132 Silver Lake RoadBucksport, ME 04416Price: $585,000

This thoughfully-designed 3-bed / 3 bath home is strategically located on 4+ private acres within walking distance of schools, playgrounds, Bucksport waterfront marina and village shopping. The double hi hi lot is beautifully landscaped, with gently rolling lawns, ornamental trees and shrubs, and a brace of tall pines to provide seclusion and a park-like atmosphere. Perfect opportunity for gardening, hobby-farming, even the addition of a guest house. Bucksport's key midcoast location, between the destinations of Acadia National Park, The Maine North Woods and the world famous sailing waters of Penobscot Bay put this home in a strategic location for enjoying the best Maine has to offer. The home's main floor room complement includes a bedroom with adjoining bath, laundry room / office, an efficient pass-through kitchen, a living room with vaulted ceiling, and stone hearth. A spiral staircase leads to two bedrooms on a balcony with a shared bathroom. The walk-out basement has a large utility room, and generous guest quarters with kitchen, full bath, wood-fired stone hearth, and sliding exterior doors for private access. A wrap-around deck and 22' x 30' inground pool with patio are just a few steps from the living room door. All rooms are flooded with natural light from thoughtfully placed windows and glass doors that capture sunlight every minute of the day, from east to west, sunrise to sunset. The home has an attached 2-car heated garage a paved driveway and a separate 20' x 30' hobbyist-workshop building on a concrete slab. The approach to this home, through tall pines, over gently elevated lawns, conveys a welcoming sense of arrival that the owners intended and achieved. That sense of practical design is evident throughout this property making it an extraordinary value in a prime midcoast location.