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7 Shelter Rock Road, East Haddam CT 06423
Current Price: $1,195,000
4 beds
4 baths
3494 sq. ft
Last Update: 7/22/2025
Property Type: Single Family For Sale
Masterfully constructed, this home features the hallmarks of period craftmanship, punctuated by modern efficiency and green living. Meticulous attention to detail extends to the studio, greenhouse and the surrounding grounds. Find lofted ceilings, extensive millwork, wide board reproduction style pine floors throughout and grand windows offering loft and light. Exceptional spaces include a renovated, top-end kitchen, formal living room and dining rooms with gas fireplaces, a comfortable great room and a main floor study. Upstairs, the primary bedroom suite offers a dressing room and an adjacent bedroom, currently a second office. A fourth bedroom is found on the third floor. Finally, private finished space with ensuite bath offers flexibility as guest quarters/bonus room. Specimen trees and flowering shrubs dot the grounds, and the garden area features raised beds, all with irrigation. The heated greenhouse allows for year-round cultivation and a heated (propane)/cooled studio is bathed in exceptional north light. This forward-thinking home exemplifies green living with top-of-the-line mechanicals included new central air 2020, owned solar panels with oil heat back up and a whole house, on-demand generator (2021.) Shelter Rock is a private community with 18 acres of dedicated open space located in the Hadlyme area, just off the Ferry and 6 minutes to Fox Hopyard Golf. Simply perfect.
Owned solar panels installed 2011 with extensive records. Solar used for heat, hot water, lights, cooking and dryer. Some months there is no electric supply bill (when electricity is actually returned to the grid.) Elecric average $200 monthly. The main roof is a 40 year architectural shingle. This house is meticulous and comfortable. Grounds feature 13 irrigation ports for watering. A must see property!
From River Road north to Bone Mill to Shelter Rock. Or Bone Mill to Shelter Rock. Home on the right. Use the SECOND driveway to the property and enter the front door.
MLS #: 24098614
Style: Colonial
Color: Clay
Total Rooms:
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4
Acres: 2.59
Year Built: 2002 (Public Records)
New Construction: No/Resale
Home Warranty Offered:
Property Tax: $14,035
Zoning: R2
Mil Rate:
Assessed Value: $524,490
Potential Short Sale:
Square Footage: Estimated HEATED Sq.Ft. above grade is 3494; below grade sq feet total is ; total sq ft is 3494
Appliances Incl.: | Cook Top,Wall Oven,Microwave,Range Hood,Subzero,Dishwasher,Washer,Dryer |
Laundry Location & Info: | Main level |
Fireplaces: | 3 |
Energy Features: | Active Solar,Generator,Ridge Vents,Thermopane Windows |
Interior Features: | Auto Garage Door Opener,Cable - Available,Central Vacuum |
Energy Features: | Active Solar,Generator,Ridge Vents,Thermopane Windows |
Basement Desc.: | Full,Heated,Interior Access,Full With Hatchway |
Exterior Siding: | Clapboard,Cedar |
Exterior Features: | Underground Utilities,Sidewalk,Garden Area,Covered Deck,French Doors,Underground Sprinkler,Patio |
Foundation: | Concrete |
Roof: | Asphalt Shingle |
Parking Spaces: | 2 |
Garage/Parking Type: | Attached Garage |
Swimming Pool: | 0 |
Waterfront Feat.: | Not Applicable |
Lot Description: | Borders Open Space,Level Lot,On Cul-De-Sac,Professionally Landscaped |
Nearby Amenities: | Golf Course,Lake,Library,Park,Public Rec Facilities,Stables/Riding |
In Flood Zone: | 0 |
Occupied: | Owner |
HOA Fee Amount 160
HOA Fee Frequency: Annually
Association Amenities: .
Association Fee Includes:
Hot Water System
Heat Type:
Fueled By: Hot Air,Solar,Zoned.
Cooling: Central Air
Fuel Tank Location: Above Ground
Water Service: Private Well
Sewage System: Septic
Elementary: East Haddam
Intermediate:
Middle: Nathan Hale
High School: Nathan Hale
Current List Price: $1,195,000
Original List Price: $1,195,000
DOM: 54
Listing Date: 5/29/2025
Last Updated: 5/30/2025 2:07:30 AM
List Agent Name: Nancy Mesham
List Office Name: Coldwell Banker Realty