Keller Road: Callicoon Center, NY

About The Property

Formerly a boarding house, this sprawling 1880s home is set near the end of a picturesque dead end road in farm country. While in need of some aesthetic updates, the stately home is surrounded by lawns dotted with apple trees, and extends into a large rear patio. A pretty pond is within view of the house, and a gazebo by the water’s edge offers a charming spot from which to enjoy the tranquil setting.

The spacious living room with bay window and wood burning fireplace is open to the dining area, and really forms the core of the expansive home. A doorway at one end leads to a long kitchen, which features a built-in breakfast nook, stretches of counter space, and a half bath at the far end. There is a large barn-like room off the kitchen which includes “back stairs” to the second floor, and it may have once served as a “summer kitchen”, and would now be a great space for a workshop.

A pine paneled room off the living room has served as a home office, but could just as easily be a cozy TV room. The master suite is in the next room, and has an en suite with bathtub, followed by a sizable walk-in closet that in NYC would easily qualify as rentable space.

Heading to the second floor, this is where possibility blossoms. There are seven more bedrooms, two full bathrooms (with showers) and two half bathrooms. Leave the configuration as is and host wonderful weekends Upstate. Or cannibalize some bedrooms and create luxurious suites. There is a lot of opportunity here.

But wait, there’s more! There is a third floor with a single long room with cathedral ceiling, and large windows at one gable end. A dormer has been added to one side creating an office-size space with window and closet, enclosed by French doors. Central air conditioning is available on all three floors.

The grounds are immensely pleasing, and with the size and capacity of the house, this property is worthy of consideration for its investment potential, if not for its seemingly natural objective serving as a memorable spot where holidays and gatherings are begging to be spent. There’s skating on the pond or making s’mores by the fire pit under the wide open star-filled sky. And further down the property, closer to the Gulf Road boundary is a pretty trout stream. Picture long, lingering dinners out on that huge patio while the crickets chirp their summertime strain.

In spite of the bucolic setting, there is much to see and do in this area. From boutique hotel bars and farm to table dining, to the Callicoon Farmers’ Market, area hikes and even the local alpaca farm.

Listing agent Jennifer Grimes