Property Details
Basic Information
- Property Type: Single Family
- Property Style: Cape, Farmhouse, Victorian
- MLS Number: 5089684
- List Price: $1,495,000
- Lot Description: Country Setting, Farm, Horse/Animal Farm, Field/Pasture, Landscaped, Mountain View, Orchards, Secluded, View, Wooded
- Date Listed: 05/19/2026
- Virtual Tour: Virtual Tour
- Description: Welcome to your paradise! This exquisite 30 acre estate offers extreme privacy, a custom home with architectural details throughout, a modern 1 BR guest apartment, an oversized 2 car garage, top notch equestrian facilities, a trout pond, playhouse and the list goes on and on. The winding driveway leads one to an enchanting compound, as it opens to overlook the exclusive estate in all of it's glory. The 3 Bedroom, 4000SF home boasts 10 foot ceilings, with reclaimed antique oak pocket doors from a nearby mansion, inlaid floors, stained glass windows, arches and a custom cherry and granite eat in island kitchen. The foyer, gracious leads to the expansive living room and kitchen overlooking the fantastic spring fed pond... there is a main level primary suite, and second floor gathering space with pond-side balcony and 2 bedrooms. The finished basement hosts a family recreation room and a sauna. Equestrian facilities are comprised of a recently built barn with 4, 12 X 12 stalls boasting ThuroBed Matress Systems, as well as a 12 X 18 foaling stall, leaving room for additional stalls. Paddocks and pastures with Ramm Flex Fencing and a USDF regulation 20m X 60m dressage arena with sand and fiber footing. There's a large shed and a 5 acre pasture. There's so much room for storage or lifestyle expansion within the main house or the building hosting the detached garage and guest house as there is a full unfinished second floor that could expand studio, exercise and office needs. This special location is convenient to area amenities yet a total feel of being away from it all! Whether you are an equestrian, or you are looking for an idyllic homestead, a place to enjoy nature and peace, and/or a property that demonstrates Vermont beauty, one shall adore this property. It is conveniently 3 hours from NYC, 1 hour from the Albany airport, and 25 minutes from Manchester, all while still feeling a world away! West Mountain Views are engaged wherever one is on the property!
Building
- Acreage: 30.54
- Square Feet: 4,023
- Year Built: 1996
- Zoning: RR80
- Stories: 1.5
- Roof: Metal, Slate
- Building Construction: Wood Frame, Clapboard Exterior
- Foundation: Concrete
Location
- County: Bennington
- Town: Shaftsbury
Finance
- Taxes: $11,938
Interior Features
Bedrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 4
- Full Baths: 2
- 3/4 Baths: 1
Basement
- Basement: Concrete Floor, Full, Partially Finished, Interior Stairs, Interior Access
Exterior Features
Exterior Features
- Exterior Color: Red
Utilities and Appliances
Utilities and Appliances
- Utilities: Cable Available, Propane, Telephone Available
- Appliances Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Gas Range, Refrigerator, Washer, Domestic Water Heater
Community
Schools
- Elementary School: Shaftsbury Elem. School
- High School: Mt. Anthony Sr. UHSD 14
Amenities
- Other Amenities: Basement
Other Details
Water
- Water: Drilled Well