Seldom will you find an owner/designer-built home with the feel of a French cottage in a secluded oasis within the city. This home incorporates rare & unusual materials, many no longer available. The LR features a floor to ceiling split granite cobblestone fireplace with an open view to the sunroom with its own garden fountain scene. The centrally located DR encourages festive dinner parties & entertaining. A country kitchen with eat-in area steps down to the 1st floor laundry. This home includes an exceptional master suite bathed in natural light from 7 sources, and features ten-ft. beamed ceiling, fireplace, window seat with a view to the multicolored granite cobblestone drive below, bath with shower and whirlpool tub, and studio/office. The main floor includes a 2nd full bath and two BR. The national award-winning landscaping, with secret garden and a spacious patio, invites one to explore unique details such as a pink granite pre-Civil War millstone.