Almost certainly the most remarkable Estate in Columbia County, this 65-acre historic wonderland – and a wonderland it surely is – was begun in the late 18th century. The loving object of numerous tasteful additions in the many decades since, the dwelling as evolved is both opulent and enormous -- yet lays out its 6,600 square feet in a functional manner entirely consistent with 21st century needs. Perhaps most notable, the historic ambiance found throughout the home is palpable -- a place so rich in period details it seems a chapter out of Charles Dickens. Small wonder this has been ‘home’ to such as stock brokers, lawyers and even a NY State Supreme Court Judge. Entering, you note the gargantuan front door flanked by handsome window lights, and a huge Entry Foyer highlighted by an elegant, sweeping staircase up.
Upstairs, more wonders await. A second floor somehow reminiscent of a wonderful bed & breakfast, with gracious halls and period fixtures outlining some 5 bedrooms and 3 baths -- these oversized and showing appropriately large tubs. Going up again, one finds a newly renovated third floor, this boasting still more bedroom and bath facilities.
Go right out of the Foyer...and you find a large, tavern-like Dining Room with ancient hand-hewn beams, wide board floors and a massive stone fireplace wall, a large eat-in kitchen adjoining it to the rear. Go left...and you step down into a vast living room, this once the Grand Ballroom. Bright and sunny as lit by many oversized 12 x12 windows, it too is graced by a fireplace. To each side of it, French doors usher you beyond into a cheery Sun Room – large and graceful, it was added to the home in 2001.
Finally, wandering around outside, you realize that the 65-acre property is a perfect match for the home, a land of privacy and sensational natural beauty through which the Green River runs. Here, groomed pathways weave through a wooded hillside to a large pond fed by a waterfall...there’s a stream... lush formal gardens...a pergola draped with wisteria...and on and on. MLS #71219

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