Lake Sunapee Overlook, Sunapee NH
With expansive views of Lake Sunapee and the surrounding hills, this vacation home satisfies the owners’ desire for the look of a historic farmhouse added onto over the years. The estate, which includes a pool house, barns, and a residence for the property manager, is approached up a long drive, which sweeps around to the double-story entry porch. A restored cabin at the foot of the hill, where the creek joins the lake, serves as a changing and entertaining space near the water, and allowed the family to enjoy the lake while the main house was being constructed.
The foyer is surrounded on three sides by a balcony, which leads to the master bedroom suite. Down a dormered hall with built-in bookshelves, the children’s and guests’ rooms can be found. The living area, with beamed ceiling, has a stone fireplace on each side of the room, a bar hidden behind paneling, and french doors opening to a stone terrace. A spacious screened porch is adjacent.
The country kitchen provides an area for family cooking and one for catering. A formal dining room can be accessed through a pantry, while the timber-framed sunroom overlooking the pool is used for family meals. The den is entirely paneled, and includes one of seven fireplaces in the home, as well as a portion of the owner’s art collection. A large timber-framed rec room, with bar, fireplace, and pool table, is located over the four bay garage.
Project involvement: Barbara Mehren Freeman: Architect of Record, Principal in Charge responsible for design. Pamela Hanson: design development through construction administration team, Project Architect responsible for construction documents for the main house, pool house, property manager’s house, and cabin, while with Mehren Freeman Architects.
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