Meticulously maintained with tasteful updates delivers this immaculate property as move-in! Cooperstown School District.
