Listed by Laura Beckwith • Josiah Allen Real Estate, Inc. Bought with Four Seasons Sotheby's Int'l Realty.
Off market oct 2021 for $1.6M
$2,002,365
Est. refi paymentEst. refi$10,519/mo
4
bd
•
2.5 ba
•
4,400
sq ft
3229 W Dorset Rd, Dorset, VT 05251
About this home
"New" circa 1767 rare gunstock post and beam home on 6+ acres steps to Dorset Village. The house was moved away from the road onto a new foundation and gut renovated with new windows, insulation, mechanicals, and slate roof along with magnificent reclaimed plank flooring and doors! This special residence boasts the quintessential Vermont amenities such as a wonderful restored red barn with cupola, a crystal clear gravel lined swimming pond and waterfall, stream, gardens, a chicken coop, apple, plum & pear trees, blueberry & raspberry bushes and perennial plantings. Comfortable 4000 SF house offers open plan living. Kitchen Great Room with large walk in pantry, transitions out onto the screened porch overlooking the gardens and wonderful view over the Dorset Field Club to the mountains beyond. The living room offers a beautiful center Rumford fireplace open to the kitchen, dining room, and library. Upstairs there are numerous bedrooms, bath and a great Primary Bedroom suite with dressing room, lots of closets, and a bath with soaking tub and walk in shower. The lower level supports living and storage spaces for recreation or creativity. The barn, just painted, has a converted milk house office, storage for cars or toys, a large workshop, a finished room for yoga studio and alike and the upper level simply amazes!!! This property, the embracing residence, it's location, mountain and Dorset Field Club views, outdoor recreation, and versatile barn brings it all home!!!
Single-familyProperty Type
1767Year Built
6.03 acresLot Size
$455Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Laura Beckwith• Josiah Allen Real Estate, Inc.
Bought with Hayleyanne Van Der Kar• Four Seasons Sotheby's Int'l Realty
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Market trends in 05251, VT
Last updated October 2026
Buyer's Market
Seller's Market
Balanced market
Sale-to-list price
98.3%
0.9% MoM
Median sale price
$776K
$228 MoM
Avg. days on market
74d
27 days MoM
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Sale history for 3229 W Dorset Rd
Date
Event
Price
PrimeMLS #4873434
Oct 1, 2021
Sold
$1,625,000
$369/sq ft
Sep 21, 2021
Pending
—
Jul 26, 2021
Contingent
—
Jul 21, 2021
Listed
$1,695,000
$385/sq ft
Public Records
May 1, 2007
Sold
$220,000
$50/sq ft
PrimeMLS #3019569
Apr 30, 2007
Sold
$1,195,000
$272/sq ft
May 8, 2005
Listed
$1,325,000
$301/sq ft
Dorsets Oldest `New` c. 1767.. .waterfall, cascading Prentice Brook, pristine pond w/ architectural stone, organic garden, ,amazing P and B barn, 6.5 acres, panoramic views, Dorset Field Club adjacent, walk to Village! And the house. .. impeccable restorations create an open center chimney floor plan, kitchen/great room, screen porch, ample living and dining rooms, fabulous library, generous primary suite and 3 guest rooms. Details abound: period doors, hardware, plank floors, hand hewn exposed frame.
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$14,470 (−4.0%)
$487,700 + $1,078,500
$1,566,200
2024
$15,079 (+7.8%)
$170,300 + $645,800
$816,100
2023
$13,990 (−11.7%)
$170,300 + $645,800
$816,100
2022
$15,845 (−7.9%)
$170,300 + $645,800
$816,100
2021
$17,209 (−1.3%)
$292,200 + $645,800
$938,000
2020
$17,436 (+8.6%)
$292,200 + $645,800
$938,000
2019
$16,053 (−2.2%)
$292,200 + $645,800
$938,000
2018
$16,411 (−20.9%)
$292,200 + $645,800
$938,000
2017
$20,743 (+1.7%)
$578,300 + $621,280
$1,199,580
2016
$20,401 (+3.3%)
$578,300 + $621,280
$1,199,580
2015
$19,749
$578,300 + $621,280
$1,199,580
2013
Tax history for 3229 W Dorset Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$14,470 (−4.0%)
$487,700 + $1,078,500
$1,566,200
2024
$15,079 (+7.8%)
$170,300 + $645,800
$816,100
2023
$13,990 (−11.7%)
$170,300 + $645,800
$816,100
2022
$15,845 (−7.9%)
$170,300 + $645,800
$816,100
2021
$17,209 (−1.3%)
$292,200 + $645,800
$938,000
2020
$17,436 (+8.6%)
$292,200 + $645,800
$938,000
2019
$16,053 (−2.2%)
$292,200 + $645,800
$938,000
2018
$16,411 (−20.9%)
$292,200 + $645,800
$938,000
2017
$20,743 (+1.7%)
$578,300 + $621,280
$1,199,580
2016
$20,401 (+3.3%)
$578,300 + $621,280
$1,199,580
2015
$19,749
$578,300 + $621,280
$1,199,580
2013
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.