8 ROUND HILL RD Newtown, PA 18940

In the premier community of "Round Hill", this stately and beautifully proportioned stone and frame home, built by Trueblood, is privately situated at the end of the cul-de-sac and accessed by a long driveway allowing total privacy. The 4-5 BR, 4.1 bath home is beautifully proportioned, with tall ceilings, 3 FP's, deep sill windows, handsome mill work, transoms and pine board floors. The lush property, with pond and stream bed, boasts extensive landscaping by Gale Nurseries and old shade trees. The home has attached garage bays w/potting area, a detached garage with office/guest quarters. incl. a bath and kitchenette, flagstone terraces & box & perennial gardens. The main house is graced with a lovely entrance foyer w/turned staircase w/mahogany treads, flanked by a handsome living room w/FP & Delft tile surround, and a generous dining room w/lighted corner cupboard. An expansive 2-story great room offers a stone fierplace, and leads to the custom kitchen- cabinets are by "Elmwood", w/soapstone counters, Wolf, Bosch & Subzero appliances, a pantry, nearby powder room, & showcasing the rear terrace & gardens with an expansive window across the back kitchen wall. An inviting den leads to a wonderful screened porch as does the living room. Circular flow is excellent for entertaining! The rear hallway w/terracotta floors offers a BR/office w/full bath and side entrance. Upstairs, the secluded main Bedroom suite is spacious w/sitting area, two walk-in closets, built-in storage, and a spectacular new marble bath by Charles Weiler w/radiant heated floors, Victoria & Albert tub, and oversized steam shower! Two corner bedrooms each enjoy new baths, one w/a shower w/frameless doors, the other with a tub, walk-in closets, and custom features. A spare BR with built-ins & walk-in closet is also great for an upstairs gathering room if desired. The sunny laundry room w/storage & closets (2 cedar lined)is handy to a back staircase & walk-up floored attic.The finished lower level w/Berber carpeting is an ideal media room or gym & freshly painted. There is also a large unfinished storage room w/ample shelving, and a separate room w/potential for a wine cellar. Outside, a lightedstepping stone path leads via a shade garden to the detached garage w/-oversized bay, storage & carriage apartment/office. The 2nd floor carriage apt. has a wrap-around porch entry, brick & pine board floors, ship lap paneling, a main room w/cathedral ceiling, kitchenette, full bath w/shower, & sleeping loft! A spring-fed pond and spring house are signatures of the property, & fencing, stone walls, and gorgeous plantings enhance the already beautiful setting. Pella windows & French doors, newer cedar roof (2010), newer driveway w/specialty finish(4 yrs.), b/up whole house generator, exterior irrigation, new 2nd floor baths by Charles Weiler, re-pointed stone chimneys, a specialty wooden hot tub for one (or two!) & more. Beautifully maintained, outstanding value, and simply stunning!