9117 Goshen Valley Drive

Description

Goshen Valley is a well-kept secret with million-dollar homes 10 minutes from the best shopping in Montgomery Co, Milestone/Neelsville Cntr, and I- 270. Nearby, Davis Mill Rd takes you thru the enchanted forest. Crossing the creek onto Huntmaster Rd, you pop up to the gorgeous multi-acre homes. The most beautiful street is Goshen Valley Dr., where you ride under the towering oaks, children safely ride bikes, friendly neighbors chat taking walks. At 9117, theres a magnificent French colonial ivory brick mansion with over $500,000 of improvements, including new kitchen, new roof, skylights, new windows, doors, and a new Lennox gas furnace (one of three). With two large wings, it sits impressively on the highest hill, from the 3-car garage to the slate sidewalk, to the two-story entrance with gleaming marblized porcelain tile floor. To the right is the living room with the first of 6 fireplaces and hand-blown sconces lighting wainscoted walls. To the left is a dining room with a second fireplace, similar sconces, and wainscoting. A curved stairway ahead leads to the upstairs balcony, overlooking the two-story stone third fireplace towering over a formal dining room with hardwood floors, 3 skylights, and bar below 18-deep glassed-in cabinets for crystal.To the left, the chefs dream kitchen has two 8-foot islands with rare Azul Bahia granite each lit by two Tiffany-style chandeliers. The prep island, with its own sink, is conveniently next to the GE Monogram all-fridge/all freezer & three 9-foot tall pantries with roll-out drawers. Next is a 10-foot mirrored coat closet, shoe shelves, & opposite, drawers, wall cabinets & a second fridge/freezer. The mudroom has the first of 3 washers and dryers, multiple linen drawers, and a second powder room (the first is off the entry hall). The kitchens second island has a 5-burner, electric GE Monogram cooktop, recessed downdraft, warming drawer, solid wood KraftMaid drawers with secure dovetail construction for heavy pots and pans. The cutlery drawers are two-tiered. A decorative fan is centered in a tray ceiling, complete with hand-stenciled designs. Completing the appliances is a whisper-quiet dishwasher & a wall microwave/baking oven over a convection oven " all GE Monogram except for a Fisher Paykel crystal washer. The main sink and the breakfast nook see a 27-by-27 portion of the wrap-around deck. The solarium, seen through high windows from the formal dining room has a fourth fireplace, four skylights, and three walls of tall arched windows looking out on the deep back yard. White and pink dogwoods surround the house plus a semicircle of azaleas, Japanese maple trees, and a forest beyond, providing privacy.The first-floor master suite, with the fifth fireplace, extends from the front to the back of the house. Double doors open to the extensively mirrored bathroom, flanked by two 12-foot sink counters and a central large jacuzzi. To the right and left are two 10-foot-long walk-in closets, a shower room with a stacking second washer/dryer, and a toilet room with a bidet. Prior to the master suite is a library with built-in bookcases on three walls and on the fourth a 7-foot-tall picture window reaching the floor.Upstairs there are four spacious bedrooms, two full baths " one with a skylight and a third washer/dryer. The lower level is a complete apartment with a sixth bedroom, second kitchen, TV wall with reclining chairs on hardwood floors, wainscoted walls, and the sixth fireplace. Across from the bedroom that looks out through a picture window onto the backyard is a carpeted exercise room with a tropical mural, alongside the fourth full bathroom. Two pairs of French doors separate these rooms from a large party room, complete with full kitchen. Three sets of glassed French doors lead out to the backyard. And there are two large storage rooms. House and deck feature 2x12 beams/joists, with French drains surrounding the foundation. All it needs is a family.