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Coles Point Cottage offers wide views of the Potomac River from a bulkheaded shoreline and beachfront. Linger over your morning coffee on the waterfront porch to start your day with sparkling, wide, River views and the salty tang of breezes off the Chesapeake Bay. This classic 1950's cottage offers one-floor living and comes fully furnished for immediate, turn-key recreation, and fresh interior painting imbues this home with a light cottage style.

The Great Room features wall-to-ceiling glass doors opening to a wrap-around waterside Screened Porch. There is a greeen-enamelled radiant-heat gas stove to cozy-up those winter days at the beach. The Galley-Style Kitchen and Dining Area are open to the Living Area for uninterrupted river views. There's even a full-sized clothes washer and dryer tucked into a utility closet. A newer addition hosts two Guest Bedrooms and a full Bath, where pull-down stairs provide ample Attic storage. An Owner's Suite is situated in a private wing off the Living Area and includes a newly updated private Bath with Shower.

This cottage is perched on a sloping lot with a walk-out basement/crawl space on the East side, providing great storage for kayaks and sand-castle pails. A shaded path leads to a concrete patio beside the river, with a sandy shoreside fire-pit, a great setting for a couple of lounging chairs to enjoy the sunset and the slow, subsequent revelation of the Milky Way. Several mature hardwoods and tall pines provide a canopy of shade over the house and yard. There is a small detached tool shed. The house has vinyl siding with window shutters, and a private well and water system. There is sewer service available and the tap fee has been paid, but the house is currently using it's pre-existing septic system. The sewer fee is $32.00 a month.

This cottage uses electric baseboard heat, which enables you to heat just the rooms you are using. There is a wall-unit air conditioner and ceiling fan in the Great Room, and window air conditioners and ceiling fans for the bedrooms. Try sleeping with the doors and windows wide open to let the river breezes blow through while you relax to the lulling sounds of the surf.

If you'd like to have a protected harbor for your boat, there is a full-service marina just 2 miles away at Coles Point Plantation, where there's also a swimming pool available.


Exclusively Offered for $449,000

A shaded sidewalk leads from the porch to a waterside patio on the shores of the Potomac River.

A screened porch wraps around the Great Room. The 0.6 acre lot slopes down on the East side.

The backyard is framed by a wooden bulkhead, providing a neat, defined area.

There is a sandy beach along the eastern boundary that you can see at the end of the bulkhead in this photo.

A wall of glass in the Living Area frames the wide river views. White wainscoting and chair rail add a charming detail.

The open floorplan and large Great Room adapt this 50's house to a contemporary lifestyle.

The Living Area and Screened Porch provide casual, relaxed, summer-style spaces.

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Bruce & Jill Anderson are agents with:  Jim & Pat Carter Real Estate, Inc.  P.O. BOX 301  4478 IRVINGTON ROAD  IRVINGTON, VA 22480  WWW.CARTER-REALESTATE.COM

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