Status: Closed
MLS#: MDHW2030162
Type: Residential - Single Family
Subdivision: None Available
County: HOWARD
SET APART FROM THE ORDINARY This beautiful property presides over 8.4-acres that includes a large 3.5-acre private pond with a launch, pier, and sundeck. Offering a lifestyle set apart from the ordinary, this setting begins with a private circular drive and leads to a stunning all brick colonial design with a brick and stone covered front porch. Inside, a dramatic two-story entry foyer offers marble floors, a sweeping curved staircase and is sided by generously sized living and dining formals, each with a cozy fireplace and views of the serene pond. Architectural features include dramatic shaped openings and a central barrel vault that repeats the same shape while unfolding seamlessly into the central kitchen and open plan on the main level. Gleaming hardwood floors are a unifying design element that travels throughout the home on the main and upper levels. An expansive Kitchen with skylights and lots of cabinetry wraps around the island with a gas cook station and breakfast bar that expands into a spacious breakfast area on one side and has access to the mud room outfitted with a second kitchen on the other side. The Family Room is adjacent to the kitchen and offers a third brick fireplace at the center and a commanding vaulted ceiling with multiple skylights. Distinctive French doors open into the nearby study perfect for work at home privacy. The main level is equipped with a powder bath and the floor plan allows guests to meander freely for formal and informal gatherings large and small. Upstairs, the landing is bathed in light from the foyer clerestory window and shares spectacular views of the peaceful pond with the primary sitting room and secondary ensuite bedroom on the front side of the home. Choose tranquility or bustling activity as you live, work and play at home with a variety of options. Enjoy canoeing on the on a 3.5-acre pond, planting vegetables and herbs in a fenced garden, or an indoor pool solarium option that could be transformed into a popular pickleball court. The solarium and adjacent full bath can be accessed from the exterior side door, main level and from the lower-level recreation room. Finished areas downstairs include an exercise area, fifth bedroom, and flex room. Outside, a flagstone patio overlooks the pond, and a lush green side lawn is fringed with trees. The other side lawn leads to a fenced vegetable garden and detached tractor garage. Come home and enjoy this extraordinary property on 8.4-acres of tranquility, privacy and outstanding venue options.