BIDDEFORD – Just inside the city line, in a pleasantly rural, secluded location less than five miles from downtown Saco, here is a gorgeous, 4,180-square-foot home with more than 424 feet of frontage on the Saco River.

Built in 1967 but completely remodeled in 2010, the home combines Colonial, contemporary and chalet architectural elements, and is ideal for entertaining both inside, and out – on fine-weather evenings, on the huge, mahogany deck, or by the front-lawn firepit and circular patio, surrounded by gardens, and only a few steps from the broad, meandering river. In the comfortably elegant interior, which has water views from almost every room, there are several more entertaining options, singly or in combination.

The “great room” is truly a great room, and not only in size. In one sitting area, full-view doors and windows face the deck, near a massive, floor-to-ceiling wood-burning fireplace of stone, with granite bench and mahogany mantel. A delightful bar is in the opposite corner, its windows looking out over the 4.3-acre property’s sweep of back lawn and gardens.

Past a media/television recess on the other side of the staircase, a hallway leads to the kitchen/dining wing. Here beneath exposed beams and cathedral ceiling is a splendid, custom, chef’s kitchen with granite and cherry, and stainless-and-black appliances including Jenn-air gas cooktop; and across the bar (note the lovely, red pendant lights) a marble-floored den with white-painted brick fireplace/hearth with gas insert. The adjacent dining area affords serenely pastoral views year-round, and also accesses the deck.

Two staircases rise to the upper level, where you may take your pick of two sumptuous and spacious master suites, each multi-closeted and featuring a Jacuzzi spa tub in its bath. The east-wing suite connects to a large balcony-office.

The finished lower level has lots of exposed-brick, “rough” paneling rustic charm, especially in the main, recreation room, whose ell could accommodate a kitchenette very nicely, and thus complement the bedroom and bath to create a full suite.

With the direct-entry, oversized garage taking care of vehicle needs, stalls for horses could easily be added to the detached barn, which has a finished, walkup studio/storage room above.

The home at 605 New County Road, Biddeford is listed for sale by Bridgette Vermette, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, of Keller Williams Realty, and is being shown by appointment.

For more information or to arrange a private viewing, please contact Bridgette at 553-2680, 318-3421, or at bvermette@kw.com.

Price: $725,000
Built: 1967/2010
Rooms/bedrooms: 8/3
Baths: Three full, one 1/2
Square footage: 4,180
Lot size: 4.3 acres
Garage: Storage for four vehicles
Taxes: $7,011

Produced by the Marketing Department of the Maine Sunday Telegram, the Home of the Week is provided at no cost.

Staff photos by Derek Davis. Courtesy photos by Michael Eric Berube.

Send HOW suggestions to: jrolfe@pressherald.com.

Related Stories