Palatial Sudbury Home Borrows From French Aristocracy

SUDBURY, MA — All the luxury without any of that guillotine stuff. This $2.25 million Sudbury home was built in 2006 to mimic the palaces of the French aristocracy — but it's conveniently located just off Route 27.

The home is enormous with 8,000 square-feet of living space, but also features touches like a sandstone fireplace, 2.7 acres of manicured grounds, and a brick ceiling in one area. Here are the details:

• Address: 59 Widow Rites Ln, Sudbury, Massachusetts
• Price: $2,249,000
• Square Feet: 8747
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 4 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 2006
• Features: A magnificent brick inlay, circular drive leads to the spectacular gardens of this stately French Colonial home offering over 8,700 sf of living space. The home is privately sited on over 2.7 acres of manicured grounds and rolling lawns. Enter and immediately you are transported to an exquisite European estate with the utmost, refined attention to detail throughout. The expansive family room with elegant sandstone fireplace, walnut flooring, and French doors leads to the large chef's kitchen with adjacent breakfast room. A fabulous hearth room perfect for fireside entertainment sits just off the kitchen through a brick-lined barrel ceiling hall, offering direct access to the rear patios. The first floor is complete with a formal dining room connecting to the kitchen through a wood-paneled butler's pantry. The second level includes a spacious master suite plus three additional bedrooms, each with en-suite bath, and a large bonus room ideally suited for an au-pair or in-law suite.

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