Lovingly updated antique 6 bedroom home in the historic Stone Village of Chester, VT. Sleeps 8+ comfortably making it the perfect vacation home for 1 or 2 families.
Main stone house was built in 1833 as an addition to the 1798 farmhouse. Combined it creates a classic Vermont home with 6 bedrooms and 3 full baths (includes 1st floor bedroom with en suite full bath). 3 living rooms with working fireplaces, comfortable seating for conversation and laughter, and beautiful artwork. Screened fieldstone floor side porch to pass the evening. Tuned piano for the musician in the yellow living room. Formal dining room that seats 10, plus a farmhouse kitchen with table that seats another 10, (great for the kids). Home is decorated with period antiques.
Attached via the kitchen, the renovated barn has a large family room with new wood burning stove, cozy seating, flat screen tv with Bose surround sound, smart TV for streaming Netflix, etc, 100 dvd movie collection huge game and puzzle closet, and beautiful view to the back yard and neighboring fields.
Additional new electric wall heat/AC units in family room and each bedroom makes it easy to heat or air condition. Sliding doors open to stone patio with gas grill and large fire pit, festive lighting, outdoor speakers, with quality seating to gather around.
2 bedrooms and full bath await you on the 2nd floor of the barn.
Comfortable well equipped kitchen has all your cooking essentials, plus, plus: blender, cuisinart, crock pot, up to date spices, oils, vinegars. Large variety of quality pans and every tool under the sun. If you like to cook you will be right at home. New washer and dryer in kitchen. A little quirky, but it's very convenient.
New Ping Pong, Dart board, and Foos Ball table in the barn’s renovated playroom with new dry bar, including Sub Zero beverage fridge, Sonos speakers and heat/AC.
Property sits on cleared 2 acres of land, with beautiful sunsets and open space to run around, throw a ball or play some frisbee.
Easy 1/2 mile walk - on a sidewalk, to a convenience store and terrific butcher.
The home is located in Chester VT, a true treasure of a town with lots of conveniences. Lovely small town that is home to great restaurants, a Scottish pub, a delicious bakery for fresh bread and an out of this world pie shop, gourmet pizza restaurant with live music, knitting and quilting shops, art and furniture stores, a good sized bookstore, a couple of inns and large antique stores. 1 mile away from home is "the pinnacle", the town of Chester's recreation area. In winter, it's a great sledding hill with a new well maintained outdoor ice skating rink. In Summer, it offers a skate park, frisbee golf, basketball, tennis, baseball field, pickle Ball, and town swimming pool.
Easy access to Weston Playhouse for high quality summer theater, hiking, Okemo golf resort, and Tater Hill Golf. Four Frisbee golf courses within 10 miles, Buttermilk Falls for hiking and cooling off. Okemo (straight 20 minute drive up route 103), Magic Mountain (20 minutes down Rt 11) or Bromley, and Stratton mountains nearby.
Single dog over the age of 1 welcome. Sorry no cats or other critters.
Article on the historic stone village
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/vermont/tiny-village-vt-2/