489 Main StreetChester, VT 05143Sale Price: $237,900

Village home. Stroll to Chester Green. Zoned residential/commercial. Large casually elegant living, or combo home/gallery. Possibilities are many! Spaces filled with artistic touches from recent-years' restored original hardware to a basement with granite stone floor created by the true craftsmen of Old Vermont. Charm & character fill this c.1860 farm-style house. Artful restoration & renovation give this clean elder dame a balance of the past with today's convenience & comfort. Lot has been transformed into low-maintenance perennial gardens that bloom from early spring until November's freeze. Back gate opens to enclosed courtyard - your very own Secret Garden! Enter house through an always-sunny Sun Room. Dutch door opens to spacious kitchen-dining, recently updated with matte stone farmhouse sink, quality faucet, new countertops & backsplash. Chef-friendly appliances. Soapstone wood stove. Large walk-in pantry has shelves, countertop & cabinets. From kitchen-dining area, pass a bright hallway to the charming side entrance.1st level then opens to library-living room with wall of solid built-ins & rugged stone fireplace. More upstairs: Bedrooms, full bath, & laundry-utility room. Charming enclosed porch leads to exit & covered exterior stairs back to the private courtyard. Into the happy blue Barn door is a potting shed/workbench, upstairs storage & 1-car garage. In back of barn is ScreenRoom, side & front doors that open to large fenced & gated yard & majestic Black Walnut