Contact seller:  Tina at  (802) 223-4363    Cell: (802) 477-3235    tinapruth@gmail.com

Lovely 2 1/2 story home at 397 Elm Street in Montpelier, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/4 baths, full basement, front and back porches, with fenced back yard that backs up to the North Branch of the Winooski River. Please note that the house has a FEMA Letter of Map Amendment indicating that it is not in the flood plain. Built as a simple four square house in 1915, it has been extensively renovated, but retains its original grace. The first floor is now very open and welcoming. The front hall opens to the living room and the kitchen. Once inside, the focus shifts to the back yard, visible from the living room, through French doors that open from the dining room to the back porch which is seasonally screened or glassed in. The first floor woodwork, including the kitchen cabinets, is a natural honey color. The kitchen feels both spacious and cozy; with a 5 burner gas stove, Bosch dishwasher, and center island. Sitting in front of a floor to ceiling brick wall, the Hearthstone wood stove in the living room is on a granite and brick platform with an adjacent large woodbox of the same materials. It heats the whole house and is backed up by an oil-fired hot air furnace for the very coldest days and nights. Two bedrooms, full bath, laundry room and lots of closets are on the second floor. The third floor, accessible by a beautiful new hardwood stairway, was recently converted to a charming bedroom and tile bath, with 3 peaked dormers, cathedral ceiling, walk-in clothes closet and additional storage space. The entire new third floor is very well insulated and is comfortable year round. Hot water comes from an on-demand propane heater; no tank so it never runs out. The back porch has eating space and additional room for sitting or swinging in a hammock. Many plants and trees have been added to the landscaping. The lawn reduction program in the front yard consists of a perennial garden, myrtle around two trees, and plants and shrubs alongside the driveway. In the fenced-in back yard there are plantings between the upper and lower parts of the lawn, and the back fence is set back from the river about 50 feet. There is a small vegetable garden with asparagus, garlic, red lettuce, rhubarb and some young raspberries sprouting. Contact Tina to see this very special home soon!