Overview

MUTTONTOWN. If you have ever longed for the simple country life as you race through your busy days in the city, you can take a deep breath and sigh with relief as you enter this charming five-plus-acre estate with its impeccable, 1929,“Great Gatsby” era brick carriage house transformed into a charming French country retreat. Offering six inviting sunny bedrooms, five-and-a-half renovated marble baths, high open-beam ceilings, and sun-drenched gracious principal rooms, it includes a three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath guest house with two-car garage, a unique estate-fenced, cloverleaf-shaped inground pool, spacious pool party house with bath and dressing rooms, meandering lawns through lush woodland, and a delightful bluestone patio overlooking a great expanse of emerald lawns, flowering shrubs and mature trees. Seeming to be in a world of its own, this enchanting historical haven is surprisingly convenient to major highways, farms with farm stands, a winery, nature preserve, golfing, boating, charming village shops and restaurants, and the well-loved 550-acre Muttontown Preserve with its miles of nature and cross-country ski trails, mansion museums, and beautiful countryside. And yet, this bucolic lifestyle you can enjoy in this romantic getaway is only thirty-three miles from Manhattan. Entered through a gated country fence, a spacious parking area leads to a service courtyard between the main house and guest house and a delightful main courtyard framed on three sides by the of the home and two of its three wings. Shaded by two ancient maple trees, a bluestone walk is split by a birdbath and flower bed. To the right, you will enter the inlaid-tile foyer where fielded paneling camouflages doors to a guest closet and powder room. To the right is the living room, central and largest room of the house boasting a cathedral ceiling with hand-hewn cross beams, a stately fireplace, and soaring framed mirror. Imported, Versailles parquet floors add to the impressive old-world ambiance as do the front and back arched French double doors. To the right, a cozy den with arched hallway leads to two bedroom wings. The side wing includes a lovely bedroom with rear vistas, renovated marble bath, and entry to the serene master suite. Pampering you, it offers a dressing room, four closets, a stunning new marble master bath with a soaking tub, twin vanity, and large frameless-glass shower, and a palatial master bedroom with vaulted open-beam ceiling and flooded with sunlight through several large windows. The second bedroom wing comprises four delightful bright and airy bedrooms and two lovely updated baths. The sixth bedroom is found at the other end of the house in a guest suite with bath and walk-in closet. Its wing includes a gorgeous formal dining room with boiserie-enhanced, upholstered fielded paneling and a beautiful hand-painted faux carpet on its lustrous random-plank hardwood floors. The adjoining country kitchen is its own wing and includes large windows on opposite walls plus a door to the service courtyard. If offers ample space for informal dining and has ample cabinetry, center island and appliances. Also in this wing is a boiler room, laundry room and walk-in pantry. High ceilings, elegant moldings, hardwood floors, and hallways with ample closets and attic access, add to the comfort and charm of this captivating home. No matter the season, this sprawling brick country home will win your heart whether you are entertaining or just relaxing and enjoying the “country life.”