OVERVIEW Acquired by its current property owners in 2000 this wooded, flat 2.5 acres site was meticulously transformed from a neglected, aged Saltbox structure into an elegant North Georgian cedar clapboard by renowned, visionary (late) architect Kathleen Sullivan Foster AIA, partnered with developer Edward DuBlois and their home renovation dream team on manicured, landscaped grounds. This 3-4 Bedroom period home was rebuilt from its foundation with an updated open-floor plan after their multi-year project was completed in 2006. PROPERTY Property is surrounded by stone walls with fresh water pond, mature oaks, tulip, maple arbors, apple and spruce trees with private hill views that access the bridle paths of the Bedford Riding Lanes Association (BRLA), abutting NYSEG conservation easement within the NYC Reservoir Watershed region for maximum privacy, creating an ancillary nature preserve for great blue herons, ducks, and other marsh and wetland waterfowl. INTERIORS . KITCHEN constructed with professional/commercial appliances, custom cabinetry, custom-bespoke Italianate white marble by Alise Marble with custom cut granite countertops, farmhouse sink, dual brass chandeliers . First Floor STUDY 25 ft x 30 ft has built-in bookshelves, built-in cabinets, wood burning fireplace . BUTLER’S PANTRY offers built-in plumbing and pre-wiring for ice-maker or equivalent appliances for maximum entertaining and hosting . LIVING ROOM 40 ft x 50 ft open-floor space with custom six-ft wood panel mantel, black granite, wood-burning fireplace with stone chimney, brass chandelier suspended from a 22-ft cathedral ceiling . SUN ROOM 20 ft x 20 ft with wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows and french doors with 270-degree rear property views . MASTER BEDROOM Suite is 1,200 sq. ft end-to-end with private, walk-out 20-ft x 20-ft cedar wood terrace with adjacent, custom whole room 15-ft x 15-ft walk-in-closet, pre-wired for mini-bar with traditional porcelain claw foot Perrin & Rowe UK bath and faucet fixtures . BONUS ROOM 20-ft x 20-ft with two dormer windows with 180-degree northern and southern exposures . Second Floor LIBRARY LOFT 20ft x 3ft loft with built-in bookshelves surrounded by southern exposures for maximum natural light . LOFT SPACE is 1,000 sq. ft finished with 360’ degree front and rear, N-S-W-E exposures for maximum light and property views . GUEST ROOM 30 ft x 25 ft en-suite with wood burning fireplace . Second Floor LAUNDRY . Extensive, custom moulding, built-in bookshelves and oak hardwood floors throughout EXTERIOR . Attached two-car GARAGE with Belgian-block, pebble driveway. Finished cedar clapboard for interior breezeway drive through . 800 sq ft flat, ground-level outdoor, fieldstone TERRACE surrounded by manicured rows of English boxwood . Enclosed deer-proof 20-ft x 8-ft herb garden LANDSCAPING . Solar-powered landscaping lights with Walpole gated entry, light poles with traditional New England lantern fixtures, tool shed, outdoor fieldstone trash enclosure, solar-illuminated fieldstone pathways with multi-rows of aged English boxwood . Spruce tree hedge walls used as natural green privacy screens EXTRAS . Auto-standby whole house 17kW GENERATOR. . Culligan Platinum Series Water conditioner and filters. . Enhanced FiOs 5G technology with network boosters and separate cellular tower boost . Advanced SECURITY, ALARM, FIRE, CARBON MONOXIDE, HEAT DETECTION SYSTEM TOWN OF BEDFORD . Property zoned exclusively for the Town of Bedford resident parking permit for either Bedford Hills (6 miles) or Katonah (5 miles) MTA Metro North Commuter Rail. . Prime lot. . Two miles to Bedford Village Green, listed among National Register of Historic Places . Bedford Town Historian states that the site was once a gatehouse farm in early 18th century (annexed parcel from larger estate) following a partial land division of the site for an Episocopal Chapel at the turn of the late 17th century.
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