Vermont Post & Beam Beauty

1840’s Converted Post & Beam Barn to Home (2005) 

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4 Acres, 3+B/3.5B, 2,100 sq. ft.

Private well (tested pure) + Spring Access · No Zoning/waste water permit possible for ADU.

$749,000 FSBO

Description: South-facing view of valley, organic flat meadow, wood lot, raised garden beds, grape vines, stone walls, old maples, turn-key w/designer decor & fine antiques included.

94% of U.S. land has building or water restrictions…even in VT. This is the 6% that doesn’t—and it’s already built.

Completed in 2005 by same design/build team behind Vermont’s nationally recognized Hobbit House (airbnb.com/h/hobbithouse — rated top 5% of 8.1M listings by Airbnb, nearly 100 five-star reviews). You tour with the builders, not a realtor.

The Essentials:

• Cooking: Gas stove
• Cooling: 3 portable floor A/C units
• Heating & Domestic Water Combination Boiler:  On demand. Propane boiler with radiant heat & floor heaters. (Radiant heat under slab in flex space, primary bath & mudroom.) Plus Wood Stove (works independently if required, heats entire 1st & 2nd floor).
• Wood: A season of stacked and dried wood protected from weather.
• Drilled well: with whole-house filter and water softener.
• Copper plumbing: Throughout.
• Extra full size fridge: In flex space.
• Appliances: All analog appliances that don’t report back.
• Outdoor Shower: Hot & cold.
• Internet: Fiber Optic.
• Cell Service: ATT.

The Layout:

• Ground: garage/work/craft/flex space, radiant heat, full bath, queen loft bed
• First: primary suite (king bed platform), open kitchen/dining/living, 11-ft ceiling, mudroom
• Second: two bedrooms (one half bath, one full with claw-foot tub), connected by bridge

Outside: Storage barn, south-facing wraparound deck · above-ground pool · chicken coop & yard · greenhouse · small dog/cat Freedom Trail · full privacy S, W, N, East is drive.

Location: In-town location. Middletown Springs, VT (pop 800) — 25 min Rutland (Daily train NYC, daily flight Boston), 30 min Manchester, under 1 hr to five ski resorts. 

Vermont: #2 lowest crime · #1 lowest disaster risk · #1 climate migration destination

Email: [email protected]

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