What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Reduced Energy/Environmental Footprint
• Super insulation, passive solar design
• Efficient Russian Stove, wood cook stove and glass front wood stove use only 3 to 5 cords of wood per year
• Ventilation system in place for optional cooling and hot air heating
• Pella and Anderson double pane, Low E Energy Star rated wood interior and vinyl exterior casement windows
• Orientation is SE with the north side protected by attached garage and woodshed
• Low VOC paints and varnishes; bamboo, oak, tile flooring, wool carpeting in bedroomsProperty Description
Situated on the shore of picturesque and unspoiled Stevens Pond, this efficient and economical home has beautiful views from all windows. The main living area features an open LR/DA/Kitchen, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 baths, laundry and a root cellar. The additional ground level in-law apartment with separate entrance includes 1BR, bath, eat-in kitchen and living room also with beautiful views from many windows.
The property also has two outbuildings an attached two car garage with additional parking, organic gardens, fruit trees, berry bushes and perennial flowers. It is located on a quiet dead-end road adjacent to large tracts of wild lands with streams and small waterfalls.
Energy Efficient Home
• Passive solar design
• Staggered 2 x 6, 12" insulated walls
• Wood/vinyl clad double glazed windows
• Highly efficient and clean Russian Stove for heat with limited electric baseboard backup (rarely used). The Russian stove provides sufficient heat through the winter with 3-5 cords per year
• Ventilation system in place for additional heating/cooling options
• Root cellar for vegetable/fruit storage
• Plentiful and excellent quality well water
Efficient Layout
• Main floor - open kitchen/living/dining area; bedroom, bath with laundry
• Second floor - bedrooms, studio or office and full bath
• Lower level mother-in-law apartment for income or cooperative living arrangements includes living room, kitchen/dining area, bedroom (all with pond or garden views) and bath; gas cook stove, small wood fireplace stove.
• Oversize two-car garage with 240V electricity for welding, built-in storage cabinets
Artisan and Aesthetic Touches
• Artist-designed bathroom cabinetry and closet doors
• Vaulted living room ceiling, skylights
• Refurbished and fully functional Home Atlantic wood cook stove
• Fireplace wood stove
Permaculture-Inspired grounds
• Terraced no-till organic vegetable/herb garden with excellent rich loamy soil, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherry trees, grapes, perennial flower gardens and naturalized areas.
Location
The village of Liberty is home to well-known Liberty Graphics, Liberty Tool, Walker Health Center and the Ayurveda Yoga Studio. Four miles to the internationally known Maine Fiddle Camp in Montville. Eight miles to Lake St. George State Park.
Other area attractions: 22 miles to upscale sea-side village of Camden (down-hill skiing at the Snow Bowl); 21 miles to the nationally known Common Ground Fair; commute to nationally acclaimed colleges - 25 miles to Unity College, 33 miles to Waterville's Colby College; 34 miles to Rockland, home of the famous Maine Lobster Festival and North Atlantic Blues Festival; Two hours to Bar Harbor and Mt. Desert Island.
Nature activities, conservation and education resources include Sheepscott Well Spring Alliance. Georges River Land Trust and Coastal Mountain Land Trust, Merryspring Nature Center, and the Waldo County Extension Service.Neighborhood Description
Each of the four homes on this dead-end road have between 5 and 45 acres. Neighbors are quiet and homes are not visible from property. The dead-end road is only 3 miles long and has a walking trail to town.
Vegetables, fruits, milk, eggs, and meats are available within five miles from local organic farmers.Market Area
Belfast, 16 miles, is an unspoiled coastal community home to Waldo County General Hospital, Huchinson Center University of Maine and Senior College campus, the renown Belfast Food Coop, restaurants, pubs,YMCA, art galleries, dance studio, community theater, poetry and fiddling communities, healing arts professionals, Come Boating, and sailing tours on Passamaquoddy Bay and the Atlantic.
Other nearby communities include Camden, Rockport, Rockland, Unity, Augusta and Waterville.School District
RSU #20 - local Walker Elementary School, new Mount View High School.Community
The small town of Liberty is home to Lake St. George State Park, Liberty Tool, Liberty Graphics, the Ayurveda and Yoga Studio, and numerous organic farmers with summer and winter CSAs.Location of Home or Land
Rural
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Other |
| Cooling System | Other |
| Ventilation System | Whole House Fan |
| Whole House Filtration | Other |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Shingles - Wood |
| Interior Finish | Gypsum Board - Sheet Rock |
| Interior Paint | Low VOC |
| Floor Material | Tile |
| Roof Material | Asphalt Composition Shingle |
| Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 2 |
| Garage Area | 440 sqft |
