Mono Cliff Views, Hockley

Mono Cliff Views, Hockley

What you have been waiting for! An expansive original stone home (circa 1859) with stunning stone addition recently completed! Private 100 acre setting with distant westerly views over Mono Cliffs Park. Pool. Stone terraces. Long tree-lined drive. Wonderful outbuilding for housing cars, includes guest suite, recreation area and office. A very private country estate within 1 hour 20 mins of Toronto!

Kitchen/Great Room

The kitchen (8.13 m x 4.66 m) opens directly into the 2-storey great room. This custom kitchen is a finely crafted and well-designed space

-          Limestone floors

-          Centre island with 2 sinks plus additional prep area with farmer’s sink and views towards the Mono Cliffs

-          Viking Pro duel fuel electric oven and 6 burner gas range with range hood

-          Miele speed oven (MWO) with convection heat

-          Side-by-side KitchenAid refrigerator with full freezer

-          2 Miele dishwashers

-          2 refrigerator drawers in Butler’s Pantry

-          Breakfast area with walk-out to stone patio and pool area

-          Built-in sound system

-          In-cabinet display lighting in feature cabinets

-          Centre island seating for six

-          In-floor heating

-          Quartz counters by Cambria (impervious to stains)

Great Room (10.8 m x 8.1 m)

Alongside the kitchen is the great room. The great room has impressive views in all directions. The exposed timber ceiling reaches over 7 m in height. This is a wonderful entertaining space.

-          Walk-out to grounds and porches

-          8 over-sized picture windows

-          Large-scaled Rumford stone fireplace

-          Cathedral ceiling with accent lighting, dormer windows, built-in speakers and exposed timbers

-          In-floor heating for added comfort

Dining Room 4.2 m x 7.3 m

Crafted from the original circa 1859 century stone home is the large dining room with antique wood floors and 2 ft thick stone walls. Over-sized windows offer countryside views. This large dining room has ample space for buffet and sideboard tables. Alongside the dining room is the butler’s pantry with granite counters, 2 refrigerator drawers, sink and lit display cabinets. The butler’s pantry also has ample room for a coffee station. The dining room is perfectly positioned between the original living room and the kitchen/great room.

A guest powder room with pocket door, limestone floor and custom vanity is also located nearby.

Main floor laundry with limestone floor

Living Room 7.5 m x 4.15 m

To the west of the dining room in the original stone home is the living room with deep window coves, hardwood floors and views over the pool. This original living room has a fireplace with classical mantelpiece.

Library 4.4 m x 5.10 m

Perhaps the main feature of the library is the pioneer era stone fireplace with stone hearth. Panelled wainscoting, built-in book cases and a cathedral beamed ceiling make this a favorite room in the home.

Office & Mud Room Area

Off the back door is the main floor office with hardwood floors and views to the north over the property. The mudroom has heated slate floors, a 3 piece bathroom, exposed stone wall, wainscoting and a fireplace to add charm to the space. The office could easily become a guest suite if desired as there is a full 3-piece bathroom right beside the space. This entire area of the home has in-floor heating including the mud room, office and bathroom.

Second Floor

At the top of the stairs is a built-in 4 drawer, 2 closet linen storage cupboard which were often found in early-Ontario homes built for affluent settlers. There is also an additional 2^nd linen closet on this level.

Master Suite 5.77 m x 4.41 m

The master suite runs along the entire north side of the home. The west facing windows with built-in window seats offers superb views over the Mono Cliffs Park in the distance. The colours in the fall of the distant ridge are breathtaking. The master suite has a deluxe bathroom, change room, luggage closet and great views.

-          Hardwood floors

-          Pot lights

-          4-piece en suite with heated floor, extra-large  rain-head shower with cantilevered seat plus hand held                       shower system, window bench, double vanity

-          Walk-in closet outfitted with custom cabinetry

-          Window bench

-          Heated marble floors

-          Quartz counters by Cambria (impervious to stains)

Bedroom 2 - 4.14m x 4.88 m

-          East view

-          Wide board floors & deep window sills

Bedroom 3 – 4.37 m x 2.93 m

-          East view

-          Wide board floors & deep window sills

Bedroom 4 – 4.4 n x 3.92 m (irregular)

-          West view

-          Walk-in closet

-          Wide board floors & deep window sills

-          4-piece semi en suite bath with glass shower and soaker tub with marble surround

The Workshop/Office/Guest House/Barn

The original century bank barn has been converted into a guest suite with bathroom, lounge and kitchenette. The bank barn has a wonderful addition to the west which has a heated drive-in workshop plus office and recreation room. The space can be used for a car collection or can be used as a great entertainment area with billiards tables, ping pong tables, etc. The space can even host large seated dinners. The space is insulated and heated and there is an ample parking area in front of the power door (truck height). The upper loft area of the barn has additional space for storage.

OTHER INFORMATION

-          Boundary survey available

-          Access to the Mono Cliffs Park trail system

-          2 deep drilled wells

-        A beautiful variety of mature trees are found on the property including chestnut, flowering crab apples,                    spruce, Kentucky coffee trees, oak, cedar and maple

-          Central air conditioning

-          Weil-McLain propane boiler

-          Generator panel for essentials

-          New roof on bank barn (2017)

-          Major house renovations completed in 2011

-          Pool

-          Mix of woodlands and rolling agricultural land. Total privacy.