Wow! House: Gorgeous Darien Home Half Mile From Shopping District

DARIEN, CT -- "You'll feel as if you stepped into an English Cotswold village" at this Leroy Avenue home in Darien, half a mile from the shopping district, according to the listing on realtor.com.

The home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and was built by one of the town's top builders in 1997. It is on the market for $1,695,000 and is presented by Becky Munro with Halstead Connecticut LLC.

• Address: 141 Leroy Ave, Darien, Connecticut
• Price: $1,695,000
• Square Feet: 5100
• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 4 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1997
• Features: A short 0.5 mile walk to the shopping district of Darien and train station you'll feel as if you stepped into an English Cotswold village. Walk the brick path through the front garden archway to this outstanding, architecturally unique, 5 bdr, 5000 sq ft, one of a kind home. Built in 1997 by one of Darien's top builders, with a design for comfort and easy entertaining, the home flows from living room with a fireplace to office with a fireplace and into the huge family room with French doors to the large private deck and state of the art kitchen and breakfast room, also with a deck. The private formal dining room connected to the kitchen is fabulous for big family or intimate dining. A graceful stairway leads to the cathedral ceiling master suite with a huge walk in closet, beautiful stone bath and a charming sitting room or private office. The adjacent 4 other large bedrooms and 2 baths provide great, family level sleeping space. The bonus of this home is the 1000 square foot lower level with walk out to a slate patio including a full bath, possible nanny's quarters, 25'x14' playroom, and a surround sound media room. Live the Dream.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.