On the Market: Westport home offers casual luxury and classic charm

The marble master bath features a steam shower, soaking tub, a dressing table, and a pair of marble pedestal sinks.

The Lillian Wadsworth Arboretum is also quite close by. The 62-acre wildlife sanctuary and 12-acre arboretum are within walking distance and are well worth the effort, although this home sits on a private one-acre level property that is a sanctuary of its own.

Off the master bedroom suite there is a room that could serve as a sitting room, nursery, or as a second home office or study.

“Begin your day on the covered porch and spend your evenings by a roaring fire in the great room,” the agent said. Spend leisurely cold weather weekends in the library or game room, and warm weather months lounging on the expansive bluestone terrace and swimming in the custom heated Gunite in-ground pool.

Attractive landscaping is a welcoming element as is the wrap-around covered front porch.

A wide and welcoming flagstone path leads to the covered front entrance and large wrap-around porch. Inside, the house features 8,137 square feet of living space and sophisticated architectural finishes, an open floor plan, and oversized windows. In the two-story foyer the distinctive staircase features custom moldings. A wide arched entryway opens into the formal living room, which has a fireplace. The formal dining room has two corner china cabinets.

In the formal living room there is a fireplace with sophisticated molding on the mantel. (virtually staged)

The library, which could be pressed into service as a home office, features a coffered ceiling, a built-in window seat and nearly floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. In the family room, the lower half of a red brick wall houses a fireplace. This room is open to the gourmet kitchen and breakfast room; the three combining to create a great room.

The formal dining room has two corner china cabinets. (virtually staged)

The kitchen features a large L-shaped center island with a farm sink, marble counters, white cabinetry and high-end appliances, including a Thermador Professional six-burner range. From the kitchen, there is a door to the bluestone terrace and pool.

The family room has a half wall of a red brick with a fireplace (not pictured). (virtually staged)

There are six bedrooms in this house, with five on the upper level. The master bedroom suite features a marble fireplace, sitting room and luxurious marble spa bath with a steam shower, soaking tub, a dressing table, and a pair of marble pedestal sinks. They combine to “create a soothing sanctuary,” a place to “rejuvenate mind and body,” the agent said. The sitting room could be used as a second home office or study space if the need arises again; “ideal for working and learning from home,” the agent said.

The family room and breakfast room are open to the kitchen; the three combining to create a spacious great room. (virtually staged)

Among the remaining en suite bedrooms on the second floor the white room has built-in dresser drawers. Another, the blue room, has a long, built-in desk. In the lavender bedroom there are built-in bookshelves with lower level cabinets. The pale gray bedroom features a built-in window seat with storage drawers underneath, and a tall built-in bookshelf.

Off the formal dining room there is a butler’s pantry area that can serve as a wet bar when entertaining.

A large room over the attached three-car garage rounds out the second floor and has flexible use. It could be a game or recreation room, a media room or a play room.

The gourmet kitchen features a large center island, farm sink, marble counters, high-end appliances, and a door to the bluestone terrace and pool.

The finished walk-out lower level provides room to grow, the agent said. It features an additional living space and a bedroom, full bath, and French doors to the grounds. “This space would make the perfect in-law or au pair suite,” the agent said.

The private backyard features a custom heated Gunite in-ground swimming pool and bluestone terraces.

For more information or to make an appointment to see the house contact Michelle Genovesi of Michelle and Company and William Raveis Real Estate at 203-454-HOME (4556) or michelleandcompany.com.

The custom heated Gunite in-ground swimming pool is hidden in the resort-like backyard sitting behind a stone wall and thick shrubbery and mature trees.