Nature Lover's Delight

If you are a birder or nature lover, it just doesn't get any better than this. This waterfront home, located on 19 acres, is nestled along the Slocum River in South Dartmouth, MA. This property, together with 4 other abutting properties, has an Audubon easement, for a total of 82 acres of protected land with 2,500 feet of waterfront and salt marsh. This easement assures that these properties will always be maintained in as pristine a habitat as possible.

The subject property has a 3.7-acre building envelope (the other 15.3 acres cannot be built on) with an existing 3-bedroom, 2-full-bath, 2-story home that has spectacular river views. This home, built in 1989, has 2,072 square feet of living space, including a first-floor master bedroom, a living room with a wood stove, a kitchen, a dining room, and sunroom with a slate floor. Upstairs are two more bedrooms and a full-bath. Every room in the house has a water view and the living room, dining room and sunroom have sliders to a bluestone patio that faces the river. The home is west facing, affording beautiful sunset views over the water. There is also a full basement and a one-car garage.

The Slocum River is a tidal esturary, lined by farms and forests, which empties into Buzzard's Bay. This is a highly protected and preserved area due to the abundance of fish, birds and other wildlife. The nearby Allen's Pond Wildlife Sanctuary is visited by 300 species of birds. Deer, fox, owls, swans, geese, ducks, herons, osprey, turkeys, and hawks are year-round inhabitants of the Slocum River area.

As the crow flies, the property lies approximately two miles from the 1000-acre Allen's Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, two miles from the Demarest Lloyd State Park and Beach (1800 foot beach), five miles from Horseneck Beach State Park (five mile long beach), and within half-a-mile of the 140-acre Slocum River Preserve to name just a few. It is also within 4 miles of Nonquit, Salter's Point, Mishaum Point, the Dartmouth Town beach at Round Hill and Padanaram Village.

Situated in a lovely, pristine area and on beautiful home site, this property would make a wonderful year-round or vacation home. The river is navigable to the open ocean and is popular for fishing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing or boating.