• The 15-room custom red brick colonial house at 20 Cherry Lane is walking distance to Cherry Lane Park.
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The 15-room custom red brick colonial house at 20 Cherry Lane is walking distance to Cherry Lane Park.
The 15-room custom red brick colonial house at 20 Cherry Lane is walking distance to Cherry Lane Park.
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The generously sized great room has a stone fireplace, deep tray ceiling, and a large bar.
The generously sized great room has a stone fireplace, deep tray ceiling, and a large bar.
Photo: Brian Zuleta
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French doors open from the bar area of the great room to the backyard and pool.
French doors open from the bar area of the great room to the backyard and pool.
Photo: Brian Zuleta
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There are four fireplaces in this house.
There are four fireplaces in this house.
Photo: Brian Zuleta
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The formal dining room is banquet-sized and can easily accommodate 20 for a sit-down dinner.
The formal dining room is banquet-sized and can easily accommodate 20 for a sit-down dinner.
Photo: Brian Zuleta
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The eat-in area of the kitchen has two built-in china cabinets.
The eat-in area of the kitchen has two built-in china cabinets.
Photo: Brian Zuleta
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Although the kitchen could use updating it is perfectly functional and efficient and features a center island, tile floor and Corian counters.
Although the kitchen could use updating it is perfectly functional and efficient and features a center island, tile floor and Corian counters.
Photo: Brian Zuleta
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The sitting area off the eat-in section of the kitchen has a red brick fireplace.
The sitting area off the eat-in section of the kitchen has a red brick fireplace.
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The sizable great room has a substantial, visually appealing wet-bar with glass shelving and counter space for stools.
The sizable great room has a substantial, visually appealing wet-bar with glass shelving and counter space for stools.
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The three-room in-law apartment on the lower level has a kitchen, sitting area with a fireplace, and a separate entrance.
The three-room in-law apartment on the lower level has a kitchen, sitting area with a fireplace, and a separate entrance.
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The master bedroom suite comprises three rooms and includes two walk-in closets, a private balcony, and a large marble bath.
The master bedroom suite comprises three rooms and includes two walk-in closets, a private balcony, and a large marble bath.
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The 2.45-acre largely level property has a gazebo.
The 2.45-acre largely level property has a gazebo.
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WILTON — The long awaited spring is here as evidenced by the budding trees and shrubs, and crocuses pushing through the soil. Pink cherry blossoms dot the countryside, a little late this year but at least they’ve finally arrived.

There may not be any cherry trees on the 2.45-acre property at 20 Cherry Lane in south Wilton but the custom red brick colonial house is like one 7,700-square-foot, year-round blossom. The house sits on a picturesque street within walking distance to the 50.5-acre Cherry Lane Park and it is quite close to the Norwalk River Valley Trail and Banks Drive Open Space. Cherry Lane Park offers passive recreational pursuits including birdwatching, nature study, and hiking. The park has several trails, which, according to the town website, “are excellent for hiking.”

The house is set beautifully on the property, which is also within easy commuting distance to the Merritt Parkway in one direction and downtown Wilton and the train station in the other. It was built in 1991 and has an elegant façade with its red brick exterior, black shutters, multiple dormers, and mansard roof. From the semi-circular driveway lined in Belgium block climb the wide staircase to the formal front entrance, where there is a large granite patio and French doors topped with a multi-paned transom open into the two-story foyer.

The foyer has a graceful, curved staircase. To the left there is a study, the first of 15 elegant and generously-sized rooms. Well, truth be told, the eat-in kitchen could use updating. The formal dining room is banquet-sized and can easily accommodate 20 for a sit-down dinner. It also has a door to the slate patio and heated Gunite in-ground swimming pool in the attractively landscaped backyard. The large great room is so spacious it could host a small family wedding. Throughout the first floor there is an open floor plan that is perfect for entertaining and comfortable living. Enhancing the entertaining value are the custom wine cellar in the full partially finished lower level and the large great room has a substantial, visually appealing wet-bar with glass shelving.

In the great room there is a deep tray ceiling with two ceiling fans and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, the first of four in this house. Others are found in the sitting room off the kitchen, the second floor master bedroom suite, and in the three-room in-law apartment on the lower level. The apartment has a kitchen, and a separate entrance as does the adjacent two-room office, making it an ideal space for a home business.

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ABOUT THIS HOUSE

STYLE: Brick Colonial

ADDRESS: 20 Cherry Lane

PRICE: $1,199,000

ROOMS: 15

FEATURES: 2.45-acre largely level property, heated Gunite in-ground swimming pool, slate patio, wine cellar, wet bar, balcony, wood deck, gazebo, exterior lighting, screened porch, in-law or au pair suite, central vacuuming system, four fireplaces, disability access/roll-in shower, attached five-car-garage, hardwood floors throughout, cedar closet, well water, convenient to the Merritt Parkway, shed, attic, full partially finished basement, six bedrooms, five full and one half baths

SCHOOLS: Miller-Driscoll Elementary, Cider Mill Intermediate, Middlebrook Middle, Wilton High

ASSESSMENT: $1,325,800

MILL RATE: 27.77 mills

TAXES: $36,817

Back on the main living level, the great room has French doors that lead outside to the patio and pool. There are also French doors separating the kitchen from the dining room. The sun room has a door to the wood deck.

On the second floor there are five bedrooms. The master suite comprises three rooms and includes two walk-in closets, a private balcony, and a large marble master bath. Two additional bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill-style bath and they have their own large walk-in closets. The fourth and fifth bedrooms are en suite.

On the lower level, in addition to the office and in-law apartment, there is plenty of space for a media room, play room and game room; the possibilities are endless. It also has abundant storage space, and it provides access to the large attached garage, which has five bays, one of them a tandem space.

For more information or to make an appointment to see the house contact Susan C. Resch of William Raveis Real Estate at 203-644-5055 or Susan.Resch@Raveis.com.