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  COUNTRY RETREAT: Private Mini-Estate, overlooking Taunton Lake in Newtown, Ct.
(4 Room Traditional Cape with Patio, Pond and Gardens)
Fully furnished and ready to live in.
 Comfort and privacy are the keywords.

 PRIVATE MINI-ESTATE.      NEWTOWN - TAUNTON LAKE

This 2 story traditional cape has rolling lawns and flowering landscape.
Clean, fully furnished with all the conveniences.  Private, comfortable, easy living.
Perfect for transferred exec. (see that hamock)

House:  2 story traditional Cape with garage and basement under.  Main entrance foyer, formal living room/dining area with big bay windows and fireplace.  Pickled white oak floors throughout.  French doors that lead you to a private flagstone patio for entertaining.  Covered side deck, mud room with washer/dryer, large kitchen & family room, 1/2 bath on the main floor.  Upper floor has two large bedrooms, full bath and linen closet.  Basement is large and semi-finished.  Central forced air heat & a/c.  All systems are sound (plumbing is all new).  House is in excellent condition, virtually maintenance free.

Grounds:  3/4 acre lush grounds and terraced gardens.  Surrounded by light woods and bordered on three sides with tall white pines.  Nice curb appeal, fronted by 20 foot high solid hemlock hedge. Large, flat front and back yards slope away to lower pine-cove lawn.  Tri-level grounds abounding with perennial flower beds, rock walls and bonsai gardens.

Boundaries:  Horse meadow and pond to the north and town-owned wetlands to the east (no one can build on this).  To the south is a lightly wooded continuation of the wetlands dropping down to this most beautiful lake in the area -Taunton Lake.

Misc:  2 minutes to Route 84, Exit 9.   40 min to Westchester Airport.     70 minutes to NYC. 

Backyard view...

Sideyard looking south, Lake view...  (no more pool on lower lawn, badminton, instead)

This is a fun place to live.  Execs have stayed from 3 months to 3 years.  Give a call to find out more.