Handsome dry stone walls border the circular driveway and parking courtyard. A welcoming front portico shelters the entrance with its classic door bracketed by divided lights. The two-story center hall with a coffered ceiling and a bordered herringbone floor is spectacular as the stairway rises to the second floor balcony, divided by columns from a south-facing upstairs sitting room. The formal living room with a fireplace has a superb coffered ceiling as does the panelled library with a fireplace, a coffered wooden ceiling to match the panelled walls and three exposures. The formal dining room has wainscoting and a large bay window. The rear of the house faces south with a sweep of rooms including a second living room with a fireplace and doors to the terrace, the marvelous gourmet kitchen with top-of-the-line cabinetry and appliances overlooking the private rear lawn and the spacious family room with a fireplace and french doors to the expansive terrace plus there is a smaller homework room or office. This room adjoins the mudroom with cubbies and a large walk-in closet at the side door. Upstairs is the luxurious master suite with a fireplace, two large dressing closets and a lovely bathroom with an Ultra bathtub and a walk-in shower with major body sprays. There are four additional en suite bedrooms and a gracious rear stairway in an airy hallway leading back to the mudroom. The lower level, with a front and a back stairway has an exercise room, a media room, a sixth bedroom with an en suite bathroom, a hall bathroom for a future pool, workrooms and a heated garage, plus there is provision of a three-floor elevator. The detailing is wonderful, the floors are banded oak, and the entire home sparkles with well chosen cabinetry and fixtures.