3 The Ledges StreetHallowell, ME 04347Price: $539,000

BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARY RANCH perched on quiet dead-end street overlooking downtown Hallowell & seasonal views of the Kennebec River. This Mid-Century home offers many fine details, including stunning stepped Japanese-style gardens delineated with ledge & granite outcroppings. Enjoy the serene landscape from the sunny Great Room that features a wall of transom windows & vaulted ceiling. Then step into the cherry kitchen w/gas fireplace, newer stainless appliances, island, & convection cooktop, open to a stylish dining room w/custom built-ins. Front sitting/living room with fireplace offers a picture window to sweeping vistas. Beautiful wood and tile floors throughout. Features a separate wing w/ primary bedroom suite, second BR, full BA. All freshly painted. Lower level offers a 3rd BR, workout room/yoga studio, and utility/ bathroom with shower & laundry. Walkout access to attached garage w/automatic door opener for convenient all-weather access. Enjoy the spacious surrounding deck and out-building/garden shed/'she/he-shed.' Two new large picture windows, stylish new front door, new stone entry-way steps, heat pumps, and full house generator. Stroll down the hill to enjoy restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, antique shops, hair salon, flower shop. Or hop on the Kennebec River Rail Trail to downtown Augusta & YMCA in one direction, and downtown Gardiner & Bateau Brewing in the other. Kids walk to local schools on trail thru the woods. Enjoy nearby Vaughn Woods, Jamie's Pond, Hutchinson's Pond & Lake Cobbossee. Don't miss Old Hallowell Day every July for its legendary tradition in this city where ''meeting a neighbor becomes making a friend.'' **Showings start at Open Houses, Sat. 5/3 & Sun. 5/4 @ 10 a.m.-noon** Offers due by Wed. May 7 @ 5 p.m., pls allow 24-hour response.