Belle Vue, English Country Home, Wolfeboro NH overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee and Mountains beyond

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Life on Top of the World

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View: 180 degrees, from Gunstock Mountain, left to Ossipee Mountains, right. Elevation: 1400 ft View: 180 degrees, from Gunstock Mountain, left to Ossipee Mountains, right. Elevation: 1400 ft


Belle Vue on Suncrest Drive is an English Country Home on top of the world inWolfeboro, New Hampshire. It is all about the view of Beach Pond and Lake Winnipesaukee

with mountains beyond. This private estate has all the comforts of home and the character andamenities you would expect in a multi-million dollar home with some one-of-a-kind touches andquality fine details and craftsmanship that homes priced far more don't have. You also would beliving in a home with the charm you might find in Winchester, England. Yet you are minutes fromthe historic town of Wolfeboro, Brewster Academy, and all that Lake Winnipesaukee and the LakesRegion can offer. Come and see the top of the world at a down to earth price.

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Country English Home On Top Of The World, Literally

View: 180 degrees, from Gunstock Mountain, left to Ossipee Mountains, right. Elevation: 1400 ft

They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. In this case the pictures can't even begin

to show you the pure beauty that a million words could express. Belle Vue is a

Country English home built with the finest quality craftsmanship by Beckwith

Builders of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Lakes Region’s premier builder. The house

is surrounded by meticulous English gardens with over 160 mature specimen

trees, bushes and flowering plantings designed by Belknap Landscaping. The

home could be in the hillsides of Winchester England. However, nowhere in Eng-

land can you appreciate the majestic panoramic views of Lake Winnipesaukee

and the mountains beyond. Properties like this do not come on the market often.

Come home and live on top of the world at a down to earth price.

©2014 Michael Travis. Photos provided by Rob Brown/Obeo and Michael Travis/ Prudential Spencer-Hughes Real Estate. An independently owned and operatedbroker member of BRER Affiliates Inc. Not affiliated with Prudential. Used under license Equal Housing Opportunity.


Quiet Elegance in Winter


A n E l e g a n t E s t a t e f o r a l l S e a s o n s

English Manor framed by Lush Landscaping

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Lush English Gardens with over 160 specimen trees, shrubs and flowering plants. Front yard plantings flower all summer long. Landscaping, stonework, 2 bluestone patios, and driveway by Belknap Landscape Company, Gilford; completed 2003


Dining area and adjacent Butler’s Pantry and Very Large Walk in Pantry , two large pass through openings to Great RoomSub Zero frig, 2 sinks, 2 dishwashers, double ovens, trash compactor, microwave, Thermador cooktop with grill and exhaust vent.


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Dine in style surrounded by Friends and Mother Nature.


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The finest craftsmanship went into every detail of the built ins and custom fireplace.


M a s t e r t h e S u i t e

Huge Master Suite with Dressing Room, walkin ceder closet, office alcove--- and miles of spectacular views. A Dressing Room, huge Linen Room with Dumbwaiter to all floors, Spa-like Master Bath with double sinks, and Jacuzzi with a View.



L o w e r L e v e l G u e s t S u i t e f o r F a m i l y , F r i e n d s o r A u P a i r

Lower Level Guest Suite includes Full Bath, Family room with stone Fireplace and Walk out to Private Stone Patio


C r a f t R o o m / B e d r o o m o n S e c o n d L e v e l

Craft room on Second Floor could be a Bedroom


The quality is in the details. and everywhere you look, it is clear how fine and well thought out they are.


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Second Floor sitting area connecting bedrooms with Laundry


F i r s t F l o o r O f f i c e / B e d r o o m

Second Floor

Main Floor

Lower Level

The main floor office can also be used as abedroom with a large closet, built-in shelvesand a full bath just steps away.


Two lots of record. Lot 3 is 10.16 acres. Lot 6 (house lot) is 6.71 acres. Each with View Easements. Most in Current Use.

Lot 310.16 acres

Lot 66.71 acres

Land--Two Lots of RecordHouse Lot(Lot 6 in town records) 6.71 acres with 1 acre residentialand 5.71 acres in Current Use assessment. The property isover 1400 feet above sea level affording unsurpassedviews of Lake Winnipesaukee and the mountains beyond.

Second Lot (Lot 3 in town records) 10.16 acres in Cur-rent Use Runs entire outside length of Suncrest Drive andhas 315 feet for road frontage on Beech Pond Road.

Though it was designated in 1995 as “Non Buildable”, itmay be possible to be reclassified as buildable house lotwith variance approval.

Lot 6 contains a “View Easement” on the abutting lot.Suncrest Drive is a 1/2 mile long gravel road maintainedby The Suncrest Drive Property Owners Association

Service road off Suncrest Drive provides access to the backyard and lower level door for maintenance purposes.

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The View, the View, the View

In Fall, the panoramic view of the turning leaves is breathtaking.

In the Winter, you can see the skiers at nite on Gunstock mountainand look at snowcapped Mt. Shaw in the distance which is reallybeautiful at this time.

In the summer, you can see the twinkling lights of Laconia in thedistance at night; you can watch the Mt. Washington crossing theLake in the distance; on the Forth of July you can see lots of townfireworks in the distance; and you can watch storms coming inover the hills and the Lake far in front of you. The range of view is180 degrees and it’s always changing so it never gets boring, justvery peaceful.

The Privacy

The area is secluded, quiet, peaceful, private; no visitors comingup the road, no noise from neighbors; yet you’re not alone. Sinceall the land out towards Beach Pond is Town owned, there’s no-body to disrupt the view--you see no houses. The house sits on 6acres but there’s an extra 10 acre parcel included on the other sideof Suncrest Drive (going all the way down to Beach Pond Road)

We’re 7 miles from town (stores, Hospital)-only takes 9 minutesto get there; we’re 2 miles from the 7-11 store on Rt. 28 (gas,pizza, etc.); and we’re 1 mile from the Town dump (very handy);yet we’re “remote”. Being at 1400 feet, the breeze is always blow-ing, keeping the area much cooler than in town.

Our Beautiful Home.

We have gas fireplaces for convenience, but a really good wood-burning fireplace in the Great Room which is much enjoyed bycompany on cold winter days.We really use our Dumbwaiter forbringing up laundry from the lower level to the laundry room andsending them down and for sending purchased supplies upstairs.The Dumbwaiter serves all three levels.

For dinners with company (like Thanksgiving), we put everythingout on the large Center Island-buffet style, and it works out won-derfully.

We really find air conditioning on those hot days to be a must,and the house is actually cooled by three condensers so that if oneever goes out the other two still keep the house cool.

We have a 12KW automatic emergency generator which runson propane from an underground storage tank. The 400 gallontank can supply the house with electricity for a week so we feelvery secure.

The guest quarters are on the lower level to give complete privacyfor visiting families. For large family visits, two sleep in the GuestBedroom, three sleep in the Family Room, one in the Office, andwe put two on the upstairs landing area (or the Sewing Room)using roll-out beds stored in the attic.

The floor of the attic over the Garage is built for additional roomswhich can be easily added by adding dormers front and back. Themain stairway to the upstairs is reinforced for the addition of anelectric stair seat if every needed. All doorways are at least 32” forthe use of a wheelchair.

Two of the three showers are walk-in; only the Guest Bath has atub. We really enjoy the Master Bath Jacuzzi because you can sitin there and look out, gaze up at the stars at nite, etc.

We have a Cedar Closet for winter clothes storage next to the mas-ter walk-in closet.

We have a bathroom, a utility closet, and a wash tub on every floorfor convenience, and we use them all.

The Garage is oversized and deep so you don’t bang doors whenyou get out, and there’s room in the back for a work bench.

There is a distributed coax cable system throughout the housefrom an electronic center in the basement, and there is conduitin Great Room walls between the TV cabinet and the Mediacabinet and the Basement for flexibility in installing customelectronics.

The house has a modern security alarm system with motiondetectors everywhere (including the Garage) so we feel safe.The alarm system dials in to a central location, and the outsidephone wire runs underground and up the nearest pole in con-duit to be immune from cutting.

Peter & Patty French


Built by Beckwith Builders, Wolfeboro;Completed 6/14/2000

Style: English Cottage. (stone andstucco). 3 story. 6 in. thick real stone, 6feet high all around house.35 foot stone chimney with 3 flus.

Cost to build, including land: $1,245,246

Style: English Cottage. 3 levels House-English Cottage style (stone and stucco). 3 story. 6 in. thick real stone, 6 ft. high all around house.

View: 180 degrees, from Gunstock Mountain, left to Ossipee Mountains, right.

Landscaping, stonework, patios, and driveway by Belknap Landscape Company, Gilford; completed 2003

• 2 bluestone patios• Large granite step and bluestone

walkway to front door from driveway• Over 160 specimen trees, shrubs,

flowering plants including hemlocks. junipers, rhododendrons scattered among many planting beds

• Plantings in front of house designed to flower all summer long

• View Easement to protect views

Driveways:• Front paved circular driveway• Second driveway for access

to rear of house with heavy hexagonal plastic support framework buried under the lawn protects lawn from trucks driving over it.

• 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, one with Jacuzzi whirlpool

• 4 fireplaces: 3-gas logs, 1-wood burning

• 3-story stone chimney• Dumbwaiter (serves 3 floors)• Built-in central vacuum system• Water softening system• Alarm system (monitors burglary,

fire, carbon monoxide and dials in)• Custom moldings throughout• Hand crafted wood Stairs, railings

and balusters• Two and a half car garage• Custom moldings, beams, paneling;

oak flooring and stairway• Each floor has a full bathroom,

a utility closet, and a utility tub.• Central vacuum• Distributed satellite TV system-outlets

in most rooms.• Doors extra wide, wheelchair access.• Custom ceiling moldings and trim

throughout house.• Interior walls: Plaster• Windows: Marvin-casement style

with UV glass • Transom windows on all main level

windows• Ceilings: 9 ft. main level, 8 ft. upstairs• Circular floor plan on main levelSize: 4098 sq.ft. upper 2 levels, 720

sq.ft, lower level, 4818 sq.ft. totalLand: 16.7 acres. Our subdivision

occupies the top of our hill and consists of only 4 lots only, 1400 ft. elevation

Association• Annual Fee for road maintenance,

plowing, and insurance $640

Utilities:

Heat: Oil fired, energy efficient • Buderus furnace with computer

control which provides hot water to three air handlers; each air handler has an electrostatic air filter, a humidifier, and an AC coil

• Radiant heat in lower level• Two 335 gal. oil tanks in basement. • 80 gal. hot water tankAir Conditioning:• Central air with 3 compressorsElectricity:• Underground entrance • 300 amp service entrance wired • 12KW propane automatic standby

generator Septic:• Oversized 2500 gallon septic tankWater:

Artesian well, 220 ft. deep, 22 gal./minute

Propane: 400 cu.ft. underground tank; supplies gas cooktop, clothes dryer, 3 gas fireplaces, and generator

Distributed Satellite TV• Outlets in most roomsInternet

WildBlue Internet over Satellite Alarm System.• Monitors both doors and motion

throughout house and garage, dials in to Alarm Central -- reports intrusion fire, power loss , low temperature, CO2 detector

• Maintained by Knight Security

Mud Room:• Porcelain ceramic tile floors,

set diagonally• Coat rack, hanging pegs. storage and

sitting benchFront Entry/Foyer:• Beautiful wood entry door• Coat closet• Ceiling beam structure, crown molding• Paneling• Sitting bench• Tile flooringKitchen:• Designed by Northshore Kitchens,

Gloucester, MA; cabinetry by DBS.• Sub Zero refrigerator, • 2 sinks• 2 dishwashers• Double ovens• Trash compactor• Microwave oven• Thermador cooktop, Grill, Warming

Drawer and Lighted Exhaust Vent• Gas fireplace• Pass through openings to dining area• Granite counter tops• Ceramic tile counter surrounds• Porcelain ceramic floor tiles

set diagonally• Cloud Soffit with lights• Custom Crown Molding• 112” x 38” foot Kitchen Island with

Granite top, Prep Sink and cabinets • Breakfast nook with views Butler’s Pantry:• Glass Upper Cabinets • Dining Nook• Porcelain ceramic tile floors • Bow window• Utility closet with sink and shelving

Walk-in Pantry:• Huge 8 x 20 pantry with built in

shelves and cabinets• Access to DumbwaiterDining Area/Great Room:• Open Plan, • Custom Wood Beamed Ceilings. • Finely crafted custom shelves and

built-ins exquisite fireplace• Wall of windows overlooking

180 degree mountain and lake views • Custom drapes and Hunter Douglas

variable tilt shades • Custom fireplace with herringbone

pattern, firewood storage• Media cabinets with folding hide

away doors• Custom built in bookcases and storage

cabinets belowOffice/Bedroom:• First floor office can be a bedroom with

office alcove. • Closet for guest and office supplies

computer/desk area• Bookshelves behind door• Oak flooringMain Floor Bath:• Powder Room. Serves as guest bath

and bathroom for bedroom• Walk-in Shower• Heat/vent/ nite light• Ceramic tile floorGarage:• Oversized 2.5 car attached garage• Rear garage door for back yard access• Lighted work bench area Bonus Room over Garage:• Accessed on the second floor. • Constructed for future living space

reinforced floor, insulated, ready for drywall

• Huge Master Suite with viewsMaster Bedroom:• Sitting/ reading alcove with gas

fireplace with tile surround custom cabinets, shelving molding

• Wall to wall carpet• Dressing room with walk in closet• Additional walk-in Cedar ClosetMaster Bath:• 180 degree views from Jacuzzi• Double vanities• Large walk-in shower with seat• Heat fan, large ventilation fan,

ceiling heat lamps• Tile FlooringLaundry Room:• Washer,dryer, utility closet and sink• Storage cabinets and counter space for

folding clothes• Ironing area with lights• Storage area under eves• Huge linen room• Dumbwaiter access• Connects to bonus room • Oak floorsWork Room/Office/Bedroom:• Bench seat with oval window• Could be a bedroomLanding Seating Area•

• Bedroom• Full Bath• Family Room with stone fireplace• Walk out to stone patio• Can be used as guest suite or Au Pair

suite with separate entrance• Room to expand finished space• 1433 sf of unfinished space• Additional door access in lower level• Dumbwaiter access all floors• Utility sink / utility closet• Radiant heat in finished space

Lower Level

Second LevelMain LevelUtilitiesGeneral Features

W o l f e b o r o “ A m e r i c a ’ s O l d e s t S u m m e r R e s o r t ”T h e L a k e s R e g i o n

For over 250 years, Wolfeboro hasbeen the destination of choice fordignitaries, celebrity, heads ofState, heads of business, heads ofhouseholds and families that canappreciate the fresh New Hamp-shire air, surrounded by the most beautiful lake and mountains. No

wonder French President Sarkozy choseWolfeboro for his historic visit to the US.

Wolfeboro is a place of picturesque shopsand historic buildings, free concerts at the townbandstand at waters edge. It is a place where

you can charter antique boat rides or have a dinner cruise on theMS Mount Washington. A place where you can see original playsin the theatre to concerts at the performing arts center. It is a placewith one of the longest Forth of July Parades with antique cars,World War ll vehicles and even Presidential Candidates participate.You have your choice of classic diner fare to exquisite restaurants,quaint B&Bs, the historic Wolfeboro Inn, rustic cabin rentals to multimillion dollar homes for rent.

From the town docks and ramps, you have access to all of LakeWinnipesaukee at your disposal. There are also four public beachesand so much more.

With a base population of just over 6000 that jumps to 35,000 inthe heart of summer, you have small town charm yet bigtown services including Huggins Hospital as well aseverything you need and some things you won’t find any-where. It has its own ski hill and ice rink. It is home to

Brewster Academy which attracts students from around the world. Wolfeboro is under two hours from Boston, an hour to the seacoastand the White Mountains, making it the perfect destination yearround. In spring and fall, the weather is ideal for golf, hiking, biking,fishing, sailing, canoeing, kayaking and birding. The winter inWolfeboro provides access to hundreds of miles of snowmobiletrails and more than 18 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails.

Wolfeboro History

Wolfeboro, settled in1768, was granted by

Governor John Wentworth andnamed for General Wolfe, a hero ofthe Battle of Quebec. Colonial Gov-ernor John Wentworth, his nephew,established Kingswood, an estate onLake Wentworth, making it the “Old-est Summer Resort in America”. Withthe end of the Civil War and thebuilding of the Wolfeboro Railroad in1872, tourism began to come to thischarming town. The historic Depotbuilding still remains. The track nowserves as an 11 mile walking and

bike path past Crescent Lakeand Lake Wentworth, endingin the town of Wakefield.

Wolfeboro, NH• Wolfeboro contains 47.9 square

miles of land area and 10.6 sq. miles of inland water area.

• Winnipesaukee Belle a• MS Mount Washington• Huggins Hospital• Wentworth State Park• Clark House (1778)• Libby Museum• Monitor Engine Company

Firehouse• New Hampshire Boat Museum• Wright Museum-WWII History• Brewster Academy• Abenaki Ski Area• Pop Whalen Ice Arena• Klickety-Klack Railroad

Antique Boats and Great Estates

Depot Square c 1880sConcerts in the Park

Downtown Wolfeboro / Wolfeboro Bay

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The natural beauty of the Lakes Region is breathtaking. It is verymuch appreciated from the Belle View on Suncrest Drive inWolfeboro. Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in NewHampshire at over 44,000 acres and 200 feet deep surrounded bymountain vistas and the best that Mother Nature can provide. Itencompasses the towns of Alton, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith,Center Harbor, Moultonborough, Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro.Each town has its own amenities and personality, all con-nected by the natural splendor of “The Big Lake”. You will find some of the most valuable waterfront

homes in the State on the 180 miles of shoreline,though by comparison to properties in surroundingstates, the value is clear. The lake is a boating, fishing,scuba diving and water enthusiasts paradise. Fromlate May to October, the MS Mount Washington, dating back to1872 and today carries over 60,000 passengers a season withdaily excursions and dinner cruises.

In the winter you will find some of the most unique “BobHouses” dotting the icescape. Snowmobile trails criss cross thelake all the way to the Canadian border. You are in the heart ofthe best skiing in all of New England. Alton Bay has the the coun-try's only FAA designated iceport on the frozen ice on Alton Bay.

Winnipesaukee and the surrounding lakes make up what isknown as the Lakes Region. The area was the inspiration and

backdrop for the movie “On Golden Pond” screenplay written byNew Hampshire native Ernest Thompson staring Henry and JaneFonda and Katharine Hepburn. Other movies included “Whatabout Bob”with Bill Murray, ’Click” with Adam Sandler and ref-erenced to it in Three Stooges 1940 short "No Census, No Feeling", Lake Winnipesaukee History.It is an unusual glacial Lake that reversed flow from going towardthe ocean to the direction of the Merrimack River. Early explorerscame to Laconia in the 1600’shoping the rivers would lead toLake Champlain and the GreatLakes. Native Americans nameWinnipesaukee means either

"Smile of the Great Spirit" or "Beautiful Water in a HighPlace." At the outlet of the Winnipesaukee River, the Win-nipesaukee Indians, a subtribe of the Pennacook, lived andfished at a village called Acquadocton. Today, the site iscalled The Weirs,Lake Winnipesaukee Firsts.

• Center Harbor witnessed the first intercollegiate sport-ing event in the US when Harvard defeated Yale in thefirst Harvard-Yale Regatta on August 3, 1852. • The M/V Sophie C, is the oldest, and one of only two

currently operating floatingUnited States Postal Servicefloating post offices since 1892. • Alton Bay has the country'sonly FAA designated iceport onthe frozen ice on Alton Bay.• “Ice Out” contest is an annualevent where people guess thedate that the Mount Washing-ton can reach all of its ports,There are records since 1851 • French President Sarkozyspent his first US vacation inWolfeboro.• Wolfeboro is Americas OldestSummer Resort.

Lake Winnipesaukee• Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in NH, 44,000 ac.

• Third largest in New England.• 21 miles long and ranges from 1 to 9 miles wide.

• 72 square miles. • Maximum depth of 212 feet.• 182 miles of shoreland.• 63 miles to drive around lake.• There are at least 253 islands.

Panorama of Lake Winnipesaukee from summit of Mount Major.

Wolfeboro Bay boating

Alton Bay Iceport

Boat Life on the Big Lake.

MS Mount Washington c 1872 and today.©2013, Michael Travis, Prudential Spencer-Hughes Real Estate • 22 S. Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 • Office. 603-569-6060 • Cell: 603-303-2599 • www.WaterfrontAgent.com


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