RESIDENTIAL1820 VERMONT CAPE HOME, 4+ ACRES RIVERFRONT HISTORIC HOME RESTORED AND IMMACULATE, MOVE RIGHT IN Start Price USD 500,000.00 Current Price USD 500,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 29, 2008 End Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 Location Cavendish, Vermont See more about 'RESIDENTIAL1820 VERMONT CAPE HOME, 4+ ACRES RIVERFRONT ' Description    IT'S ALL HERE!  EVER DREAM OF HAVING YOUR OWN NEW ENGLAND CAPE IN A RURAL VERMONT SETTING?   THIS IS TRULY A SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PROPERTY WITH ITS OWN FISHING SPOT AND "THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE."   THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST A QUARTER MILE DOWN RIVER FROM BEAUTIFUL CAVENDISH GORGE, SITUATED ON YOUR OWN 4 ACRE PENINSULA OF LAND BETWEEN THE BLACK RIVER AND TWENTY MILE STREAM.  HAS SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF RIVER AND STREAM.  STATE FOREST PROPERTY IS JUST ACROSS THE RIVER WITH SNOWMOBILE TRAIL ACCESS.  A CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND CAPE SITS ON THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY ON A QUIET, DEAD-END,  ROAD WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC.  WOULD MAKE A GREAT BED AND BREAKFAST, SKI LODGE, OR JUST A LOVELY COUNTRY HOME.  ONE OF A KIND PROPERTY.   LOCATION AND DETAILS     THE PROPERTY, ALONG WITH  A 1820 NEW ENGLAND CAPE WITH ADDITIONS, IS LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE THE SMALL VILLAGE OF CAVENDISH, VERMONT AT THE JUNCTURE OF SCENIC STATE ROUTE 131 AND CARLTON ROAD.  LOCATION IS APPROX 8 MILES FROM OKEMO MOUNTAIN SKI AREA, NEAR A LAKES REGION,  HAS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLOSE BY, WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO A COUNTRY STORE AND HAS HISTORIC HAWK'S MOUNTAIN AS A BACKDROP.   THE OLD HOMESTEAD, BUILT BY GEORGE WHITE, AN EARLY SETTLER IN CAVENDISH, HAS BEEN FULLY RESTORED AND MAINTAINED BY THE PRESENT OWNER/CARPENTER, KEEPING MOST OF ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS INTACT.  AROUND 1900, A WRAP AROUND PORCH WAS ADDED TO THE FRONT AND SIDE OF THE HOUSE IN WHAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS, CARPENTER GOTHIC STYLE.   AT THE SAME TIME, THE  BARN  WAS HAULED UP FROM THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.  THERE IS 900+ FT. FRONTAGE ON THE BLACK RIVER AND AN ADDITIONAL LIKE AMOUNT OF FRONTAGE ON 20 MILE STREAM . HAS BEEN REFERRED TO "AS THE PRETTIEST SPOT ON THE RIVER"    HISTORY OF THE AREA   THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE VILLAGE OF CAVENDISH IS KNOWN LOCALLY AS WHITESVILLE.  WHITESVILLE WAS THE EARLIEST SETTLED PART OF TOWN AND WAS SO NAMED AFTER GEORGE WHITE, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS.  WHITE BUILT HIS HOME ON THE RIVER AND OWNED WHITE'S MILL ACROSS THE RIVER. THE ORIGINAL MILL WAS BUILT CIRCA 1795 AND THEN REBUILT BY EVERETT ATHERTON IN 1860.  THIS THREE STORY MILL STRUCTURE IS STILL STANDING AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A STATE HISTORIC SITE.   GEORGE WHITE JUNIOR, BUILT OUR HOME NEXT DOOR TO HIS FATHER'S PLACE AROUND 1820.   IN LATER YEARS, ATHERTON BEMIS OWNED THE WHITE HOME AND RAN THE MILL ACROSS THE RIVER.  HAWK'S MOUNTAIN, BEHIND THE MILL,  IS NOW STATE OWNED PROPERTY.   HAWK'S MOUNTAIN WAS NAMED AFTER GENERAL HAWKS, WHO SURVEYED AND CONSTRUCTED THE CROWN POINT ROAD, THE FIRST ROAD INTO THE INTERIOR OF VERMONT.   INTERESTING INTERIOR HOUSE FEATURES       ENTRY ROOMS ON FRONT AND SIDE OF HOUSE     FRONT AND BACK STAIRWAY, WITH QUAINT NEWEL POSTS, RAILINGS, STENCILING     WOOD FLOORING THROUGHOUT, LOTS OF WINDOWS AND UNIQUELY CARVED WINDOW CASINGS     DINING AREA FEATURES RUSTIC, ORIGINAL EXPOSED BEAMS, TONGUE AND GROOVE PINE WALLS AND FLOORING, EXPANSIVE      WINDOWS OVERLOOKING RIVER. CUSTOM CABINETRY IN KITCHEN HOMEY, SUNNY LIVING ROOM  LOOKING OUT ON LARGE LAWN     MASTER BEDROOM AND FULL BATH ON FIRST FLOOR     FOUR BEDROOMS AND FULL BATHROOM UPSTAIRS, EACH BEDROOM WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE FEATURES.     HOUSE HAS TWO VERY LARGE ATTICS , ONE OVER ATTACHED BARN AND ONE OVER MAIN HOUSE WITH POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE     EXPANSION     EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE HAS INTERESTING ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS IN KEEPING WITH THE PERIOD   EXTERIOR HOUSE FEATURES       HOUSE HAS A WONDERFUL WRAP AROUND PORCH,  WHICH OVERLOOKS THE RIVER.     HIDDEN CIRCULAR STONE BASEMENT ENTRANCE ON OUTSIDE OF HOUSE     ORNAMENTAL WOOD SHINGLES ON FRONT AND SIDE, QUARTER SAWED SIDING ON REST OF EXTERIOR     ATTACHED BARN WITH TWO BAYS, ONE PRESENTLY HOLDS OWNER'S WORKSHOP.  ATTACHED STORAGE SHEDS     GARDEN BESIDE RIVER, OPEN LAND AND APPROX. ONE ACRE WOODED WITH MAPLE, BASSWOOD AND OAK.       PERENNIAL ROCK GARDENS, PLANTINGS, ROCK LEDGES,  TROUT FISHING ON YOUR OWN RIVER FRONTAGE.  SWIMMING HOLE ACCESS       OTHER DETAILS    2121 SQ FOOTAGE IN HOUSE, ADDITIONAL LARGE AMOUNT OF DOUBLE ATTIC SPACE. FULL BASEMENT,  COMPLETELY REWIRED AND REPLUMBED, 8 YEAR OLD  METAL ROOFING, 3 YEAR OLD HOT AIR FURNACE, 40 GALLON PROPANE WATER HEATER, TOWN WATER, SEPTIC SYSTEM, PROPERTY TAX $4,068.  ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDED IN SALE.  OTHER FURNISHINGS CAN BE PURCHASED IF DESIRED.  MOVE IN CONDITION.      RETIRED OWNERS LOOKING TO DOWNSIZE.  MAY ARRANGE FOR PRIVATE VIEWING BY CONTACTING OWNER.  PROOF OF ASSURED     BANK FINANCING REQUIRED.   REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT WITH OFFER.    OWNER WISHES TO VACATE END OF OCTOBER. CONTACT OWNER BY E-MAIL, pcarlton@localnet.com, or by telephone, 802-226-7275,  . FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR QUESTIONS. I WILL BE CHANGING PICTURES OF THIS PROPERTY EVERY MONDAY. BE SURE TO CHECK MY LISTING TO SEE THEM.                Place a Bid!