Reading Farm, Estate of the Day

This just might be the most fabulous property for sale currently in Vermont. Reading Farms is a 200-acre estate that includes a late 18th century brick farmhouse with 20th century add-ons. There is a one-mile driveway winding through the woods into an old-world-style courtyard entrance. The main house includes many bedrooms, each with its own bath. The home has a new gourmet kitchen, a library that can be accessed through a secret door, wine cellar and an office. Other features include a trout pond, a gazebo, a heated in-ground pool with columns and an entertainment barn that has a party room with a vaulted ceiling and fieldstone fireplace. There is also a barn with stalls and storage, a gym, a movie theater that also has additional guest quarters and a two-bedroom caretaker's house. It is listed at $14.5 million making it one of the priciest properties in Vermont.