3 Beds
3 Baths
3,065 SqFt
3 Beds
3 Baths
3,065 SqFt
Open House
Sat Oct 24, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,065 sqft
Price per Sqft $570
MLS Listing ID 20266232
Style Farmhouse
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 3
Year Built 1790
Annual Tax Amount $11,896
Tax Year 11896
Lot Size 2.840 Acres
Acres 2.84
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Source Hudson Valley Catskills Region Multiple List Service (Ulster County Board of REALTORS®)
Property Description
In the kitchen, wide plank floors hand-painted in a harlequin pattern run beneath a beadboard ceiling, and a matte black La Cornue gas range stands against statuario marble counters and custom-built maple millwork. Mullioned windows look over the verdant backyard to nearby cornfields, and an antique butcher block island, skirted in a vintage Moroccan kilim, gathers everyone together. Beside it, a dining area sits near tall French windows. A generous living room opens toward the terrace, and a light-soaked sunroom overlooks the front lawn. The library features a working wood fireplace, made for winter afternoons or cozy evenings with a glass of wine. A dining room with its own sitting area completes the main floor, along with a full bath finished in Belgian terracotta tile. Upstairs, the primary bedroom is warmed by a fireplace and expansive stone hearth, with a second bedroom across the hall. Nearby, the largest bath combines an antique clawfoot tub, Rohl fixtures, and custom Schumacher shower curtain with a marble sink in a matching skirt. The third bedroom occupies its own private wing above the kitchen, with a private full bath.
Willow Vale Farmhouse has a celebrated and historic past. Decades ago the house operated as Mon Blason, an inn remembered as the first haute cuisine French restaurant in the Hudson Valley, run by chef & author Charles Virion, who cooked for Orson Welles and the Ringling brothers. It was also the home of Theoni Aldredge, the Oscar- and Tony-winning costume designer whose work included the 1974 film The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford.
Outside, a broad bluestone terrace sets the stage for long summer dinners and conversations, and a hot tub waits for chilly nights. The park-like lawn runs down to the Shekomeko, where two artesian-fed swimming holes turn summer afternoons into small adventures. A fire pit draws everyone outdoors on autumn evenings, and the barn, the oldest structure on the property, holds possibilities all its own.
Minutes away in the village of Pine Plains, Stissing House, the 1782 tavern where chef Clare de Boer's wood-fired cooking ranked on The New York Times list of America's most exciting restaurants, leads a small but serious dining scene that includes Champêtre, the French bistro from chef Michel Jean. Above the village, a hiking trail winds up Stissing Mountain to a historic fire tower with 360-degree views over Thompson Pond and out toward CT, MA, and VT. Culture is close too, from performances at The Stissing Center to contemporary art at the Wassaic Project and films at the century-old Moviehouse in Millerton, just 12 minutes away. Rhinebeck and Hudson are half an hour by car, and NYC about two hours. Amtrak from Hudson or Rhinecliff and Metro-North from Wassaic run straight to Manhattan. A fall weekend might mean coffee on the terrace, a home-cooked brunch with fresh produce and meats from local farm stands, a hike up Stissing Mountain, and an evening of stories and laughter by the library fireplace, with the sound of the creek just beyond the lawn.
Location
State NY
County Dutchess
Area Pine Plains
Zoning R
Rooms
Basement Full, Walk-Out Access
Interior
Interior Features Built-in Features, Eat-in Kitchen, High Speed Internet, Hot Tub, Natural Woodwork, Pantry, Storage
Heating Propane
Cooling Wall/Window Unit(s)
Flooring Wood
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type Bedroom, Den
Fireplace Yes
Exterior
Exterior Feature Garden, Gas Grill, Lighting, Private Yard
Garage Spaces 5.0
Garage Description 5.0
View Creek/Stream, Garden, Mountain(s), Panoramic, Pasture, Trees/Woods, Valley
Roof Type Metal
Porch Patio, Porch, Terrace
Total Parking Spaces 5
Garage Yes
Building
Lot Description Back Yard, Garden, Landscaped, Pasture, Private, Views, Wooded
Sewer Septic Tank
Water Well
Architectural Style Farmhouse
Schools
High Schools Pine Plains Central School District
School District Pine Plains Central School District
Others
Tax ID 134200-6871-00-899832-0000
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