Properties Near 308 Uphill Lane Dorset, VT

Built in 1989 by famed author John Irving as a private home oasis for his family, this home does not disappoint. Intentionally built and designed to maximize views from every room in the home. With privacy from street, a heated pool, tennis court, and indoor sauna, your home becomes your own personal resort. Entertaining is a breeze with the open floor plan. Everyone can enjoy the preparing of meals in the large chef's kitchen seated nicely next to the dining room with a gorgeous propane fireplace. After a meal retire to the great room with the wood burning fireplace and large windows to views. Speaking of views, did you see the views? On the second floor, you will find the primary suite which comes complete with a large sitting area, separate dressing room, and an expansive bathroom with jetted tub and separate shower....and views! Three additional bedroom suites, laundry room and a bedroom/office space complete the second floor. The third floor offers another bedroom suite with separate TV room, full bath (room to add a small kitchen) and an additional exterior stairway in addition to the interior stairway. In the warmer months, enjoy your own heated swimming pool and a game of tennis. All measurements are approximate. The road you see in the picture is the newly paved driveway, home is private from the road. Be sure to watch the video! Current owner has made many updates and improvements.

On an Eastern hillside, between two ridgelines of the Taconic Range, is Goodman Farm. It is reminiscent of an earlier time with two cottages and an antique red barn set at the edge of a spacious hay meadow just outside the village of Dorset. The 187 acres abuts Rupert State Forest with panoramic views, perennial gardens, stone walls and a small pond. Crossing the stone bridge over Goodman Brook and continuing along a carriage width trail to an upper meadow, there is an exceptional building site, which offers complete privacy and spectacular mountain views. The houses include a 2,026 s/f farmhouse built in 1850 with 4 bedrooms and a 2,160 s/f cape built in the 1980s with 4 bedrooms. May Goodman, a former owner and the namesake, was one of the founders of the Dorset Players in 1927. Over the last half century, the owners have lovingly managed the land and created an extensive trail network through the woodlands suitable for walking, riding, mountain biking, or snow shoeing. The large and majestic trees, mostly maple, are a result of a soil rich in lime. According to the forester, these Eastern facing slopes of the Taconic are some of the most productive timberland in the state. Wild elderberries, black walnuts and apple trees abound, and it is an important wildlife corridor. The property is in current use and has a conservation easement with the Vermont Land Trust. 12 miles from Bromley and 24 miles from Stratton. 4 h from New York and 3 h 18 m from Boston.