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**NEW PRICE**Goshen Valley, Gaithersburg, is a well-kept secret with gorgeous homes 10 minutes from the best shops in Montgomery Co at Milestone/Neelsville Cntr, I- 270, & the MARC Train. The school system is a major draw with a variety of options, including nearby Montgomery College. The city was voted # 1 MOST DIVERSE CITY IN AMERICA, restaurants, parks & outdoor amenities abound. Goshen Valley Dr is a beautiful street with overarching oaks, children ride bikes on a cul-de-sac, & friendly neighbors chat taking walks. At 9117, a magnificent French colonial ivory brick mansion, with over $500, 000 of new improvements, including new kitchen, roof, skylights, windows, doors, & Lennox gas furnace. With two large wings, it sits impressively on the highest hill, from the 3-CAR GARAGE, to the two-story entrance with a glimmering marblized porcelain tile floor. To the right, the living room has the 1ST OF 6 FIREPLACES & hand-blown sconces lighting wainscoted walls. To the left is the dining room & 2ND FIREPLACE, similar sconces & wainscoting. A curved stairway to upstairs sees the 3RD FIREPLACE & dining room with 3 skylights & bar cabinet. THERE'S AN OPTION FOR THE 20K HAND CARVED 12 SEAT TABLE & CHINA CABINET TO CONVEY WITH THE HOUSE IF WANTED. THE CHEF'S DREAM KITCHEN WITH ALL HIGHLY RATED GE MONIOGRAM APPLIANCES HAS TWO 8 FOOT ISLANDS lit by 4 Tiffany-style chandeliers & all counters have rare AZUL BAHIA GRANITE. The prep island has a sink, conveniently next to the GE Monogram fridge/freezer, three 9-foot-tall pantries & roll-out drawers. The kitchen’s second island has a GE Monogram cooktop, retractable downdraft, warming drawer, & solid wood KraftMaid drawers with dovetail corners for heavy pots & pans, & 2 two-tiered cutlery drawers. A pretty fan sits in a tray ceiling & hand-stenciling. A whisper-quiet dishwasher & wall microwave/baking oven over a convection oven, also GE Monograms, & a Fisher Paykel crystal washer. The main sink & breakfast nook see a 27-foot-square portion of the newly extended deck. Beyond the pantries are 10-FOOT MIRRORED COAT CLOSET, shoe shelves, drawers, wall cabinets & a second fridge/freezer. Across is a mudroom with one of 3 WASHER/DRYERS, multiple drawers, & 2nd powder room (the first is off the entry hall).The solarium, seen through high windows from the formal dining room has a 4TH FIREPLACE, four skylights, & three walls of tall arched windows. Dogwoods, magnolias, azaleas, Japanese maple trees, & forest beyond provide privacy. The first-floor master BR with the 5th fireplace extends from the front to back of the house. Double doors open to the extensively mirrored bathroom, flanked by two 12-foot sink counters & large central jacuzzi. To the right & left are two 10-foot-long walk-in closets, shower room with a stacking 2ND WASHER/DRYER & a toilet room with a bidet. Prior to the master suite is a library with built-in bookcases on three walls, on the fourth wall a 7-foot-tall picture window reaching the floor. Upstairs there are four large bedrooms, two full baths – one with a skylight & 3RD WASHER/DRYER. The lower level is a complete apartment with a sixth bedroom, second kitchen, TV wall with reclining chairs, hardwood floors, wainscoted walls, & the 6TH FIREPLACE Across from the bedroom that looks out a picture window to the backyard is a carpeted exercise room with a tropical mural, alongside the 4th full bathroom. Two pairs of French doors separate these rooms from a large party room, complete with full kitchen. Three sets of glassed French doors lead out to the backyard. There are two large storage rooms. House & deck are 2x12 beams/joists, with French drains around the foundation. All It needs is a familyShow Description