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Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,552 sqft
Price per Sqft $788
MLS Listing ID 1052687
Style Farmhouse
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N No
Rental Info No
Year Built 1783
Annual Tax Amount $11,920
Lot Size 155.440 Acres
Acres 155.44
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Source onekey2
Property Description
Originally built by French Huguenots, the property was carefully renovated in 2016 to combine its old-world charm with modern living. With radiant flooring throughout, new plumbing and electrical, updated HVAC systems and a new standing-seam roof, this is a property that is as updated and turnkey as it is hand-hewn and handmade. A small solar array at the edge of the property reduces energy expenses to almost nothing while retaining connection to the grid, backed by a whole-house generator.
The house retains the wonderfully imperfect character of its nearly 250-year history: wide-plank floors hand-milled from old-growth trees, massive hand-hewn beams, thick stone and plaster walls, all anchored by extraordinary original hearths--enormous open fireplaces that feel almost architectural in scale. You'll find additional woodstoves in the living room, sunroom and upstairs bedroom.
Connected directly to the original house is an extraordinary 18th-century timber-framed artist's studio. Enjoy this wonderfully creative space with soaring ceilings, monumental old beams and enormous windows that create a dramatic, volume-filled space. The potential to retain or transform it abounds. Bathed all day in natural light thanks to a strategically sited wall of north-facing windows, the space is both open and cozy, with a woodstove and heat pumps for effortless heating and cooling year-round. Above, on a mezzanine level, additional sleeping quarters and an exercise room look out across gorgeous mountain views, creating a wonderful space for guests or a personal spot for restorative retreat.
Once a cattle and later a flower farm, the land surrounding the house is particularly beautiful, with mature magnolias, thousands of peonies, a fruit and nut orchard and remarkable specimen trees. Trails and old farm paths continue deep into the acreage and up the mountainside, offering the rare experience of wandering for hours without leaving your own land.
Outside, a cedar hot tub provides another way to experience the setting throughout the seasons, though the greatest amenity is the land itself. With 155 acres and thousands more acres of state land directly adjoining it, 38 Van Road feels immersed in a wilderness far larger than its boundaries. To find a historic property like this, intact and removed from a main road, is a rare treasure. There are woods to wander, your own mountainside to explore and one of the Catskills' most pristine creeks to swim in on long summer afternoons. The property is minutes from two ski areas, has a trendy grocery within walking distance and several delicious cafés and restaurants up the road. A conservation easement protects the wild character of the landscape while allowing for further development within its provisions and reduced taxes- a compelling balance between possibilities for the future and long-term protection of this special swath of land.
38 Van Road is ultimately much more than an early stone house on acreage. It is the rare opportunity to become the next steward of an extraordinary piece of the Catskills.
Location
State NY
County Greene County
Rooms
Basement Full
Interior
Interior Features Beamed Ceilings, Cathedral Ceiling(s), Original Details, Sauna
Heating Heat Pump, Propane, Radiant, Radiant Floor
Cooling None
Flooring Hardwood
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type Wood Burning, Wood Burning Stove
Fireplace Yes
Appliance Dishwasher, Dryer, Oven, Range, Refrigerator, Washer
Exterior
Exterior Feature Courtyard, Garden
Parking Features Garage
Garage Spaces 1.0
Fence Partial
Utilities Available Electricity Connected, Propane, Sewer Connected, Water Connected
Waterfront Description Creek
View Open, Trees/Woods, Water
Total Parking Spaces 4
Garage true
Private Pool No
Building
Lot Description Garden, Secluded, Views, Waterfront
Foundation Stone
Sewer Septic Tank
Water Other
Level or Stories Two
Structure Type Stone
Schools
Elementary Schools Hunter Elementary School
Middle Schools Hunter-Tannersville Middle/High Sch
High Schools Hunter-Tannersville
School District Hunter-Tannersville
Others
Senior Community No
Special Listing Condition None
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