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Key Details
Sold Price $1,285,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 2,391 sqft
Price per Sqft $537
Subdivision None Available
MLS Listing ID DESU2001112
Sold Date 03/16/22
Style Contemporary,Ranch/Rambler
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 2,391
Originating Board BRIGHT
Year Built 2005
Annual Tax Amount $1,395
Tax Year 2021
Lot Size 41.120 Acres
Acres 41.12
Lot Dimensions 0.00 x 0.00
Property Description
Travel down this particular majestic tree framed road in Frankford Delaware, and it will lead you to a beautiful sprawling contemporary ranch style home, perfectly situated where the trees open to allow the sun to bathe it in light. Stop and listen, and you will hear why the lane you journeyed down to this home is appropriately called Chirping Birds. Your arrival is celebrated with the majestic stone staircase, cascading from the wrap-around social porch, hosting multiple areas to gather and enjoy the panoramic views that frame this magnificent property. This welcoming covered entry invites you to come inside and explore this one-of-a-kind home, with architectural details distinctively designed for easy living and complemented with a generous open concept design, incorporating lofty windows that bathe each room with natural sunlight, soaring ceilings, and craftsmen details at every turn. Inside, the foyer graciously opens to reveal the exquisite and grand-scaled great room crowned beadboard, accentuated with recessed lighting and anchored by the floor to ceiling raised hearth, 3-sided fireplace, handsomely encased in stone. This beautiful home's features and amenities include a gourmet kitchen outfitted with black stainless-steel appliances, a bi-level center island with gas cooktop and breakfast bar, warm 42 cabinetry that complements the wood trim wok of the home, and all highlighted with an abundance of recessed lighting. The kitchen is enhanced by a thoughtful floor plan that includes 2 very generous pantries, a mudroom and laundry room, and the perfectly placed powder room. Access to the oversized garage with a walk-up second story storage area can also be found off the kitchen. Enjoy meals with friends and family in the spacious dining area just off the kitchen and adjacent to the great room, with picture windows and views of the outdoors. Enjoy your morning coffee in the solarium with its very own vaulted beadboard ceiling, walls of windows and wrapped in decorative stone. Entertaining outdoors is made easy on the expansive slate patio, with its built-in, stone faced, kitchen prep area, adorned with granite countertop surfaces, sink, and grilling station just off the gorgeous, screened porch with bead-board ceiling and brick herringbone patterned floor, wrapped in views of the oasis that awaits your exploring. The primary bedroom suite also features a vaulted bead-board ceiling, and is wrapped in picture windows, offering 2 sizable walk-in closets, a graciously sized sitting room, and ensuite with a substantial glass enclosed shower, accented by a beadboard ceiling. Two substantially sized bedrooms with ample closet space and a hall bath complete this homes well-planned layout. Boasting over 41 acres, this property offers not only this well-loved, architecturally graced home, but also many other incredible opportunities just waiting for the next homeowner to realize its full potential! On the property you will find, a pond, a customized, fully working, and well-equipped garage with 2 service bays, a below grade pit equipped with drain, built-in tool benches and a separate private office with a kitchen area, that could be a great in-laws suite or awesome man-cave. There are 5 additional well maintained storage buildings, one specifically designed and complete with a softball pitching bullpen. This property is the perfect opportunity for a buyer with a vision, to take it and their dreams to the next level!
Location
State DE
County Sussex
Area Baltimore Hundred (31001)
Zoning AR-1
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Sitting Room, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Kitchen, Foyer, Sun/Florida Room, Laundry, Solarium
Main Level Bedrooms 3
Interior
Interior Features Attic, Breakfast Area, Built-Ins, Carpet, Ceiling Fan(s), Central Vacuum, Combination Dining/Living, Combination Kitchen/Dining, Combination Kitchen/Living, Dining Area, Exposed Beams, Family Room Off Kitchen, Floor Plan - Open, Kitchen - Gourmet, Kitchen - Island, Primary Bath(s), Recessed Lighting, Stall Shower, Walk-in Closet(s), Window Treatments, Wood Stove
Hot Water Tankless
Heating Forced Air, Other
Cooling Central A/C
Flooring Ceramic Tile, Partially Carpeted
Fireplaces Number 1
Fireplaces Type Double Sided, Equipment, Fireplace - Glass Doors, Mantel(s), Screen, Stone, Wood
Equipment Built-In Microwave, Central Vacuum, Cooktop, Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Dryer - Front Loading, Exhaust Fan, Freezer, Icemaker, Microwave, Oven - Wall, Oven/Range - Gas, Refrigerator, Stainless Steel Appliances, Surface Unit, Washer, Water Conditioner - Owned, Water Heater
Fireplace Y
Window Features Double Pane,Insulated,Screens
Appliance Built-In Microwave, Central Vacuum, Cooktop, Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Dryer - Front Loading, Exhaust Fan, Freezer, Icemaker, Microwave, Oven - Wall, Oven/Range - Gas, Refrigerator, Stainless Steel Appliances, Surface Unit, Washer, Water Conditioner - Owned, Water Heater
Heat Source Other
Laundry Has Laundry, Main Floor
Exterior
Exterior Feature Deck(s), Enclosed, Patio(s), Porch(es), Screened, Wrap Around
Parking Features Additional Storage Area, Built In, Covered Parking, Garage - Side Entry, Garage Door Opener, Inside Access, Oversized, Other
Garage Spaces 12.0
Water Access N
View Garden/Lawn, Panoramic, Pasture, Pond, Scenic Vista, Trees/Woods
Roof Type Asphalt,Metal,Pitched
Accessibility 2+ Access Exits, >84\" Garage Door, Doors - Swing In
Porch Deck(s), Enclosed, Patio(s), Porch(es), Screened, Wrap Around
Attached Garage 2
Total Parking Spaces 12
Garage Y
Building
Lot Description Cleared, Backs to Trees, Front Yard, Landscaping, Level, No Thru Street, Not In Development, Open, Partly Wooded, Pond, Private, Rear Yard, Secluded, SideYard(s), Subdivision Possible, Trees/Wooded
Story 1.5
Foundation Crawl Space, Pillar/Post/Pier
Sewer Gravity Sept Fld, Capping Fill, Septic Permit Issued
Water Well
Architectural Style Contemporary, Ranch/Rambler
Level or Stories 1.5
Additional Building Above Grade, Below Grade
Structure Type 2 Story Ceilings,9'+ Ceilings,Beamed Ceilings,Cathedral Ceilings,Dry Wall,High,Vaulted Ceilings,Wood Ceilings
New Construction N
Schools
Elementary Schools Lord Baltimore
Middle Schools Selbyville
High Schools Sussex Central
School District Indian River
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 134-15.00-6.06
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Assessor
Security Features Carbon Monoxide Detector(s),Main Entrance Lock,Smoke Detector
Horse Property Y
Horse Feature Horses Allowed
Special Listing Condition Standard
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