190 State Street, Guilford, CT, 06437 | $1,299,900

Rare opportunity to purchase a beautiful and unique custom post and beam home on a very private lot, located in-town, within walking distance of the historic Guilford Town Green, shops, and dining. Come down the driveway and you are transported to a country retreat but still have all the convenience of living in town. The front porch provides a comfortable place to sit and socialize. The floating cantilevered back deck is a perfect place to barbeque or just watch the sun set behind your private pond. The interior is a perfect combination of dramatic spaces and comfortable spaces with 1st floor living. Showings, by appointment only, to pre-qualified buyers. The fully fenced property features a front porch, a back deck with a retractable awning, mature gardens, patios, custom hardscaping, a custom shed for the 24KW whole-house automatic back-up generator, a garden shed, and tool shed. The first floor features custom finishes, an open floor plan for kitchen, dining, living, a custom fireplace, a spectacular 29 foot ceiling over the living area, and a wall of windows, with remotely operated blinds on the upper windows, offering a water view of the private pond. Off to one side of the open living area are a half bath and separate laundry room featuring a dog washing station. The laundry room is conveniently located just off the entrance foyer and garage entry. Off the other side of the open living area is the primary suite, which has a large walk-in closet with California Closet custom storage and a full bath with custom floating double vanities, soaking tub, and walk-in shower. The second floor features a large loft office area with a custom iron staircase to attic storage and second floor HVAC mechanicals. Next to the office loft is a guest suite with an attached full bath featuring custom floating double vanities and a walk-in shower with a built-in seat. Off the 2nd floor mezzanine is another full bath with a tub/shower unit. All full baths have ample linen closets. Next down the 2nd floor mezzanine is a music room with a large finished storage closet that can be used as a 4th bedroom. At the end of the mezzanine is another large bedroom with a closet. From there you can access the finished exercise room above the garage, which has a 2nd staircase back to the first floor, which could be converted to a 5th bedroom. The 2-bay attached garage has custom flooring and ample room for two cars, storage, tools and work benches. The 1600 square foot dry basement, with a staircase to the living area and access to the back yard, has plenty of potential. Heating and hot water are provided by an oil-fired boiler serving two hydro-air air handlers with 3 zones. The newly replaced 3 zone central air conditioning is provided by two condensers serving the two air handlers. Electrical service is 200 Amps with an automatic switchover 24 KW propane fueled back-up generator capable of providing uninterrupted power for more than a week. The kitchen stove and fireplace are fueled with propane. City water, electricity, cable, and phone come to the house via buried conduits from the street.

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