7 Shelter Rock Road
East Haddam, Connecticut

Description:

Masterfully constructed, this home features the hallmarks of period craftmanship, punctuated by modern efficiency and green living. Meticulous attention to detail extends to the studio, greenhouse and the surrounding grounds. Find lofted ceilings, extensive millwork, wide board reproduction style pine floors throughout and grand windows offering loft and light. Exceptional spaces include a renovated, top-end kitchen, formal living room and dining rooms with gas fireplaces, a comfortable great room and a main floor study. Upstairs, the primary bedroom suite offers a dressing room and an adjacent bedroom, currently a second office. A fourth bedroom is found on the third floor. Finally, private finished space with ensuite bath offers flexibility as guest quarters/bonus room. Specimen trees and flowering shrubs dot the grounds, and the garden area features raised beds, all with irrigation. The heated greenhouse allows for year-round cultivation and a heated (propane)/cooled studio is bathed in exceptional north light. This forward-thinking home exemplifies green living with top-of-the-line mechanicals included new central air 2020, owned solar panels with oil heat back up and a whole house, on-demand generator (2021.) Shelter Rock is a private community with 18 acres of dedicated open space located in the Hadlyme area, just off the Ferry and 6 minutes to Fox Hopyard Golf. Simply perfect.

Listing Courtesy of Coldwell Banker Realty