Exceptional custom built post and beam home on coveted Third Beach Road, offering a serene, tranquil setting. Minutes to the Norman Bird Sanctuary, Sweet Berry Farm and the area's stunning beaches. Designed for passive solar, with high end systems, and recent upgrades by the present owners. Wonderful gardens and indoor/outdoor flow, blue stone patio, outdoor shower, abundant perennials and plants to enjoy year round. Enter the inviting front hall, and the original part of the home, that includes a dining area, sitting area, kitchen, pantry, half bath, and an all seasons room that leads to a screened in porch. This part of the home also has a one car garage, and large mudroom. An addition was completed in 1999 to include a family room and fireplace, a separate, oversized attached garage, with a bonus room and full bath. Upstairs, you have a large primary bedroom with a renovated ensuite that has a large walk in shower and free standing tub, an additional bedroom and bathroom on the second floor, and a third floor bedroom, plus a sitting room. Radiant heat throughout the first floor, central air, generator, and finished lower level with temperature controlled wine room, subterranean garage/storage, full bathroom and steam shower. This unique and inviting home is a short, and scenic drive away to downtown Newport, with easy access to the Newport Bridge, and North to Boston.