Description
Subtle and simply decorated, this home is situated on the western side of the Capital District, in a quaint hamlet up a winding farmland road. This precious Greek Revival farmhouse, with its limestone foundation and its early Dutch heritage evidenced through wide, bark laden beams and wobbly glass windows, is brimming with sunlight in every room. The long kitchen with high ceilings overlooks 5 acres of hemlock pine and white birch and the horse barns adjacent strike an amish like, rustic cord in their construction. The wide plank hardwood floors are freshly painted the most perfect shade of putty and all of the creamy paint colors throughout are fashionable and fine offering a soothing finish. Both full bathrooms are a thing of beauty, each with their own character defined by their deep claw foot tubs. Unusual but historic window panes dance from room to room offering a new delight with every entry. A large but sublime entry hall belies the 18 century nature of the residence through open purlins and joists, adding to the elemental surroundings juxtaposed to the formal dining room, dominated by the graceful fireplace. Sleeping quarters exist on both floors, allowing for privacy in several ideations. The original section of the home is incredibly early, dating back to 1780, while the Greek Revival addition was constructed c1839. The home has undergone many recent upgrades with period lighting added throughout, a new boiler, a chimney rebuild, a new half round driveway and updated electrical and plumbing. You'll find extensive gardens, mostly native with curated rare plants from boutique nurseries including english roses & a vegetable garden.The original land tenement roads can be seen lined with stone walls dividing where once cleared fields were cultivated and farmed. West Charlton is wonderfully convenient & is an area rich in vernacular architecture, this home is both precious and practical.
