This custom home modeled after a French chateau features a well-designed floor plan that feels contemporary while respecting traditional architectural details. Nine-foot ceilings on the first floor, a tray ceiling in the dining room, ironwork, crown moldings in all common spaces-all feel right at home in modern open rooms with beautiful large windows and transoms. Three sets of French doors on the first floor and walls of windows upstairs and down connect the interiors with the tranquil wooded grounds outside. Both living room and breakfast nook open onto a large stone veranda with both sunny spaces and a shady wisteria-covered pergola for outdoor living, dining and entertaining. A kitchen, open to the family and living rooms, features luxury appliances and is complemented by an adjoining pantry and desk area. A first-floor laundry room and the first-floor primary bedroom suite with closets, luxury bath and adjoining private patio complete this level. Two-zone heating and cooling offer efficiency and flexibility. Upstairs, an office and three bedrooms, each with adjoining bath, open into a large family room/library complete with built in paneling and wet bar. Excellent closets and storage throughout along with a separate storage building and basement. This impressive, airy and bright home is elegant, yet casual, with a floor plan suitable for family living and comfortable entertaining spaces indoors and out. An exceptional country home with many unique details that affords tranquility and privacy located in the beautiful community of Lakewood Estates fifteen minutes from Lancaster City.