Historical home transformed with spacious rooms
Golf course views, 4-season room among highlights.
Originally the summer cottage of John Patterson, the historic home has been expanded into large social areas, secluded bedroom wing, a four-season enclosed porch and outdoor terrace patio with golf-course views.
Listed for $785,000 by Keller Williams Advantage Real Estate, the home at 4910 Tait Road has about 4,470 square feet of living space and sits on just over a halfacre lot along the Moraine Country Club.
Some of the original home has been preserved with the wood parquet flooring in the foyer and hallway, wall paintings and built-ins. The rest has been expanded and enhanced with efficiency, sound system and panoramic views.
Formal entry opens into the foyer with a cathedral ceiling, parquet flooring and hidden rooms, including a half bathroom and a bedroom or office with access to the private, full bathroom.
The foyer opens into the great room, which has a wall of windows looking over the slate terrace patio. A wood-burning fireplace adds warmth to the room, and rear windows look out to the pool deck. Tucked off the great room is a music room with marble flooring and a wall of built-in cabinetry and drawers as this room was once the formal dining room.
Accessible from the foyer and the great room is the kitchen, which was redesigned. A bay breakfast room has access to the terrace. Custom cabinetry fills four walls and includes a planning desk and appliance garages.
Appliances include a SubZero refrigerator, wall ovens, trash compactors, dishwasher, gas cooktop with retractable venting system and a wine cooler. An island has seating for six. There is also a walk-in pantry closet, and windows are above the sink.
A frosted door opens into the bedroom wing where three bedrooms and two full bathrooms are located. The guest bedroom has a private bath, and patio door access the pool.
The main bedroom has a raised ceiling and two walkin closets. A door opens to a private patio. The main bathroom is surrounded by marble tiles and has a whirlpool tub, two separate sinks and a walk-in shower.
Off the great room is a recreation room with a dome cathedral ceiling with woodbeam accents. Wainscoting and built-in bookcases create an elegant rustic feel, and a corner wood-burning fireplace has a brick hearth and detailed wood mantel. The walkway from the recreation room into the media room has a wet bar nook and access to a half bathroom.
The media room has a full wall of built-in cabinetry with hidden speakers and glasspanel cabinet doors. The room is circular in design and has wood flooring with a circular weave. Patio doors open to an enclosed porch with slate flooring and a stone wood-burning fireplace. The room has screened window enclosures, a sound system and access to the terrace.