204 Bridgepoint Rd, Belle Mead, NJ 08502

Surrounded by permanently preserved land with hiking and biking trails at the ready for weekend exploration, this vintage home has been beautifully refurbished in the Bridgepoint Historic District in Montgomery Township. Originally built in the early 19th century, then expanded in the Victorian tradition several decades later, the Opie House features gingerbread gables, wide porches, decorative molding and casing, and pumpkin pine floors. Gracious double gothic-style doors introduce the foyer featuring a curved staircase and flanked by family and living rooms, the former with a walk-in bay. Continue into formal dining, a study, and elegant all-season sunroom that accesses the 4.5 acre parcel with swimming pool and gazebo through glass doors. An elegant powder room is a seldom found luxury in homes of this period. The large eat-in kitchen was brought up to date with custom cherry cabinetry and an extensive cherry and granite island. Laundry and a walk-in pantry are opposite one another near the light-filled breakfast area, also opening to a patio in the rear yard. Front and service stairs climb to five flexible bedroom options for homeowners. All are distinctive in character and bode en suite bathrooms. The fifth, in its own wing with a huge closet, could be converted into an opulent master suite cloistered away from the others. Notable structures on the grounds include the fieldstone foundation of the original bank barn just waiting to be reclaimed, wagon house, garage and pool house.