Paradise in SW Vermont. Create your own haven on this secluded 1.73-acre parcel in historic Bennington with rural character and in-town amenities. In the same family for almost 90 years, it's just a 5-minute walk to SW VT Medical Center, and 5 more to downtown shops and offices. This offering includes 2 homes, 2 outbuildings, and private landscaped lawns, all encircled by mature trees. The primary home contains living, dining, kitchen, and 3-season porch with slider and deck on the first floor, three bedrooms and a bath with clawfoot tub on the second. Its plaster and lath walls and ceilings, hardwood floors, and HVAC will need TLC to make it shine. Live in the board-and-batten cottage while remodeling the property; convert to rental/ in-law/ guest house later. Inside are living, kitchen w/dining, and bath and laundry hooks-ups on the first floor, and an airy skylighted bedroom above. A metal roof, exposed wood, baseboard heat, upgraded electric, and a woodstove make for cozy VT winters. The shed with double doors and clerestory windows could be a woodshop, studio, or playhouse; stairs in the 2-car garage lead to more storage. Mature trees and ornamentals offer move-in charm with plenty of space to make it your own. Both homes connect to Town water and sewer. 1 hour to Albany airports and Amtrak; 3 hours to Boston.