Watch the April solar eclipse from your private observatory
Address: MD
4488 Cooper Rd., Eden,
List price:
Year built:
$2,690,000
1988
Real estate agent: Whitney Elliott of Coldwell Banker Realty in the Mid-Atlantic
Last sold price/date: For $1.4 million on Nov. 4, 2003
Property size: 8,252 square foot home has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and an attached, two-car garage. The 26.7-acre lot includes a two-story observatory, 690 feet of water frontage and a pier.
Unique features: There’s no need to fly to Mexico to view the upcoming April 8 eclipse. Motivated homebuyers can close on this nearly 27-acre estate on the Wicomico River in time to view the solar fireworks from their private, two-story observatory.
Though the eclipse won’t be total in Maryland, it will be nearly full; the moon is expected to blot
A Somerset County home with a private, two-story observatory is listed for $2.69 million. out about 88% of the sun.
And how better to view those details than from the high-powered telescope mounted on the second floor of the climate-controlled observatory?
When the new owners aren’t star-gazing, they can enjoy other amenities of their new home, such as the waterside fire pit, perhaps with a bottle of wine taken from their own, 3,000-bottle wine cellar.
The nearly 700 feet of water frontage includes a pier with two dock slips, including one with deep water access.
Riverside views are available from every room in the rear of the home, including the living room, kitchen, several bedrooms and a first-floor game room spacious enough for a pool table.
There’s a movie room with a 10-foot screen and custom acoustics that is large enough to fit several rows of reclining chairs and that can be accessed by the home elevator.
Other creature comforts include two wood-burning fireplaces and a home gym.
The kitchen is virtually a showroom of high-end appliances from Viking, ILVE and GE Professional, with many of the machines hidden from view by custom cabinets.
The home has been updated with such technological innovations a customizable, whole-home audio and lighting system, a water treatment system, a security system and an array of specialized heating methods: geothermal, ductless, electric and liquid propane. Everything is coordinated in a dedicated tech room that contains the hook-ups for all of the home’s automated systems.
Did we mention that the master bath includes a warming drawer for towels?