Framed by mature landscape and extensive hardscape, welcome to this private Watrous Point country home. Find a gracious, barrel-vaulted entry and a gallery-style foyer flanked by the library. Built to entertain, a solid cherry kitchen commands an 8-burner Wolf range, two Gaggenau convection ovens, warming drawers, dual Subzeros and a dream pantry. One of two fieldstone fireplaces anchors the dining area. A beverage center with wine cooler/icemaker bridges space to the great room - a soaring space with floor to ceiling fieldstone fireplace. Completing the utility spaces are the laundry, mud and powder rooms. The main level primary bedroom offers custom closets and a full bath. Upstairs, architectural angles provide interest and loft in all three bedrooms, all with seldom found ensuite baths and custom closets. The finished lower-level bonus room and half bath have a separate heating zone. There is extensive storage. Outside, find a gunite, heated pool with spa and a pool house. The heated woodshop offers many possibilities. Extensive updates include geothermal heating, Rinnai propane hot water heater, pool and pool house, woodshop, roof 2023, exterior paint 2024. Equidistant to Essex and Old Saybrook Main Streets, this quiet retreat is a stone's throw to all lower Connecticut River valley gems. Three acres provides privacy not maintenance. Enjoy meandering, country roads for walking and nearby Turtle Creek Preserve. Just 6 minutes to the train and 2 hours from NY and Boston.
