25 State Park Road Gouldsboro, PA [SOLD]

This perfect-sized home offers over 2,700 sq. feet of living space, along with a 1,400 sq. ft. plumbing-ready semi-finished walkout basement, front porch; one-and-a-half car garage and a 10-foot-high rear deck with commanding views complete with furniture and gas grill.

With 12 rooms including 4 bedrooms, a granite kitchen with maple cabinets, Italian tile floors and gas range; new refrigerator with sub-zero freezer, microwave, Kohler sink, washer and dryer; dishwasher; 13-foot-high great room with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and windows, dining and breakfast rooms, 12-foot-high master with onyx en-suite bath along with a library and study. This house has central air and vacuum, intercoms with music in 13 areas; is heated with low cost propane, and has low real estate taxes, an alarm system, cable TV and high-speed Internet service. One bedroom is currently used as a library.

Located in a private Pennsylvania community less than 2 hours' drive from both Manhattan and Philadelphia, making a daily commute possible to the city by car or bus and, a certainty on weekends, the property borders a state park complete with lake and beach, while in front, the 100-foot-long circular driveway keeps this oasis hidden from public view.

In addition, offered for sale are all the furnishings, from silver and china, to sheets and towels, to stained glass lamps and window panels; to garden tools and a snow blower, this idyllic four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath, three-floor residence, recently re-stained and painted, has only been occupied on weekends.

Also included are 21 major pieces of ornately carved, highly decorative 1880s antique French Renaissance furniture including oak armoires and cabinets up to 9 feet high with another Italian cabinet 10 feet high. These sumptuous furnishings extend into the library, study, and all three bedrooms; all of which complement various antiques, statues and framed pictures along with 15 19th century clocks throughout the house including one three-foot high on a two-foot-high mahogany base - all of which produces an awesome first impression! See separate supplement for itemized furnishings list for sale.

This property is an animal sanctuary, a haven for those who love animals. And the homeowner's assoc. membership dues provides an outdoor Olympic pool, smaller inside pool; tennis courts and three private lakes for boating, fishing and swimming. Camelback and Montage ski resorts, Mount Airy Casino, Pocono Downs Indy racetrack, the city of Scranton and the Delaware Water Gap are each less than a half-hour drive making this unique four-season home, a real gem for some very lucky people.