Description

With a nod to French Normandy Architecture, this home feels both elegant and storybook-like with French charm and refinement. This stately home presides over 3-acres on a corner lot with a welcoming circular drive in the heart of Clarksville, Maryland. Signature elements of this picturesque home include a mix of stone, stucco, brick and quoin corners with a central turret tower and arch celebrating entry into a pair of arched wood doors.

Inside, a dramatic two-story foyer and gracious curved stair encircles a sparkling crystal chandelier and rises to a richly paneled gallery wall in the round above. Adjacent to the foyer a sweeping arched opening sided by a pair of coupled columns that announce entry from the foyer into the living and dining formals. Both formals are dressed with marble floors and crown moldings with cove lighting. In the dining room, light streams through a bay window on one side, and opens to the kitchen on the other side.

The spacious eat-in kitchen features commanding central island and a gas cooking station with two pendants is surrounded by cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, and a corner walk-in pantry. The adjacent breakfast table area is sided by a secondary extended bank of cabinetry with a planning desk and display wall cabinets. Opposite the planning desk is an atrium door leading to a screened dining deck with a vaulted ceiling, and two screened doors leading to the rear patio and lawn. Thoughtfully designed, the floor plan unfolds into a wrap-around wet bar before transitioning into a storied great room defined by rich paneling, a wall of stacked windows and a gas fireplace articulated with two overmantels, a lighted art niche, and paired columns. French doors open into a den with a bay window currently used for media entertainment. The main level is completed by a powder bath, a laundry center, a generously sized library with a bay window, built-ins and rich paneling. Three steps up from the main is a flex bedroom and elaborate exercise room outfitted with space for work-out equipment, cushioned carpet for yoga, and a mirrored wall with barre option. Inspired by French architecture, a spiral stair rises from the exercise room to the sprawling primary suite on the upper level. Upstairs, the curved central stairs and landing are encircled by handsome gallery paneling that opens to a private luxury primary suite and spa-like bath on one side, and a secondary paneled hall with three additional en-suite bedrooms in a separate wing.

Downstairs, a fully finished lower level is designed to accommodate a variety of entertainment venues. New luxury vinyl floors define the kitchenette area with wet bar and coffee bar, a full bath, a billiards room, and an adjacent flex room that could become Au-pair quarters. On the other side, there is a second full kitchen and dining area with a walk-out patio that opens to a generous theater room complete with projector, and risers. The lower is completed by a second lower full bath. In addition to the walk-out patio, and screened dining porch, this stunning property boasts a three-car side loading garage, front and back lawns, garden beds, and two rear patios. Do not miss this opportunity to enjoy elegant living with upgraded amenities and geothermal for low-cost energy.