8 Raleigh Rd

Description

Immaculate home with cherished colonial qualities and unexpected elegant features in Dover’s beloved Glenridge Estates is an early spring superstar not to be missed. Close-to-everything location including Dover-Sherborn’s top-ranked middle and high schools plus Route 16 and Wellesley Square. Spectacular hikes to Pegan Hill, part of Dover’s 17-mile trail system, easily accessible and required from this popular neighborhood. A stunning and spacious foyer with 7’6” ceilings bathed in natural light is ideal for greeting guests. The ”statement” curved staircase is dramatic and the first of many delightful surprises in this anything-but-cookie-cutter home.
Front-to-back living room with oversized wood-burning fireplace and rich built-ins perfect for holiday entertaining and an ideal cozy retreat from main gathering spaces. The renovated family room brings the outside in with a wall of windows overlooking the private backyard. Access to a Trex deck, more custom built-ins for books/TV plus an extra long window seat means everyone naturally gravitates to this awesome space. The home's heart is the renovated, light-filled, eat-in-kitchen with a center island, double wall ovens, counter seating, and abundant storage and counter space. A magnificent formal dining room plus a white and bright powder room complete the main level. Upstairs, three spacious bedrooms are perfectly appointed and offer pretty views. The fourth, primary suite is an oasis-like retreat complete with a walk-in closet and pristine ensuite bath. A renovated family bath completes the second level.
The versatile lower level is a superb work-out space or playroom. The custom mudroom adjacent to the two-car garage will help families stay tidy and organized. Spotless utility/storage room keeps Costco supplies, holiday decor, and tools at your fingertips. Mature gardens, lovingly maintained, outline the yard, front and back. A charming and handy timber frame shed with a metal roof for supplies and equipment is a gardener’s dream.