2/8/2016 House of the Week: 'Peaceful, quiet and serene' in Narragansett - Entertainment & Life - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI

http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20160206/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/160209568 1/4

Providence 27° All Access | Activate | Sign In | eEdition | Subscriber Services

     

   |  EXPLORE »

NEWS NOW      

An ocean-view gem at 85 North Cliff Drive in Narragansett

House of week is ocean-view gem at 85 North Cliff Drive in Narragansett. The

house features porches and decks, many with splendid water views and

panoramic views of water of Narragansett Bay.

By Andy Smith Journal Arts Writer  Follow

Posted Feb. 6, 2016 @ 1:45 am

House of the Week: 'Peaceful,quiet and serene' inNarragansettAlmost every room has a water view, and there areplenty of decks and porches where you can take it all in.

COMMENT

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — The house at 85 North Cliff Drive has seen a lot of

POPULAR EMAILED COMMENTED

Search business by keyword Search

Add your business here +

TOP CLICKS

School closings, parking bans set as snowforecast to hit morning commute Feb. 7, 2016

Nobel winner Malala, advocate for girls'education shot by Taliban, to speak in R.I.Feb. 8, 2016

Livestream: Watch Cianci funeral procession,Mass live Feb. 8, 2016

Bill Reynolds: Yet another shattered dreamFeb. 7, 2016

Political Scene: R.I. House Finance chairfined for misreporting contributionsFeb. 8, 2016

The snow has arrived, but a little later thanexpected Feb. 8, 2016

RHODE ISLAND DIRECTORY

Featured Businesses

EEDITION

TODAY'S eEDITION

Read Subscribe

Search

HOME NEWS POLITICS SPORTS BUSINESS OPINION ENTERTAINMENT OBITS MARKETPLACE JOBS CARS HOMES

Mon, February 8, 2016 » WEATHER THINGS TO DO MARKETS LOTTERIES VIDEO RACE IN R.I. ARCHIVES BUSINESS SERVICES FOOTBALL FRENZY

  The snow has arrived, but a little later than expected        ...       Livestream: Watch Cianci funeral procession, Mass live        ...       Hasbro beats Street 4Q forecasts        ...       The snow has arrived, but a little later than expected

1 92Recommend

New England Institute Of TechnologyPeter Pots PotteryPremier Nissan of NewportNewport Art MuseumDockside Seafood Marketplace

Find Rhode Island Attractions

2 

Exterior of the House of week, an ocean-view gem at 85 North Cliff Drive in Narraga...[+]

Buy Photo

▼

2/8/2016 House of the Week: 'Peaceful, quiet and serene' in Narragansett - Entertainment & Life - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI

http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20160206/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/160209568 2/4

Related content

An ocean-view gem at 85 North Cliff Drive in Narragansett

Search real estate transactions

Search open houses, rentals in Rhode Island

PHOTOS: See more House of the Week galleries

More House of the Week stories

changes since Michael Schuster bought it in 1988. The home has been extensivelyrenovated through a series of projects over the years, and is now roughly doublethe size it was when he bought it.

But two things that haven't changed are the Anawan Cliffs community and thesuperb ocean views.

Anawan Cliffs is a gated community with 56 home sites, private access to twobeaches, and its own cliff walk. The house on North Cliff Drive is designed so thatalmost every room has a water view, and there are plenty of decks and porcheswhere you can take it all in.

"It's so peaceful and quiet and serene," said Michael Schuster's wife, Terry. "It's anideal neighborhood to live in, whether you have kids or not."

The house has views across Narragansett Bay to Beavertail Lighthouse onJamestown and the Jamestown Bridge. The Schusters said it's great for familygatherings or entertaining friends. Even if you have lots of friends.

The main entry is through double white doors, with a large window above them,opening to a soaring foyer with marble floors and a contemporary light fixturehanging overhead.

To the left is a dining room with white marble floors, deep blue walls, big windowsfacing the water, and sliding doors to an exterior deck. Set into one wall is a glasscase, almost like another window, that's perfect for displaying china, glassware or

Submit Vote VIEW RESULTS

Sign up for our newsletter and havethe top headlines from yourcommunity delivered right to yourinbox

SIGN UP TODAY

»  EVENTS CALENDARMON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

More Events » Add Events »EVENTS VENUES DINING

Monday, February 8, 2016

Events by eviesays.com

All Day

10:00 am

10:30 am

12:00 pm

2:00 pm

February events at PCMProvidence Children's Museum

Winter Wonder DaysRoger Williams Carousel Village

Toddler StorytimeEast Smithfield Public Library

Scarf-knitting workshopEPOCH Assisted Living on BlackstoneBoulevard

Magic the Gathering Club

NDN

TAKE OUR POLL

Does the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl winmake you feel better or worse about the waythe Patriots' season ended?

 Better

 Worse

EMAIL NEWSLETTER

ERROR: Macro sectioncontent/home/rightrail/apsports is missing!

The dining room has white marble floors, big windows facing the water, and sliding...[+]

Buy Photo

2/8/2016 House of the Week: 'Peaceful, quiet and serene' in Narragansett - Entertainment & Life - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI

http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20160206/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/160209568 3/4

collectibles.

The kitchen, and adjacent breakfast nook, have blue/grey tile floors and whitewalls, with white cabinets and granite tops for the counters and central island.

The breakfast nook has angled walls with lots of windows and a white sideboardwith granite top.

The kitchen comes with stainless steel appliances and sink, double ovens, gas cooktop, and Bosch dishwasher. From the kitchen, there's easy access to a laundryroom, large walk-in pantry and screened porch.

On the other side of the entry foyer is a sunny living room with lots of windowsand doors to the covered front porch. Surrounding the living room are threecarpeted bedrooms and a full bath.

The second floor is even more impressive than the first. At the top of the stairs is afamily room with wood floor, cream-colored walls, gas-burning fireplace andsliding glass doors to a large screened porch that's a perfect spot to enjoy the oceanvistas.

At the opposite end of the family room is a second full kitchen with skylight, winerefrigerator, granite counters and more stainless steel appliances. (This was theoriginal kitchen for the house.)

The carpeted master bedroom has multiple windows, lots of closets — includingtwo walk-ins — and its own sliding doors to the screened porch. The master bathfeatures double sinks set in a granite-topped vanity, shower and whirlpool tub.

A catwalk leads from this section of the house across the entry foyer, with a niceview out the big window over the doors, and into a media room, with deep bluecarpet, vaulted ceiling, skylights and a door to another exterior porch. MichaelSchuster, a music fan, said this is his favorite room in the house.

From the media room, a large entry provides access to an enormous home office,also with skylights, vaulted ceiling and deep blue carpet. The office has tracklighting, built-in shelves and desk, and a pull-down screen, with room left over fora conference table.

This part of the house is adaptable for a number of uses. It could be a studio, recroom, exercise area or even an additional master suite, since a small file room(with a cedar closet) was designed to be easily converted into a bathroom.

For those who want that secret hideaway, a set of stairs from the office leads to asmall crow's-nest office above it all.

The property includes a large garden, storage shed and attached three-car garage.

The house at 85 North Cliff Drive is for sale at $1,895,000. It has 4,779 squarefeet of living space, real estate taxes are $12,363. Realtor is Laureen Koch, LilaDelman Real Estate, (401) 4473062, email Laureen.Koch@liladelman.com.There will be an open house Sunday, Feb. 7, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

asmith@providencejournal.com | Follow Andy Smith on Twitter @asmith651

CORRECTION: The house at 85 North Cliff Drive has private access to twobeaches. The original version of this story misstated the status of those beaches.

Be the first of your friends to like this

The Providence Journal

A profile in courage

11 mins

Nobel winner Malala,advocate for girls' educationshot by Taliban, to speak in…

The Providence Jour…52,378 likes

Like Page Contact Us