Unspoiled nature found here 57 private acres. Understated elegance meets Henry David Thoreau-like charm. Mature perennial gardens surround this 9-room, 1927 cedar-shingled house a style blending colonial with the arts and crafts. The home sits on 57 acres with two potential buildable lots at the end of a town maintained gravel road, 1.5 hours from Boston. The main floor holds a large wood-paneled and beamed living room with a stone fireplace and a dramatic staircase. Also on the main floor is a large dining room with a fireplace and windows on three sides letting the outside pour in. A kitchen equipped with modern appliances has a classic Wolf restaurant stove. A smaller room off the kitchen is perfect for reading or media. Watch all outdoors from a radiant-heated sunroom. Upstairs is a large primary bedroom with a fireplace, sitting area, private bath and deck. Three additional bedrooms share another bath. A stone terrace with a fire pit is a perfect place to enjoy the perennial gardens or avian world. The property includes a guest cottage w/ a stone fireplace, courtyard AND a bunk house (with sauna). A two-stall antique barn with adjacent paddock also contains a fully outfitted workshop. Oh, did I mention a pond with an island connected by a footbridge? Forest trails surrounded by forever-protected abutting conservation land are convenient for hiking or cross-country skiing. Crotched Mountain downhill ski resort is a short drive Too good to be true? See it to believe it