Thoughtfully designed for the 21st century, and mindful of quality and sustainability in every detail, this unique home sits high above Ridge Road with privacy and timeless views. Passive solar gain. Geothermal heating and cooling. Flooded with natural light. Steel frame construction. A two story Atrium with an interior balcony and skylights. 3 fireplaces. Chef’s Eat-In Kitchen. Natural materials (cork and Plank triple laminate glass flooring, maple doors, Zeluck windows, birdseye maple cabinets, native cherry, purple heart trim, granite, marble, German limestone, Vermont and Brazilian slate, so much more). Zinc and tile roofing. EPA Energy Star Certified Residence & Studio. A 3rd floor Tower with distant views to the south and west. The primary bedroom suite features a raised Sitting Area with fireplace. The Studio serves as an ideal private office or artist’s retreat, with it’s own entrance, breezeway, and bath. Two separate 2 car garages. Plumbed for a Kitchen in the walkout basement. There is a sunny, level lawn and garden area, and hiking trails through the woods. This special home has so much to see, so much to offer – schedule a visit and see for yourself! 23 Ridge Road, an adjacent 1.63 acre parcel, is also available, and the home is also for sale on a total of 49.37 acres for $1,875,000.

Residential Info

FIRST FLOOR

Entrance: opens to Atrium
Atrium: native granite fireplace, cork flooring, interior balcony, skylights
Living Room: skylight, granite fireplace
Dining Room: fireplace
Eat-In Kitchen: marble and granite counters, birdseye maple cabinets with purple heart trim, large walk-in pantry
Bedroom: large walk-in closet
Bathroom: plumbed for Full Bath
Laundry/Mud Room: entrance from Garage, storage closets

SECOND FLOOR

Balcony: cork and glass flooring, floor-to-ceiling rounded window overlooking front courtyard, skylights
Primary Bedroom Suite: fireplace, skylight, dressing area, Full Bath, Sitting Room
Primary Bath: Solnhofen German limestone soaking tub and double shower
Bedroom: indirect up lighting, carpet, walk-in closet
Full Bath: Italian etched marble
Bedroom: indirect up lighting, carpet, walk-in closet
Library: bookcases, native cherry flooring with purple heart inlay, spiral staircase to Tower Room

TOWER

Dramatic views over the Farmington Valley and beyond, with a hatch to the roof lookout

STUDIO/OFFICE

A separate structure with a private entrance and a breezeway, it features wonderful natural light, a vaulted ceiling, 100 amp service, a Half Bathroom, a separate geothermal heat pump, an inverted butterfly roof, and five CAT5 workstations.

GARAGE

Two-car attached, plus a two-car detached Garage

FEATURES

9' and cathedral ceilings throughout the home, all maple interior doors 36" width X 8' height, EPA Energy Star Certified, plumbed for a basement Kitchen and an outdoor Bath, 400 amp service to the residence, Trex decking, and redwood framing on the balconies. The studio and main-level house are accessible for persons with disabilities. The land offers so many possibilities, with a large, level, open lawn and garden area, and a gentle slope through the woods to the brook near the eastern boundary. The woods have well-maintained trails through the mix of hardwoods.

Property Details

Location: 27 Ridge Road, Canton, Connecticut (23 and 35 Ridge Road also included)
Land Size: 49.37 acres M/B/L: 2/446/27, 2/446/23, 2/446/35 Vol./Page: 194/27
Survey: available Zoning: R-3, residential
Additional Land Available: 23 Ridge Road, an adjacent 1.63 acre parcel, is also available, and the home is also for sale on a total of 49.37 acres for $1,875,000.
Water Frontage: There is a small brook near the eastern boundary of 35 Ridge Road.
Year Built: 1996 Square Footage: 5,622
Total Rooms: 11 BRs: 5 BAs: 2 full, 2 half, 2 rooms plumbed for additional baths
Basement: full, walkout, interior access
Foundation: poured concrete
Attic: none
Laundry Location: laundry room on main level, work sink, Italian rubber flooring
Number of Fireplaces or Woodstoves: 3
Type of Floors: Wicander cork, acid etched marble, native cherry, Solnhofen limestone, Brazilan slate, Plank triple laminate glass, Vermont slate, wool carpet
Windows: Custom Zeluck clear vertical grain Douglas fir with 1" argon-filled air space, Custom European in-swinging casement on unique Tower Room corner windows.
Exterior: cement board with U.S.G. stucco, mineral wool cavity insulation
Driveway: gravel
Roof: Custom Cominco zinc standing seam, and Ludowici-Celadon tile
Heat: warm air, 5 individually zoned geothermal heat pumps, horizontal trench geothermal loop installation Passive
Solar Gain: South-facing glass, thermal storage masses with field stone, concrete, and Brazilian slate
Air-Conditioning: 5 zones via geothermal heat pumps. It is possible to heat and cool separate zones at the same time.
Hot water: two electric water heaters
Sewer: septic
Water: private well
Appliances: Sub Zero refrigerator, Thermador 6 burner plus grill gas range, dishwasher, 1600 cfm dual exhaust fans, ASKO washer and dryer
Exclusions: none known
Mil rate: $34.15 Date: 2023-24
Taxes: $17,845 Date: 2023-24
Taxes change; please verify current taxes.
Listing Type: Exclusive
Buyer Broker Compensation: 2.5%

Address: 27 Ridge Road, Canton, CT 06019