Unique In-Town Oasis

In your search for one of the fine homes of Nantucket, the

house at 3 Fair Street

will immediately go to the top of your list. With its terraced landscaping and grand exterior, it could easily be thought of as a country manor. Built in the mid 1990s and renovated in 2008, the home is in pristine condition.

Located on a quiet side street, the house is as close to Main Street as you can get. Everything in town is just a few steps away, but you can also easily escape to your favorite island beach. On the other hand, you don't have to go anywhere because the house has a swimming pool where you will want to spend hours relaxing and enjoying the unique setting.

The home's entrance is both gracious and inviting. Steps from the street lead to the covered front porch from which you enter the beautiful center hallway, with its impressive stairway. You also get your first look at the stained wide pine flooring which is a distinctive feature of the entire house

You catch a glimpse of the great room down the hall at the rear of the house before you turn right into the parlor. This is a wonderful setting for entertaining or for cozy conversation. Behind the parlor, separated by pocketdoors, is the formal dining room, or if you choose, a second parlor. The brick fireplace adds to the atmosphere.

Beyond, the butler's pantry, with an abundance of cabinets and drawers, leads through to the kitchen. The kitchen's extensive white cabinets accented by beadboard and the porcelain farm sink contrast nicely with the granite countertops and the professional, six-burner, stainless stove and hood. A second sink makes additional prep work easy or may also serve as a bar sink.

The kitchen is open to the great room which combines a large living area centered around a brick fireplace with a large eating space. French windows and doors open out to the pool area to the rear and to a large brick patio on the side of the house.

Going back into the hallway towards the front entry, on your right is the back door, a mudroom and a large storage closet. To your left is a full pantry with lots of cabinets and shelves and, more importantly, a second refrigerator.

Opposite the parlor, off the front hall, is a guest suite, with private bath and a wonderful bay window.

At the top of the stairs, you turn right into a fabulous library/family room. With a wall lined with cabinets and bookshelves as well as a fireplace, this is where you will want to spend your time. To make it easy to get sustenance, there is a dumb waiter from the butler's pantry. And, from here, you get the first glimpse of the magnificent harbor views that the house affords.

Across the hall, there are two bedrooms joined by an en suite full bath which they share.

At the back of the house, the master suite beckons. You pass two walk-in closets with many built-ins and enter the bedroom with its cathedral ceiling and fireplace. French doors lead to a small balcony which overlooks the patio. The bathroom features a Jacuzzi tub and a large shower with two separate shower heads.

On the third floor, the large room with another fireplace which might serve as an office - it has all the necessary wiring - except for the distracting view which is even better from here than from the second floor. It could also be an overflow bedroom. On the other side, another large bedroom incorporates its own bath.

From the bedroom, a ship's ladder leads to the roof walk from which the entire harbor unfolds before you. You can see up the harbor to Pocomo and out over Brant Point and Coatue to Great Point off in the distance. You will have a hard time tearing yourself away from the view.

But, you also need to exercise, so you reluctantly return to the great room from which you get to the basement. Part way down the stairs, an opening leads to the exercise room. Keep going and you come to a large studio with a wooden floor and two mirrored walls. Exercise, dance…whatever; it's your choice. Behind the exercise room is a powder room, and the laundry area, as well as the mechanical room.

The house has central air conditioning and an alarm system.

Outside, the swimming pool has a wooden deck to avoid summer scorching. The pool area is fully enclosed. The wonderful landscaping is served by an irrigation system.

Importantly, there is off-street parking for two cars.

This gracious and unusual intown, broker-owned home, with five bedrooms, four full baths, two half baths and a swimming pool, is offered for $5,995,000. I