In an idyllic marriage of past and present, this historic Shelter Island farmstead features three separate, elegant, and very different buildings that make it a special hideaway. Situated on 1.3+/- acres rich in flowering shrubs and established trees, this compound is located approximately 200 feet from Coecles Harbor on one of the quietest lanes on Shelter Island. The first floor of the main house, built in 1880, has a large, open layout with a sunny, L-shaped living room with entertaining areas, a wood burning stove and a powder room. The spacious country kitchen has a commercial grade range and a sunny breakfast area. The adjacent dining room has five French doors that open to a slate patio with an outdoor stone fireplace-grill and a wisteria arbor. The second floor has two large bedrooms, master bath, a loft bedroom and a library-bedroom with doors leading to a balcony that wraps around to a wide second-floor deck. In the rear of the grounds is a converted barn-guesthouse with beautiful, original hardwood floors, a kitchenette, full bath with vintage ball and claw tub, two bedrooms, and a sitting area. Beside it sits a a cottage which was rolled from a nearby property on two locust trees in the 1940s to its present site, which could be used as a pool house that includes a kitchen and bath. Many recent upgrades and renovations include central air, roofs, well and septic system, making this a modernized, turn-key home. The main house is 3,142+/- sq. ft; the guesthouse 650+/- sq. ft and the studio 300 sq. ft. Overlooking 10 acres of preserved land, diagonal to 30 more acres of preserved space and just up the lane from town landing and popular kayak trail, this is a rare offering, equally well suited as a country compound or an artist's retreat.
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