WILTON — The contemporary house at 30 Woodland Place sits on a secluded, wooded interior lot in the Lake Club area of Wilton making it an ideal location as a weekend get-away or a year-round home for those who love nature.
In fact, the listing agent says the next owners can “Let nature be your decorator.” Every room has attractive views of the treed property of just over two acres, in effect creating a work of art in each window; the glass pane as the canvas and the sill and woodwork as the picture frame.
Augmenting the privacy of this property are two open space areas. There is 20 acres of conservation land with hiking trails all the way to the South Norwalk Reservoir and additional hiking trails in the municipally owned Wild Duck Road Open Space, with is also within walking distance.
“Wild Duck Reserve is an attractive park which has many interesting features, chief among which are the many moss-covered ledge rocks ... Mountain laurel (the Connecticut state flower) is plentiful in the northeast area, and number of spring wildflowers bloom throughout the park. Wild Duck Reserve is a good spot to visit, particularly if time is limited. The trails, taken at an average pace, can easily be covered in an hour,” according to the town website. There are three trails marked red, white, and blue.
This location is not just about solitude and a love of nature. This property also has proximity to the Lake Club, which straddles Wilton and New Canaan, and it caters to those who enjoy leisure and recreational activities. The Lake Club requires membership. It is located on a 15-acre parcel and includes 12 Har-Tru tennis courts, paddle tennis, swimming, diving, water polo and boating. There are recreational and intra-club competitive teams. Paddle boats, row boats, canoes, and kayaks are available for members to use and there is an annual Fishing Derby on the lake, named Thayers Pond.
The brown house, which has vertical board wood siding, was built in 1984. It has seven rooms, 3,392 square feet of living space, and an open floor plan. A flagstone path leads to the covered front entrance. The front door opens into the two-story foyer from which there are two steps down into the formal living room. It has a vaulted ceiling, a wall of windows, and a fireplace. The formal dining room is also accessed from the foyer.
This is a great entertaining house and it has a spacious kitchen, which is a great gathering spot. The kitchen flows into the dining areas and family room, and it features a large center island/breakfast bar topped in granite, a cathedral ceiling with skylights, exposed beams, a ceramic tile floor, and a pot-filler above the range. There is also a built-in desk area with ample workspace, shelving and cabinetry. Connecting to the kitchen and family room is a breakfast room. The kitchen and breakfast room have sliding doors to the wood deck and backyard.
In the family room there is the home’s second fireplace and exposed beams on the ceiling. It also has a good-sized wet bar with a long granite counter, sink, cabinetry, under-cabinet lighting, and a beverage refrigerator. The first floor also has an alcove room that serves as a library. It has two walls of built-in bookshelves and a window seat.
On the second floor the master bedroom is en suite. The other two bedrooms share an adjoining bathroom.
While the feeling of this property is one of remoteness this house is really quite convenient to local amenities. It has an easy commute to both Wilton and New Canaan villages. Both town centers are about the same distance from this house.
For more information or to make an appointment to see the house contact Joanne E. Fisher of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty at 203-858-0749 or jfisher@williampitt.com.