30165 Ward Drive Trappe, Maryland 21673
Reduced by $200,000.
New Price: $995,000.
This unique Acorn home is the result of a collaboration between the artist/owner and architect. The house sits gracefully atop a hill, with a southern exposure and floor to ceiling windows that take in the 180 degree panorama of the headwaters of Bolingbroke Creek. With an open floor plan, cathedral ceilings, skylights, and spectacular views from each room, nature is a part of everyday life in this home.
The pitch of the roof allows the sun to pour in during cold winter months, but not during the summer. Living room and dining room windows are tinted to avoid fading. The house features built-in desk, bookcases, and storage in the upper level office and bedroom, built in stereo speakers, a whirlpool tub in master bath, artist blown glass sink with glass tiles in upstairs bath, travertine and granite fireplace, kitchen solarium, maple floors, high grade carpeting, Hunter Douglass blinds, indoor recessed and accent lighting. The spacious lower level has the potential for many uses. With existing heavy duty wiring and a double sink, the small rear room could be converted to workroom/storage, a kitchen or health and fitness spa. The large space could easily become an apartment with separate entrance, or playroom, family room, home theater, etc. Walls can be easily added to create separate rooms or open floor plan can be maintained. Outside features include a security system, irrigation system, drainage system, white marble chip driveway. State of the art environmentally friendly septic system. The house is in immaculate condition. Home warranty included.
The property has 700 feet of living shoreline, gently rolling land, lush landscaping, a waterfall and pond, and an abundance of wildlife including Canada geese and ducks, snow geese, herons, loons, turkeys, Delmarva fox squirrels, eagles, osprey, seagulls, rabbits, songbirds, hummingbirds, doves, bluebirds, cardinals, finches, orioles, indigo buntings, woodpeckers, butterflies, foxes, and deer. The house is totally private and very quiet, at the end of a cul-de-sac. It has six sitting areas outside, each with a totally different perspective. The entire property has been carefully landscaped so that the plantings flow seamlessly with the broader views, and can be enjoyed from inside the home as well as outside. Specimen plantings include willows, plum, crape myrtles, rhododendron, fringe trees, miniature red maple, weeping pine, magnolias, river birches, and forsythia. Flowers have been orchestrated to bloom from March through December. They include hardy roses, peonies, daffodils, irises, hibiscus, lilies, lambs ears, camellias, hyacinths, and sage. The home is surrounded by farms and land which has been put into conservation. The loblolly woods overlooks a secluded cove and the wild undeveloped headwaters. Bolingbroke is a quiet creek, with beautiful estates on the water, and an island with a sandy beach (which is great for picnics and swimming) at the mouth of the creek. The Talbot County Green Plan has designated Bolingbroke Creek as ecologically having outstanding, high value.
The land is rich in history. Thousands of years ago this was a ceremonial
and celebration site for the Native American Choptank Indian tribe. In the
17th century it was the site of an English country manor. Relics discovered
on the property will be passed on to the new owners.
MLW 3-4ft+/-
3800 square feet
3.5+ acres
3 Bedrooms
3 ½ Baths
700+ft waterfront
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DIRECTIONS:
From Route 333, East onto Almshouse Road
1 mile to White Marsh Road, turn right
2 miles to Main Street Trappe, turn right
1.5 miles to Route 50 traffic light
Go straight onto Barber Road
2 miles to Chancellor Point Road, turn right
1.5 miles to Money Make Road, turn right
.5 miles to Ward Drive, turn left
Last house on road