BIRD POND FARM - Do you crave the ever-changing seasonal activity on your own pond? One of Bethlehem's fine historic properties complete with a lovely 5-BR mid-19th Century Colonial overlooking Bird Pond,created in 1802 to supply water power for nearby woolen & grist mills. A much-photographed antique ice house at pond's edge is now a Pool House.Towering evergreens frame the house & an expanse of lawn sweeps gently to the pond.Extensive house renovations were done in recent years. Kitchen has French doors opening to the pond, granite counters, high-end appliances/Wolf stove, farmhouse sink, pantry, & direct access to garage.The expansive Family Room includes antique floorboards, exposed beams, French doors & cozy Library end with built-in bookcases.The formal Dining Room & Living Room with fireplace are separated by pocket doors and have antique floors - long windows look onto the wrap-around porch. Upstairs the Master Bedroom occupies the rear of the house with pond view, cathedral ceiling, and a wall of closets.There are four other Bedrooms, one of which can serve as an upstairs study, home office, or exercise room. A petanque (bocci) court runs alongside the fenced veggie garden near the pool.The 2-stall horse barn has water, electricity, and possibilities for other uses. Bird Pond Farm is a charming, relaxed country property in a bucolic setting where you can still see hay wagons go by in summer. Near town, the farmstand at March Farm, and fine dining at Oliva on Main.
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