Enjoy the magic of living in Alford in this Contemporary Cape surrounded by 8+ acres of privacy and the enjoyment of hearing from your spacious screened porch the sound of Scribner Brook running through your front yard. This 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath turnkey property is ready for you to walk in and begin your most perfect life in the country. Gather in the Great Room with vaulted ceiling to enjoy the surrounding nature visible from the wall of windows and directly accessible from the most generous screened porch with a connecting deck. If you’d like solitude and a place to curl up with a good book, you can find it easily be on the upper level in the family room. The main level garage w/direct interior access adds convenience and the way the house has been carefully designed to bring the outside to the inside is unmatched. Don’t miss this most special Alford location!
What is the most compelling thing about this property?
This house has been carefully designed to bring the beauty of its natural setting into the house. The most compelling and dramatic feature of this house is that you can hear and see the Scribner Brook rush and babble in front of the house all year round. Just sit in the vaulted-ceiling Great Room, warmed by the wood stove, and take in the surrounding nature through skylights and the wall of glass overlooking the brook.
For whom is this house perfect?
This property is perfect for the buyer who wants wonderful gathering spaces for entertaining but who also wants “private nooks” for peace and solitude. With three levels of living, a spacious screened porch and outside decking, as well as a family room, this house works wonderfully for a few or for many with privacy for all.
What is the most fun thing to do within five miles of this property?
You can enjoy both town and country from this perfect Alford location. Very close by, you’ll find hundreds of acres of protected land for public hiking. Drive just ten minutes and you’ll be in either the vibrant village of West Stockbridge or the town of Great Barrington. These two towns give you easy access to fine dining, shopping, art galleries, theater, music, movies or skiing. Or head west, just over the New York border, to enjoy the Hudson Valley and the wonderful towns of Hillsdale, Chatham and Hudson.
If this house could talk, what secrets would it tell you about its history?
The house would tell you about the ultimate privacy and the magical location it enjoys in the town of Alford. The current owners have shared that, for the decades they have owned the house, they have often gone for days without seeing or hearing a single car go by…just perfect!!!
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