Some properties announce everything at once. Others reward the buyer with discernment to see what is quietly waiting to be realized. Set along the rise of Morse Hill Road, this Dorset home is a rarer opportunity: a substantial residence on 10 acres where value extends beyond what exists today into what the land could become. Beyond a beautiful Vermont home, there is potential to shape an estate-scale setting with expanded lawns, layered gardens, paths, terraces, recreation areas, and a more park-like relationship between house and land. Inside, the home is substantial and highly livable, with spacious bedrooms, generous living areas, fireplaces, high ceilings, and a large family room designed for true gathering. The layout suits quiet weekends, holidays, movie nights, guests, remote work, and longer Vermont stays. A true mudroom provides the practical transition every four-season home needs, with room for boots, coats, ski gear, and outdoor equipment. The full basement adds exceptional storage and flexible recreation or hobby space. Outdoors, cottage perennial gardens, raspberry bushes, mature trees, hillside contours, and a private Vermont atmosphere create meaningful room to evolve. The property offers privacy, scale, and a strong sense of place, yet its greater opportunity lies in the ability to open, shape, and elevate the land into something intentional, polished, and estate-worthy. Recent practical improvements, including a roof by Iron Horse VT, updated mechanicals, water softener, pellet furnace, water heater, and exterior paint, add confidence. Dorset Village, Manchester, hiking trails, Bromley, and Stratton are within easy reach, allowing the home to live as a full-time residence, weekend retreat, or four-season Vermont base. Private without being isolated, spacious without feeling showy, and full of quiet potential, this is a property for someone who understands that the best opportunities are not always the ones that announce themselves immediately.

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Tax Information

  • Tax Year2026

Parking

  • Parking Spaces
  • GarageNo
  • Parking DescriptionDriveway, Parking Spaces 1 - 10

Rooms

  • Full Bath2

Basic Information

  • MLS Number5090583
  • MLS StatusActive
  • Virtual TourView Tour
  • StatusACT
  • Property TypeSingle Family
  • List Price$825,000
  • Listing Agent NameHayleyanne Van Der Kar
  • Broker NameFour Seasons Sotheby's Int'l Realty

Location

  • Building Number2572
  • StreetMorse Hill Road
  • TownDorset
  • StateVT
  • Zip05251
  • CountyBennington
  • Elementary SchoolThe Dorset School
  • High SchoolBurr and Burton Academy
  • Flood Zone Y/NUnknown
  • Address2572 Morse Hill Road

Building

  • Year Built2002
  • Building ConstructionWood Exterior, Wood Siding
  • ConstructionExisting
  • Property StyleCape, Modified, New Englander, w/Addition
  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathroom3
  • Total Baths3
  • 3/4 Baths1
  • Total Rooms13
  • Square Feet4,112
  • APX Unfin Below Grade2048
  • BasementBasement Stairs, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Full, Interior Access, Other, Storage Space, Unfinished
  • FoundationConcrete

Property

  • Acreage10.1
  • Lot DescriptionHilly, Landscaped, Level, Mountain View, Sloping, View, Wooded, Near Shopping, Near Skiing, Near Snowmobile Trails, Rural, Near School(s), Private
  • AreaVT-Bennington
  • DrivewayGravel
  • RoadsPaved, Public Maintained Road
  • Road Frontage600

Interior

  • Interior FeaturesCathedral Ceiling, Ceiling Fan, Dining Area, Wood Fireplace,2 Fireplaces, Hearth, Kitchen Island, Kitchen/Dining, Laundry Hook-ups, Primary BR w/ BA, Natural Light, Natural Woodwork, Indoor Storage, Vaulted Ceiling, Walk-in Closet, Wood Stove Hook-up,1st Floor Laundry
  • Room 1 TypeBedroom
  • Room 1 Level2
  • FloorsCombination
  • Room 2 TypeBedroom with Bath
  • Room 2 Level2
  • Room 3 TypeBedroom
  • Room 3 Level2
  • Room 4 TypeBedroom
  • Room 4 Level1
  • Room 5 TypeOffice/Study
  • Room 5 Level2
  • Stories2
  • Room 6 TypeBathroom Full
  • Room 6 Level2
  • Room 7 TypeBathroom Full
  • Room 7 Level1
  • Room 8 TypeBathroom Three Quarter
  • Room 8 Level2
  • Room 9 TypePorch
  • Room 9 Level1
  • Room 10 TypeDining Room
  • Room 10 Level1
  • Room 11 TypeKitchen
  • Room 11 Level1
  • Room 12 TypeLaundry Room
  • Room 12 Level1
  • Room 13 TypeLiving Room
  • Room 13 Level1
  • Room 14 TypeDen
  • Room 14 Level1
  • Room 15 TypeRec Room
  • Room 15 Level1

Exterior

  • Exterior FeaturesDeck, Garden Space, Natural Shade, Other, Porch, Storage
  • Exterior ColorSlate Blue
  • RoofStanding Seam

Utilities

  • Heat SystemMulti Zone, Wood Stove, Pellet Furnace
  • WaterDrilled Well
  • SewerPrivate, Septic
  • ElectricCircuit Breaker(s)
  • UtilitiesCable Available, Other, Telephone Available

Amenities

  • Accessibility Amenities1st Floor Full Bathroom, Hard Surface Flooring,1st Floor Laundry
  • AmenitiesCO Detector, Other, Smoke Detector, Wood Stove
  • PetsYes
  • PricePerSqFt200.63

Other

  • SeasonalNo
  • Page240
  • Date Listed05/23/2026
  • View Count8

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Listed by Hayleyanne Van Der Kar of Four Seasons Sotheby's Int'l Realty
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