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Offered at $1,697,000Active
beds
4
baths
3
sq ft
2,420
Built
1924

197 Lake Raponda Road

Wilmington, VT 05363

Residential · Active · MLS #5072561
Listing Courtesy of Berkley & Veller Greenwood/Dover | Adam R Palmiter

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About this home

This vintage renovated waterfront home is being offered for the second time in 40 years. Lake Raponda allows motorized craft, with primarily private beach front, and a small local boat launch and public beach. It is located conveniently down from the Mt Snow Ski Resort, on a quiet road, affording year round enjoyment and solitude. This home has been lovingly maintained, updated, and expanded by the current owners, and features a lodge style quite unique in the area which offers warm charm and Vermont rustic styling perfect for a retreat. Inside you are treated to vaulted ceilings in the main living room with floor to ceiling stone fireplace. There are freshly painted walls and exposed woodwork throughout, a country kitchen with gas stove and basin vintage sink, great light from the many windows and updated lighting, a tremendous great room addition perfect for entertaining with wood stove for ambiance, two main floor suites including a large primary, an upstairs guest suite, a spacious sleeping loft, great storage and closet spaces, a den/tv room ideal as an office or overflow sleeping, and lake views from every bedroom. Outside you'll find a large stone patio with hot tub which leads down to the extensive perennial landscaping and path to the water. There is a boathouse at the lake for lake storage, a large dock, swim platform, and level lawn space for fun in the sun. The home has a detached garage great for off season boat storage or whatever you may need. Updated septic!

Property information

Details at a glance

Interior4 property facts
Rooms
8
Heating
Baseboard, Propane, Electric
Cooling
None
Flooring
Tile, Wood
Building5 property facts
Style
Single Family Residence
Year built
1924
Garage
2
Parking
2
Roof
Shingle
Land & utilities5 property facts
Lot size
1.72 acres
Water
Well
Sewer
Septic Tank
Waterfront
Y
Zoning
Residential
Financial2 property facts
Annual taxes
$17,182
Assessment year
2026

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Principal & interest
$8,581
Property tax
$1,432
Insurance
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HOA
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Listing annual taxes: $17,182. Initial monthly tax is one twelfth of that amount. HOA amount was not supplied.

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This home compared with active listings in Wilmington
MetricThis homeLocal listings
List price$1,697,000$457,000271% above local
Price / sq ft$701$322118% above local
Days on market244117109% above local

Active city listing statistics from PrimeMLS as of September 11, 2026. Asking prices are not completed-sale values.

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