Upton, Massachusetts real estate & homes | 13 Juniper Road HD

http://www.HallmarkSothebysRealty.com - Upton, Massachusetts is a town of approximately 6,000 residents located in the Boston metro west area. For more than 100 years, many Upton farmers supplemented their incomes by making boots. In 1837, a straw hat business began flourishing, and hatmaking supplanted bookmaking as the main employer until 1969. This offering is truly a unique property in both the home and the property. Nestled in on nearly 2 acres of land, this home has a private lot backed by woods and a stepped lot—there is a lower level side yard with great opportunity for soccer and other field sports. The upper rear yard is a private haven and in the summer months you will find pure paradise. The landscaping is lush and there is an inground heated saltwater filtered pool surrounded by a custom patio, stone walls, gardens designed by Weston Nurseries, an outdoor fireplace perfect for nighttime fires and smores poolside. What better place to gaze up into the stars relaxing on your patio and if it is cool, you just pop into the custom cabana with wide pine flooring, granite kitchen area, recessed lighting and heated in the cooler months with a propane fireplace. The cabana boasts a pergola which you can sit under poolside and take a break in the shade. There is an office area on the second floor or a playroom. Your guests will love it here. Living does not get much better than this. You are welcomed upon entering this lovely estate with the mahogany farmers porch and can choose to enter via the mudroom front entrance or the formal grand entrance. Upon entering the foyer, you will see a library or living room with pillared entry to your left and the coat closet and powder room are around the corner. There is a first floor office or guest bedroom with an atrium door and then the family room with cathedral ceiling, skylights and formal brick fireplace. It is an open floor plan and the kitchen overlooks into the family room for easy entertaining. The kitchen is replete with a double stainless convection oven, gas cooktop, center island with bookcase, plenty of counter space and a patio door in the eating area which opens onto the custom stone patio overlooking the rear yard and gardens. Truly a splendid view from each room in the home. The mudroom is a great place with more closets and plenty of storage and you have direct access into the 3 car garage. The kitchen also opens into the formal dining room which is to the right when you enter the foyer. There is a double staircase—the rear staircase opens into the kitchen and there is a second floor balcony which overlooks into the first floor family room. The second floor has completely been redone with painting and flooring. Beautiful, glossy hickory flooring has recently been installed throughout the hallways and all four bedrooms. There is a second floor laundry room and two other bedrooms which share a main hallway bathroom. There is also a third bedroom with its own private b