Descripton
Uniquely flowing, open floor plan built by William Bonham and nestled on more than 4 acres in North Fulton County.
You are welcomed to this exquisite European estate through wrought-iron entry gates at Bethany Road and a long private driveway that leads to the motor court at the front of the home.
All of the interior doors are solid wood with shadowbox molding. The hardwood floors were site-finished and there is beautiful trim work throughout.
The Grand Salon features a limestone fireplace with a slate surround, a flush built-in display case, radius windows, plantation shutters and a washed tongue and groove ceiling with rough sewn beams. French doors open to outdoor living space.
A generous banquet-style dining room is graced with terra cotta tile flooring and double cased archways and doorways. Through the archways, there is an adjacent wet bar and French doors leading to the outdoor living space.
An incredible kitchen is wonderfully spacious and includes granite countertops, stainless dishwasher, trash compactor, oven and warming drawer, an island cooktop with 5 burners, a built-in wine rack, tumbled marble back splash, cabinets with slide out shelves and a cabinet paneled refrigerator. The breakfast area is flanked with cupboards for additional storage and display/book cases.
The breakfast area opens to a vaulted keeping room with a stacked stone chimney and a quick-start, pot bellied stove. The room is trimmed with rough sewn beams and has built-in cabinets with shelving for books and/or a television. Transomed French doors lead to the outdoor living space.
From the keeping room you step up into a knotty pine paneled home office/study with aboundant built-in bookcases and cabinets, a fireplace, a window seat and a bay window that overlooks the backyard.
The home business center/laundry room is located off the kitchen and features a utility sink and plenty of cabinet space for storgage.
The master suite, located on the main level with french door entry, features separate his and hers walk-in closets with built-ins galore. The master bath offers double sink vanities with marble countertops and a marble floor. There is a large whirlpool tub topped by a chandelier and a tumbled marble shower with frameless glass door.
With two window seats, plantation shutters and flush built-in bookcases, the landing on the upper level acts as the perfect reading nook. The secondary bedrooms upstairs are quite large. The guest room has its own private bath and the other two bedrooms share a Jack & Jill bath.
Solid wiid stairs lead to the terrace level whcih includes an excercise room, a large play/rec room, a powder room and an unfinished storage room.
A breezeway leads from the kitchen to a fabulous, finished two-story guest house. This stacked stone guest suite includes a 2 story living/gathering room with a kitchenette and a huge upstairs bedroom with flush built-in bookcases, a large walk-in closet and a full bath with a double sink, tile topped vanity. A two-car garage is located on the rear side of the quest suite.
Enjoy a barbeque, a family gathering or an evening cocktail party in the outdoor living space with a waterfall pond and a kitchen with grill, refrigerator and sink. The patio is constructed of stone pavers and includes a stacked stone bar. The yard around the patio is landscaped like an English garden. The patio also contains a fire pit for those cooler evenings and outside the master suite is an in-ground hot tub.
Beyond the patio is a wooded, grassy area, a split rail fence and acreage suitable for pasture. The property also has frontage on Crabapple Lake.