1850s Farmhouse,
31 Acres in Kirby, Vermont

[featured in the New York Times, June 2, 2006]

! SOLD !     $285,000    ! SOLD !
Nature abounds in your own extensive woods, meadows, and stream! Solid, rambling, comfortable old farmhouse, with views from Camel's Hump to Willoughby Gap. Stunning sunsets and rural tranquility on town-maintained dirt road. House 2,000+ sq.ft., 2-3 bedrooms, 1 bath, barn/workshop with lean-to, and 2-car garage. Original wood floors (hardwood downstairs, wideboard softwood upstairs) and hardware throughout, wood ceilings on first floor.

Varied grounds include several acres of lawn and meadow backed by a forest of spruce, fir, cedar, ash, poplar, birch, maple, and beech. Great hiking, showshoeing, and sledding. Property is contiguous with Darling State Park. Watch for moose crossing the meadow to the forest. Scatter scratch feed for visits by ring-necked pheasants. A small brook runs down from the mountain, tumbling over rock ledges. Long-established lilacs, peonies, hostas, lilies, wild roses, hydrangeas, irises accent several organic perennial beds and herb and vegetable gardens. Enjoy currants, raspberries, and rhubarb. Several outdoor living areas for dining outside, relaxing in a hammock or adirondack chair under birch trees, gathering around the fire circle, etc.

Kirby is a low-density school-choice* town bordering Burke, Lyndon, Concord, and Victory. It is one of the most desirable towns in Vermont's beautiful farm- and forest-filled Northeast Kingdom. This home is neighbor to hay fields and family farms yet very close to Burke Mountain. It's 5 minutes to East Burke, featuring the Burke Mountain ski, camping, and other recreation areas, Kingdom Trails biking, and high schools Burke Mountain Academy and East Burke School. Lyndon (10 minutes away) boasts the alternative Riverside School for grades 3-8, Lyndon Institute high school, and Lyndon State College. Twenty minutes away is the world-renowned St. Johnsbury Academy.

*Because Kirby does not have its own school and does not designate where to attend, residents are able to choose where to send their children, including private schools with most, if not all, of the tuition covered by the town.

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Airy 17 × 19' farmhouse kitchen with original hardwood floor and pantry-style floor-to-ceiling cabinets. Includes new Italian stainless steel 5-burner gas range and 1900-era wood-fired cookstove. 6 × 17' porch off kitchen. Woodshed/storage room off kitchen with mudroom/closet, 12 × 19'. Dining room/family room, 11 × 14'. Light-filled 12 × 25' living room, facing west. Roomy 6 × 14' bathroom with vintage cast iron clawfoot tub and sink, wainscoting. 19 × 19' ell with open view of sunsets and Willoughby Gap and separate entrance. Great for guests, extra bedroom, studio, workroom, playroom. Includes pantry. Laundry nook -- washer and dryer included. Upstairs landing, 14 × 19' less stairs and closet of bedroom 2. Sellers used for playroom and library. Upstairs bedroom 2, 12 × 19' plus closet. Sellers used for studio and office. Upstairs bedroom 1, 14 × 17' plus closet and 2 dormer nooks. Upstairs storage room (unfinished) off bedroom 1, 12 × 18' with own stairs. Dirt floor basement with bulkhead access. New (1999) well maintained oil-fired furnace (forced air). Separate gas heat in ell. Supplemental wood heat in kitchen. Two brick chimneys, both stainless-steel lined, one insulated (for wood-burning stove). Drilled well, electric pump and pressure tank -- excellent fresh water. Wired for 2 telephone lines. Good subdivision or building possibility on southern pasture. Or just enjoy it for picnics and stargazing among the wildflowers with the butterflies and songbirds and breathtaking views.

Contact the Peter Watson Agency (area code 802):
Burke 467-3939, Greensboro 533-7077, or Hardwick 472-3338
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