Contact seller:  Bonnie at  18023492135    Cell: (802) 349-2135    bonniedegray@gmail.com

4-5 Bedroom 2.5 bath energy efficient, lovingly-kept house on 5.74acres Womderful Mountain view

Built in 1952, fully renovated and expanded in 1990’s. Bright, open floor plan. New kitchen and bath in 2022. Frontage on a well-maintained paved road, two drives. The second floor has exterior access from the deck: has been used as apartment/airB&B. Basement garage with automatic overhead doors. Peaceful and inspiring view of Breadloaf Mountain and the adjoining green mountain range. Maple and oak shade trees by the house do not limit the solar panels on the roof.

New Drilled well, conventional approved septic system,(2014). Propane furnace for central heating, wood-stove for supplemental. Mini-split for upstairs cooling. Dry, partially finished basement, with new drainage and sump pump. Large deck. Wheelchair accessible ground floor. New 200 amp electrical service panel installed in 2023, heat pump water heater, upstairs air conditioning.

Ripton is a very close and creative community, with a wonderful small elementary school, and regular cultural events. Close to down hill and cross country skiing, Green Mountain National Forest, hiking trails, and Middlebury college.

Exterior building, originally built as a garage, has been renovated (new roof, windows, 2021) and could be a green house, storage shed, or air b’n’b.

Small barn, fenced pasture/meadow, and a fascinating wet-land between you and next-door downhill. Mature and younger fruit trees,(apple, plum and pear) blueberries, established rhubarb and asparagus, organic garden plot, perennial borders, fenced back-yard and “Dogwatch” invisible fence surrounding house-site half-acre.