Quechee Lakes Development Behind the Scenes - Vermont Farmhouse
Quechee Lakes, Vermont
Founded in the 1760s, the town of Quechee, Vt. has become a four-season destination for activities ranging from cross-country and downhill skiing in the fall and winter to hiking, fishing, and water sports in the spring and summer. The area's singular natural attraction, the Quechee Gorge, rises over 160 feet from its river base. Like many other Northern New England towns, Quechee was originally a mill town powered by the currents of the Ottauquechee River. Comfortably nestled between the cultural and economic centers of White River Junction, N.H and Woodstock, Vt. in the region's Green Mountains, fabric mills brought prosperity to the area up to the mid-1900s, until the textile industry's economic focus shifted South. An area in decline for a number of years, today Quechee's idyllic setting and year-round activities has re-established it as a popular spot for both vacationers and fulltime residents.
The first half of this season's Home Again focuses on a custom home built in the Quechee Lakes Development, a 5,200-acre community with over 1,000 home sites. Taking inspiration from forms, shapes and materials indigenous to Vermont, John J. Meyer, of Meyer & Meyer in Boston, and Peter Morris, Vergennes, Vt., have designed a range of single- and multi-family homes to suit the area's diverse landscape. Typical to the area's architectural history, design elements include stone walls, natural landscapes and windows that invite natural light indoors and frame the wooded scenery. Standard home sizes range from 1,800-to 5,000-square-feet, although homeowners have the option to purchase land and construct their own homes.
Model Home Tour - Meet deveolper Michael Maynard and builder Ted Riley as they tour a completed home in the Quechee Lakes Development. Watch the video!
Quechee Lakes bills itself as "civilized seclusion." Located 120 miles northwest of Boston, 140 miles from Montreal, 145 miles from Hartford, Ct., 140 miles from Albany, N.Y., and 280 miles from New York City, it is accessible by five airports all within a two-hour drive. Local attractions include two 18-hole golf courses, skiing, canoeing, fly-fishing, and the world famous Simon Pearce glass blowing studio. Quechee Lakes also features many restaurants, antique shops and cultural attractions, including an annual hot air balloon gathering, the Quechee Balloon Festival.
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