A Luxurious Country Estate on Seven Acres

Set back 500 feet from the street, this 8,370 square foot colonial was finished in 2003 after two years of construction by acclaimed, local builder, Charles Garbetti. Built with the finest of materials, there are eleven-foot ceilings on both the first and second floors, all wood or tile floors, commercial grade heating, cooling, electrical and irrigation systems, two wood burning fireplaces, a huge gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, first and second floor laundry rooms, 2 media rooms, and much more.

The first floor has both formal and informal areas. Enter through the front door, off the circular driveway, to the entrance foyer with 22 foot high ceiling and cherry floors. Straight-ahead is the turned, mahogany staircase that leads to the second floor hallway and Nantucket bridge, overlooking the foyer. Off the hallway, to the right of the foyer, is a delightful half bath with custom mahogany chair rail, basin sink with furniture cabinet, antique chandelier, and elaborate floor tiles. The hallway ends in the enormous kitchen which has Australian cypress wood floors, commercial appliances including a Vulcan 6-burner range and 3-burner grill, Sub-zero refrigerator, 2 Bosch dishwashers, gorgeous granite countertops, wine cooler, trash compactor and beautiful cherry cabinets by Joshua Mountain. The kitchen also has an informal family dining area with French doors that open to the bluestone-covered patio.

To the left of the entrance foyer is the banquet-sized, formal dining room with windows that overlook the pastoral setting outdoors. A focal point in the dining room is the fireplace with Victorian cherry mantel, relocated here from a fine estate in the Highlands of Fall River. Through French doors off the dining room is the formal living room with cherry floors, oak paneling imported from Scotland and an antique, hand-carved mantel of English oak from a Scottish estate. This room has floor-to-ceiling French doors that open to a cobblestone patio overlooking the vast meadows beyond. Also off the dining room is an office tucked away in the front of the house and a long hallway that leads to the master suite.

The master suite has a private entrance to the outside, cherry floors, a walk-in closet and luxurious master bath with steam shower, jetted tub and separate granite vanities for him and her. This bath is served by radiant heat in the floor.

The informal first floor area is accessed from a front farmer's porch that leads to a hallway adjacent to the kitchen. To the left is the first floor media room/den that sports built-in speakers and an Australian Cyprus wood floor. Down the hallway are 3 sets of closets, the first floor laundry room, a second set of stairs to the upstairs, a door to the back yard and a side entry to the 3-car garage. The garage has 3 automatic, carriage style doors, radiant heat, a full bath with shower with access from the back yard, 2 storage rooms and another side door leading to the driveway.

The second floor has 4 official bedrooms, each with a walk-in or double closet, 2 full baths, 2 linen closets, and a huge walk-in, heated attic with separate, gigantic, walk-in cedar closet. The bedrooms are off the long, center hallway that also leads to the second floor laundry room, enormous media-family room, and separate billiard room. The media room has pine floors, elaborate wood-framed window seats and a separate stairway that leads back downstairs to the back hallway near the kitchen.

The basement is accessed from either the garage or hallway off the front foyer. The floors are concrete and the ceilings are high with enough room for exercise equipment, storage or additional living space. The commercial hot water boiler has 22 zones. The hot water heater is for 300 gallons and there are 2 vertical 275- gallon oil tanks. The basement also holds electric boxes for more than 400 amps of electricity, a central vacuum system, a security system, irrigation, and many zones of radiant heat (for all bathrooms and garages.) There is also a complete "dark room" for photography with separate sink, countertop, storage and locked access.

Off the driveway, by the 3-car garage area, is a separate stand alone, 2-story structure that resembles the main building in shingle style and architectural roofing materials. This industrial-quality, gigantic garage is called "the Barn". Entry is by a side door or through the huge, automatic overhead front door that opens to a large room with radiant heat, many windows, closets and a long-countered workshop area. This area is sufficient to house the largest of RVs or to host a community square dance. To the rear of the large room is a locked workshop room with a half bath and a staircase to the second floor.

The second floor has a separate apartment with pine floors, bead-board side paneling, hot water baseboard heat and separate air conditioning. This space is suitable for office work or for additional recreational use. There are closets and a balcony overlooking the beautiful meadows where one can see for miles. This barn has its own utilities, a generator and a kennel for hunting dogs.

The grounds include underground utilities, granite curbs along the driveway and circular front drive, granite stairs from the back terrace area to the meadows below and lovely walkways and stonewalls. Situated close to the Assonet and Taunton Rivers, this pastoral setting has an abundance of wildlife and is close to habitats for endangered turtles. Minutes from Route 24, it is an ideal location for commuters to Boston, Providence, Fall River, New Bedford, Newport or Cape Cod.