Vermont’s Most Costly House Resembles a Coated Bridge

An enchanting two-bedroom residence resembling a coated bridge in Stowe is the most costly residence on the market in Vermont, priced at $17.5 million.

Sitting on practically 240 acres of land, the 4,791-square-foot residence generally known as Deerwood was designed and constructed to resemble the classic coated bridges discovered all through New England. The putting design incorporates a modern structure.

“The property is owned by a household from Toronto who compiled the property over time in the course of the ’70s and ’80s,” says itemizing agent Wade Weathers, of Landvest.

“They constructed a small residence within the mid-’80s, and because the household grew, they wished to reap the benefits of that land parcel. They all the time cherished coated bridges and located them fascinating, so that they employed an architect from Toronto who noticed the stream and stated, ‘The home must go right here.’”

Following the architect’s sage recommendation, a 140-foot-long residence was constructed over the stream in 1994.

On the principle stage, the open ground plan options an 18.5-foot cathedral ceiling with uncovered trusses. Partitions of glass body the pure magnificence.

An open kitchen flows right into a spacious eating room and dwelling space the place the point of interest is a commanding floor-to-ceiling slate fire.

A spectacular spiral staircase constructed of oak and maple reveals a glimpse of the creek, which runs instantly below the home and comes with a waterfall.

“The staircase was constructed by native Vermont artisans who designed it as a murals, together with different items of handcrafted furnishings in the home,” Weathers says. “What’s superb is you may hear the water working proper below the home. It’s very enjoyable to hearken to.”

There are decks on either side of the home and an enclosed porch is situated on the west finish. The first suite could be discovered on the bottom stage, together with a visitor bed room, an workplace/library, and the hooked up storage.

Along with the principle residence, there’s a four-bedroom guesthouse.

“The guesthouse additionally overlooks its personal pond and the tennis courtroom. There may be additionally a workshop/two-car storage the place you may retailer every little thing that goes together with proudly owning a 240-acre property, and above that, there’s a one-bedroom condo,” Weathers provides

“You may hike or go cross-country snowboarding or mountain biking right here as effectively,” Weathers says of the property’s quite a few trails. “There are additionally 5 ponds on property, together with an outdated beaver pond that’s nonetheless lively.”