Property Week
Canton Home Offers Lots of Space, Inside and Outside
By Karen A. Avitabile
A2,912-square-foot home with a private backyard and a stream running through is situated in a beautiful country setting in Canton. Built in 1976, this well-maintained home offers living space on three levels and is great for entertaining, inside and outside.
“The owners like the fact that they are living in a nature preserve,” says co-listing agent Rebecca Koladis.
Priced to sell at $499,000, the four bedroom, three bathroom dwelling at 9 Scoville Road is located on the north side of Canton, a small quintessential New England town in Farmington Valley with less than 15,000 people.
Colonial meets contemporary on the main level with an open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, wood beams, recessed lighting and tile and hardwood floors. Cozy up next to the fireplace in the sunken living room.
The kitchen is fitted with extensive worksurface areas, plenty of white cabinetry, a tile floor and backsplash, stainless appliances, a breakfast bar, a window above the sink, open shelving, some butcher-block counters, a built-in wine rack and a dry bar used as a coffee station. Equally spacious is the dining room, great for
entertaining family and friends.
The separate eat-in kitchen, currently used as a family room, has a full wall of bricks with a wood-burning stove piped into it. A built-in hutch can display dishes and glasses. A bay window overlooks the backyard. This space opens to the mudroom, which is ideal for taking off bulky gear during the winter, and flows onto a large deck that winds its way around the perimeter of the house.
A main floor 20-by-16-foot bedroom with double closets is currently being used as an office. Also on this level is a full bathroom, a pantry and plenty of closets.
A winder staircase leads to the second floor with three more bedrooms. The spacious primary suite, 16 by 16 feet, has a vaulted ceiling with a fan, slider door wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with a shower. The two guest rooms are also generous in size and highlighted by wallto-wall carpet, sloped ceilings, an abundance of closets and ceiling fans. They share a full bathroom and a laundry room, also located on this level.
A finished lower-level family room, with plenty of space for another dining area, provides an additional 600 square feet. Storage, a workshop and a hatchway to the outdoors account for another 1,000 square feet in the basement. This space could be turned into an in-law apartment.
The picture-perfect, lightly wooded and secluded backyard can be your own private oasis. Relax on the deck or in the detached screened-in gazebo, built atop the deck. This room is flanked by windows and has electricity and a vaulted ceiling. Step down onto a wide stretch of grass, ideal for playing sports. Further out back is a bridge that extends over a small stream into a wooded area. It is not unusual to see all kinds of wildlife, many of them drinking at the stream.
“The backyard is lovely with the stream,” Koladis says. “That’s my favorite part.”
The home has a newer high-efficiency furnace and uses oil baseboard heat. There is a septic system, a private well and a whole-house generator. An attic is also located in the home.
Located on a dead-end in a quiet neighborhood, the home is set back from the road. A concrete sidewalk extends from the long asphalt driveway to the front stairs adorned by a small portico above. The home’s facade boasts red, barn-like cedar wood, updated a few years ago. The asphalt roof is furnished with heater cables.
Commonplace in the New England landscape, stone walls dot the property and add curb appeal. Perennial gardens, with some 60 some plants, brighten the front and back of the home.
There is additional parking on the right side of the detached two-car garage. At the back of the structure, a large loft with walls and a ceiling has been built in stained wood. The space, which lets in lots of natural light, could be used as a man cave, an office or for additional storage.
The home is only minutes to Route 44 and the village of Collinsville, a walkable town center with an old railroad depot, a lively arts and music scene, and the Farmington River where sports enthusiasts can partake in tubing, canoeing, kayaking and world-class fly-fishing.
According to the listing agent, this home offers everything today’s buyers are looking for – an office, an open kitchen concept, several bedrooms, an alternative heat source, lots of
storage, a finished space in the lower level, plenty of areas to display artwork, a large deck
and a private backyard.
To see photos of the home, a short video of the property or to find out more information about this listing, visit https://bit.ly/3nclCK4. An
open house is scheduled for Oct. 31, 1 to 3 p.m. For a private showing, call the co-listing agents.
Karen A. Avitabile is a freelance writer based in Plantsville.