Situated high on a ridge along a quiet country road, the Eaton Trust Homestead offers fine views, acres of open meadows, well-maintained forests and a wonderful old farmhouse. The property is about 8.5 miles east of St. Johnsbury along Vermont Route 2. This northern Vermont region, known as the Northeast Kingdom, has grown to become a popular place to live and work in Vermont as it has been largely untouched by sprawling development yet offers a wide variety of recreational, cultural and employment opportunities.
The property offers excellent access, served by roughly 2,845 of good frontage along Burroughs Road and 273 of level frontage along Cross Road. Both roads are maintained by the town and provide power and phone services roadside. The main section of the home was built in the mid-1800s, and an addition was built in 1946. Its original wood floors, hand-hewn beams, moldings and de...
The property offers excellent access, served by roughly 2,845 of good frontage along Burroughs Road and 273 of level frontage along Cross Road. Both roads are maintained by the town and provide power and phone services roadside. The main section of the home was built in the mid-1800s, and an addition was built in 1946. Its original wood floors, hand-hewn beams, moldings and design offers a warm, old-farmhouse feel. Total livable space is roughly 1,768 ft2. The kitchen serves as the houses main entrance to the first floor hosting a wood stove and walk-in pantry. Also on the first floor is a large living room with woodstove hookup, master bedroom, study and full bath. The second floor offers four bedrooms (one with wood stove hook-up) divided by two hallways, all with original wood floors. Moldings and doors are simply-design painted wood.
From the homestead, there are attractive local and mid-range views while more pronounced longer range views can be enjoyed from the lower meadow. The home site and immediate grounds sit within a 7-acre field. Three main meadows cover 19 acres; most have been used for hay production but are quite suitable for other, more intensive, futures uses. The forest area has been well cared for over the past several decades producing a productive resource which is largely dominated by softwoods. Roughly 5 acres at the lands northern end has been developed as a start-up sugarbush. The forest has excellent aesthetics, offering a great opportunity for future forest management activities, an opportunity which is complemented by a comprehensive trail system well-suited for mountain biking, skiing, and hiking.