Home Buying

For $995,000, a ‘fiesta red’ spread on nearly 96 acres in Vermont

“I wanted a happy red,” says Peggy Watson, who lives in the house. “It's not fire engine red. It's not candy apple red. It’s a very, very happy red.”

This colorful home sits on 95.86 acres in Enosberg, Vermont. Randall Watson of eXpRealty

October 27, 2024

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Life is colorful at 3213 Woodward Neighborhood Road, a “fiesta red” home set amid 95.86 rolling acres in Enosberg, Vermont.

“I wanted a happy red,” says Peggy Watson, who lives in the house. “It’s not fire engine red. It’s not candy apple red. It’s a very, very happy red.”

The original barn was built in 1882, but it’s now a fully modern three-bed, four-and-a-half-bath home filled with posts and beams. Measuring 5,500 square feet above ground, it’s currently listed for $995,000.

A long driveway leads to the bright red home, which welcomes guests up a handful of front steps. Step inside the double front doors to the open-concept first floor, filled with natural light from its surroundings. The original posts and beams are a sharp contrast to the white hardwood floors. On the left is the living room area, where oversized windows make up the wall space and boast mountain views to the north and east.

“You basically have 360 degrees of windows on every level,” says Randall Watson, the homeowner and the property‘s listing agent with eXp Realty. He and Peggy, who chronicle their experiences on their website Old Fogies Ventures, purchased the home in 2003.

“It was a mess,” says Peggy. “We had to figure out how to make it livable.”

These days, a cozy fireplace with a wood-burning stove is surrounded by white brick. The dining room and kitchen are on the right side. It’s home to three large refrigerators, two dishwashers, two stoves, a custom 120-inch vented hood, two 120-inch stainless steel sinks, and a 21-foot island. There’s plenty of space for a dine-in area, a testament to the home’s flexible setup. Similar to the other side of the home, there are plenty of oversized windows and a sliding door that leads out to a deck. A coffee bar and pantry provide plenty of storage. You’ll find a full bathroom tucked away on the first floor.

Climb the stairs, which sit in the middle of the home, to the second level. Natural hardwood pine floors stream throughout, and a sliding wood barn door made of the same pine harvested from the property leads into the primary bedroom suite, which Watson estimates measures about 800 square feet in total. It features floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors out to another balcony, overlooking the stunning treetops and distant mountain vistas of Vermont. Dual walk-in primary closets feel spacious enough to be entirely separate rooms. In one of the two primary bathrooms, you’ll find a clawfoot tub and an oversized walk-in shower. In the other, you’ll find unique green tiled floors and a walk-in shower with walls tiled with wood-look plank porcelain tiles. The laundry room is also located on the second level, as is an additional sleeping area with an open concept. Two additional walk-in closets add even more storage space to the second story.

Continue up to the third-level guest space, boasting the same bright white floors and walls as the first floor. It features six dormers, eight closets, a cupola, and sliding doors leading out to the home’s third and fourth decks overlooking the pastures and meadows. The third level has a bathroom with a shower.

“That level is about 1,100 square feet,” says Watson.

The 96 acres of land are filled with natural beauty, ranging from a pond and forested land to frolicking deer and orchards.

An unfinished basement, which currently houses the couple’s architectural salvage, has endless storage space, as well as a half-bathroom. There is a detached barn, originally used for horses, that’s large enough to house four vehicles. It contains a tractor and a whole-house backup diesel generator, which is included in the price of the home.