Location: Greensboro, Vermont, USA (1.5 Hour Drive East of Burlington, Vt, 3.5 Hrs From Boston) View Map
Accommodations: House, 3 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 1.5 Baths (Sleeps 5-6)
This one level 2,700 sq. foot structure, known as "Gray Eyrie," is a locus of action in Wallace Stegner’s “Crossing to Safety.” Built as their dream house by the friends Stegner describes, a retired professor & wife, it sits atop Greensboro's Baker Hill with a 180-degree view over the village and 700-acre Lake Caspian, one of Vermont's most pristine lakes. The 80-acre property adjoins The Nature Conservancy's 254-acre Barr Hill Preserve, offering miles of hiking trails and picnic sites with sightings of wildlife and views spanning the Green Mountains of Vermont and White Mountains of New Hampshire. Biking is another popular activity.
A separate guesthouse with two bedrooms, sleeping four, is available at $700/week ($500/week during May or September). A dock on the lake, 0.6 mile down Baker Hill, offers the house and guest house a canoe and private access to swimming, boating and fishing.
Greensboro is a preeminently rural community in Orleans County, one of three that make up Vermont's fabled Northeast Kingdom. The village has several dairy farms as well as fields and forests conserved by The Nature Conservancy, the Vermont Land Trust and the Greensboro Land Trust. Greensboro has a richly stocked general store (Willeys), and a country club with tennis and golf that nonmembers can access for daily fees (mvcc). Two nearby gourmet restaurants are available (Highland Lodge and Claire's). The village and hinterland offer picturesque drives over back-country roads beside rivers, lakes and hills.
Amenities: Large fireplace, phone, broadband internet, fully equipped kitchen and laundry except no dishwasher. Extensive library. Linens provided. Charcoal grill. Garden chairs. No smoking, please.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Parking for RV/Boat/Trailer
- Wood Fireplace
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed (3)
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- View/Location
- Lake View
- Mountain View
- Communications
- Telephone
- Free Long Distance
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Dock on Lake Caspian, 0.6 mi. down Baker Hill, offers house & separate guest house private access to swimming, boating, fishing. Aluminum canoe provided at dock.
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations)
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Antiquing
- Live Theatre
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
$1300/week .. $4500/month ($1000/week during May or September)
No Rental Shorter Than One Week.
Rates Do Not Include 9% State Rental Tax.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Year Purchased: 1963
Why the Owner Chose Greensboro
Property was built by my parents as their dream house, is now owned by a family trust. My four siblings and I grew up spending their summers in Greensboro, to which grandparents first brought their family in 1910.
The Unique Benefits at this House
Greensboro is a beautiful rural area, located in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Much community recreation centers around 700-acre Caspian Lake. Two of The Nature Cobnservancy's 45 preserves in Vermont are located in Greensboro, one of them abutting the vacation renatal property.
Owner's Map of Greensboro
I am a retired development economist, spent most of my career with the Harvard Institute for International Development, am spending much of my time during retirement in promoting land conservation in Greensboro, the surrounding area and Vermont overall.
Property Photos
- View of Greensboro village from Gray Eyrie - Greensboro Home Rental
- Eyrie living room - Greensboro Home Rental
- View from Eyrie living & dining room - Greensboro Home Rental
- Eyrie master bedroom
- Eyrie second bedroom
- View of Gray Eyrie from driveway
- Eyrie breakfast nook
- Eyrie guesthouse
- Guesthouse living room & kitchen
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