List Price: $1,600,000 | $377 per sq.ft. | 5 Bedroom | 5 Bathroom | 1.5 Story Single Family Home
Listed Wednesday Apr 1, 2026 | MLS# 5081618
397 Fern Hill Dorset VT
Listed by Laura Beckwith Josiah Allen Real Estate, Inc.
Take a drive up Nichols Hill Road to Fern Hill and head to the very top of the long bending driveway to find a serene, picturesque artist's retreat 3 minutes from historic Dorset Village. Refreshingly private, quiet and secluded, drenched in natural light. With broad mountain vistas of Mother Myrick and Merck Forest, the top of the property backs gently into a beautiful private forest. The entire property has been carefully curated to encourage wildlife, a rewilding effort in place for 9 years, toxin and poison free. The large, pristine, spring fed swimming pond is the year round home to approximately 50+ healthy colorful Koi and overlooks a soft meadow bordered by old growth forest habitat, much to the delight of birds, butterflies, dragonflies, bees and abundant wildlife. The house is large, eclectic and rustic with a lodge feeling. A simple open concept design with lots of room and a farmhouse kitchen. Abundant windows throughout invite in and embrace the changing light and glistening view all day long. Distressed wide-plank floors, repurposed barn wood walls and beams, natural wood tray ceilings, curving wooden bookshelves and a curving staircase that leads to a half moon studio filled with natural light and sweeping views. Off the farmhouse kitchen find the very substantial screen porch and long sitting porch overlooking the gorgeous, vibrant, spring fed pond which reflects the changing light and soft scenery all day long. Natural beauty and peace, completely private and yet so close to everything.
Flooring: Carpet | Ceramic Tile | Slate/Stone | Softwood
Total Rooms: 8
Total Baths: 5
Full Baths: 1
1/2 Baths: 1
3/4 Baths: 3 0
Total Bedrooms: 5
Kitchen: Room Dimensions: Floor: 1
Dining Room : Room Dimensions: 19'6 X 15'5 Floor: 1
Living Room : Room Dimensions: 17' 5 X 26'4 Floor: 1
Bathroom Full : Room Dimensions: Floor: 1
Bathroom Half : Room Dimensions: Floor: 1
Laundry Room : Room Dimensions: 7'4 X 8'11 Floor: 1
Great Room : Room Dimensions: Floor: 1
Bathroom Three Quarter : Room Dimensions: Floor: 1
Bedroom : Room Dimensions: 11' X 12' Floor: 1
Bathroom Three Quarter : Room Dimensions: Floor: 1
Bedroom : Room Dimensions: 12'9 X 15' Floor: 2
Bathroom Three Quarter : Room Dimensions: Floor: 2
Bedroom : Room Dimensions: 25'4 X 15' Floor: 2
Office/Study : Room Dimensions: 16' X 16' Floor: 2
Basement: Concrete | Crawl Space | Partial | Slab | Interior Stairs | Unfinished
Year Built: 1989
Type: Board and Batten Exterior | Vertical Siding | Wood Exterior

Building Info
Finished Sq.Ft.: 4915
Above Grade Sq.Ft.: 4243
Below Grade Sq.Ft.: 0
Apx Below Grade Unfinished Sq.Ft.: 672

Exterior Info
Style: Farmhouse | Modern Architecture
Exterior Color White
Roof: Asphalt Shingle

Utilities
Electric: 200+ Amp Service | Generator Ready
Water: Drilled Well | Private
Sewer: Leach Field | Private | Septic

Land Description:
Field/Pasture | Landscaped | Mountain View | Pond | View | Water View
Lot size: 11.4 acres
SuitableUse: Residential | Woodland
Zoned: RR
Surveyed: Yes
SurveyedBy: Claude Dern
Flood Zone: No
Seasonal: No
Driveway: Gravel



Docs Available : Covenants | Deed | Right-Of-Way (ROW) | Survey
Easement - Yes
Taxes $19,813
Assesed Value Not Reported
Schools
School District: Taconic and Green Regional
Elementary School: Dorset Elementary School
Middle School: Dorset Elementary School
High School: Burr and Burton Academy

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