515 Doolittle Dr, Norfolk, CT 06058

Escape to an exquisite stone, stucco, and wood home on the most pristine Lake in Connecticut. This stunning lake house is situated off a private road within the Doolitlle woods, down a long circular driveway on 3 acres with 300 feet of lake frontage less than 50 feet from the waters edge and will offer peace and tranquility as you watch the reflected sunset from your own private dock. Mead Camp is a restored historical home designed by Alfredo Taylor for Helen Hartley Jenkins Mead, a Remington Arms heiress, and is listed on the National Register or Historic Places. The house features a large great room with soaring ceilings, a massive Connecticut fieldstone fireplace, and four sets of French doors leading to the outdoors and two enclosed porches. A master suite is on the first floor with a queen suite upstairs and 2 additional smaller bedrooms one of which offers a Juliet balcony view of the great room. Enjoy meals in a modern gourmet kitchen and there are two and a half renovated bathrooms. The house is fully equipped including Wifi. The surrounding 2000 acre Doolittle Lake Club property is available to residents for a nominal additional fee. The club house provides an excellent selection of boats and long boards for your use on this motorboat-free lake or you may simply swim off the large dock or sandy beach. Hike and bike around the lake and the area is renowned for hiking trails including the Appalachian Trail. For fisherman, another lake with a club house is available on the adjacent Benedict Pond, also equipped with boats. Cultural offerings in Norfolk include the Yale School of Art and Music, classical concerts throughout the summer and Infinity Hall. Close by are the Lower Berkshires, including Great Barrington, an exciting area for both, beauty, culture, restaurants and theater.