Searching out a rural setting near Lost Valley yet close enough to shopping, restaurants & hospitals? This charming antique Cape Cod styled home has just entered the market for the first time in over 50 years! While having been lovingly maintained and cared for over a period of years, you will immediately feel the warmth as you step over the threshold into the front sunroom. With a spacious renovated 2 story attached barn/garage you will be amazed at the storage & added fabulous workshop room on the 2nd level. The eat-in kitchen offers oodles of cabinets, built-in appliances and opens to the dining room nook area while complimented by a sunny bay window open to the south to utilize the added warmth & natural light. The spacious knotty pine family room offers a corner brick hearth with a Jotul woodstove to serve as a second heat source on a damp fall morning or a snowy winter night. Enjoy a good book chosen from the ample bookcase selection while snuggled on the comfy built-in window seat. At this end of the home you will find a guest bedroom available on the main level. Then moving to the front of the home you will admire the quality craftsmanship created by the well-known Henry Gilbert. His creativity is evident in the formal living room with brick fireplace, detailed mantle, paneled walls, wide pine floors, glass front China cabinet & handsome tray ceiling. The primary bedroom is located at this end of the home where the bathroom is located only a few steps away. The private office is nestled in a quiet spot of the home which could easily be expanded from the bedroom. The front hall foyer will lead you up the stairway to the 2nd level which shares 2 equal sized bedrooms plus access to a convenient attic space for additional storage. There have been many renovations to the home over the years to include additions, major renovations to the house & barn, updated windows, new roofing, new highly efficient Buderus boiler, & a whole house generator! Don't miss out!