House of the Week: A French manor just a ride away in Princeton

PRINCETON — This large and stately New England Colonial offers all the timeless elegance of a French manor at an asking price of $1.650 million.

The 5,632-square-foot, 14-room home at 11 Clearings Way is listed with Taylor Healey of Foster-Healey Real Estate, Inc.

“One of my favorite features is the office on the first floor — it’s just gorgeous and has a warm feeling,” Healey said. “The living room floors are a standout also with custom brass inlays. It’s those fine details that just separate the house from others.”

Healey says that attention to fine detail shines throughout the home with intricate crown and keystone molding, custom fireplace mantles, marble tiling, brass inlay floor trimming and Brazilian cherry hardwoods.

This tour begins with a curved staircase wrapping around the grand two-story foyer.

To the right, an Old World study is richly appointed and wrapped in cherry paneling and flooring. To the left, a formal living room with ornately carved fireplace mantle and floor-to-ceiling raised panel molding. This room opens to a light and bright sunroom large enough for several seating areas on its marble tile flooring. French doors from here lead to a stone patio.

The kitchen holds stone countertops, a center island with brass rails and an abundance of cabinets. Off the kitchen is an informal dining area set before a bay window. A spiral staircase in this area leads up to the second floor and down to the lower level.

Step down into the sunken family room under a wood-paneled cathedral ceiling with skylights. Features in this room include a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and a full wall of French-style window panels and door to the deck.

All four bedrooms are located on the second floor. From the hall, the primary bedroom opens into a large sitting room with fireplace. The bedroom has French doors to a private balcony and the en suite bath includes a jetted tub and steam shower over a custom inlaid marble floor.

Two of the three guest bedrooms have en suite bathrooms and a study and laundry room complete the second floor.

The finished lower level offers a game room, gym, a full bath, and recreation room with fireplace and French doors leading to an inground Gunite pool.

11 Clearings Way, Princeton

Built: 1989

List price: $1.650 million

Living space: 5,632 square feet

Total rooms: 14

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 5 full, 2 half

Climate: 7-zone hot water heat and central air

Fireplaces: 5

Land: 5.94 acres

Assessed value: $1,132,700

Taxes: $17,761 in 2022

Parking: 3-car attached garage

This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: House of the Week on 10-room Colonial on Clearings Way in Princeton

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