Saugerties, N.Y. | $1.475 Million
A 1735 stone house with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 32-acre lot
This home, known as the Parsonage, was built for the clergy of the Katsbaan church, established in the early 18th century a few miles away. The house sits at the property’s highest point, offering sweeping views of Kaaterskill High Peak, in the Catskill Mountains. It is a five-minute drive from Bristol Beach State Park on the Hudson River, a popular spot for kayaking and fishing, and less than 10 minutes from a diner, an ice-cream shop and a summer farmers’ market in the center of town.
The city of Hudson is about half an hour away. Driving to Albany takes 45 minutes. New York City is about two and a half hours away by car, depending on traffic.
Size: 2,960 square feet
Price per square foot: $498
Indoors: The house sits at the end of a long driveway, surrounded by rolling lawns, mature trees, landscaped beds and a fenced vegetable garden.
The main entrance is through a blue-painted door in the center of a bluestone-and-limestone facade. Inside is a foyer with wood floors and a staircase to the second floor.
To the right is a sunny living room with built-in bookshelves, a wood-burning fireplace with a brick surround and a simple mantel painted the same soft taupe as the walls.
To the left of the foyer is a dining room with a brick fireplace fitted with a wood stove. This space connects to a large kitchen with reclaimed pine floors, white cabinetry, soapstone counters, a Bertazzoni range and access to a powder room with a porcelain pedestal sink. A staircase off the kitchen leads up to a home office with mountain views.
All three bedrooms are on the second floor. The primary bedroom, which currently holds a king-size four-poster bed, has views of the surrounding treetops; the en suite bathroom has a shower lined with marble tile. The second bedroom is furnished with two twin beds; the third holds a queen-size bed and a reading chair. They share a full bathroom off the hall.
Outdoor space: Two bluestone terraces are behind the house, offering ample space for outdoor dining. Walking trails wind through flowering meadows, passing a Catalpa and twin oak trees along the way. The property includes a detached structure used as a workshop. There is room to park several cars in the driveway.
Taxes: $18,860 (estimated)
Contact: Raj Kumar, Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, 201-689-0533; sothebysrealty.com
Stockbridge, Mass. | $1.475 Million
A circa-1900 Queen Anne Revival-style house with six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms, on a 0.7-acre lot
This house is next to Stockbridge Town Park, a few blocks from the Housatonic River and a five-minute walk from the center of town, where dining options include a cafe, a French bakery and the Red Lion Inn, a hotel and restaurant in operation since the late 18th century. Ice Glen Trail, which passes some of the tallest pine trees in the state, is also within walking distance.
Driving to The Mount, Edith Wharton’s estate in Lenox, or to Tanglewood, the acclaimed music venue, takes about 10 minutes. Great Barrington is less than 15 minutes away. Springfield is a 45-minute drive.
Size: 3,878 square feet
Price per square foot: $380
Indoors: The house is set back from the street, behind a lawn and mature trees. A stone path leads from the driveway to an enclosed porch; from there, double doors open into a foyer with hardwood floors, a staircase to the second floor and access to a powder room.
The living room, to the right, has a fireplace with an ornate black mantel, a bay window that currently holds a baby grand piano and double doors that open to the enclosed porch, which has another fireplace.
Across the foyer are a dining room with a built-in bench seat and a library that has access to a full bathroom and could be used as a guest room.
At the back of this level is a combined family room and kitchen, updated during a recent renovation. The kitchen has white cabinetry, Carrara marble countertops, floral-print wallpaper, an Ilve gas range, an integrated Fisher & Paykel refrigerator, a walk-in pantry with more marble counters and open shelving, and a door that opens to a small terrace. The family room has another fireplace and a breakfast area overlooking the yard. A mudroom is also in this part of the house.
Five bedrooms are upstairs, reached from the main stairs in the foyer or the back staircase off the kitchen. The primary suite, which faces the front yard, is big enough to hold a king-size bed and has a recently updated bathroom with a tub and separate walk-in shower. Across the hall is another en suite bedroom. The other three bedrooms, one with a fireplace and another with an office nook, share a full bathroom.
The attic, which has forest-green carpeting and honey-colored wood paneling, is set up as a recreation room, with a Ping-Pong table and a sofa.
Outdoor space: The terrace off the kitchen is used for dining and entertaining during the summer. The property is mostly flat and could accommodate a flower or vegetable garden. There is room to park three cars in the driveway, which has an electric vehicle charger.
Taxes: $$6,612 (estimated)
Contact: Kenzie Fields and Dave Taylor, Elyse Harney Real Estate, 413-854-4404; harneyrealestate.com
Collegeville, Pa. | $1.5 Million
A 1708 farmhouse with four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and a one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom guest cottage, on a six-acre lot
This house, which has been updated several times during the course of its life, sits above Perkiomen Creek, with water views from several rooms and from the in-ground swimming pool. It is about five minutes from the Ursinus College campus and from a Whole Foods grocery store, a drugstore and several parks with hiking trails. Valley Forge National Historical Park is 20 minutes away.
Driving to the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia or to Philadelphia International Airport takes less than an hour. Center City Philadelphia, Trenton, N.J., and Wilmington, Del., are about an hour away, depending on traffic.
Size: 4,352 square feet
Price per square foot: $345
Indoors: A wood fence separates this property from the street. Beyond the wood gate, a path leads to a brick patio and a covered porch.
The front door opens into a foyer with two coat closets. To the right is a living room with heart-pine flooring, multiple windows overlooking the yard and doors that open to a deck with a hot tub and space for outdoor dining. Off one side of the living room is a powder room; off another is a butler’s pantry.
The pantry connects to a kitchen with exposed ceiling beams, stone walls and stainless steel appliances, including a gas cooktop, double ovens and a Fisher & Paykel refrigerator.
Off the kitchen is an expansive dining room with more exposed ceiling beams, original 18th-century millwork, a decorative stone fireplace and access to a brick patio and an attached greenhouse. Through a wide doorway is a sunroom with brick floors and a metal spiral staircase that leads to the second floor.
The main staircase, in the kitchen, leads to an office on the second floor and all four bedrooms. The primary bedroom has ample closet space, an en suite bathroom and direct access to a laundry room with a side-by-side washer and dryer. Next door is another bedroom with an en suite bathroom and access to a smaller guest room. The fourth bedroom, across the hall, has three closets and its own full bathroom.
The guest cottage has a living room, kitchen, bedroom and full bathroom downstairs; an office and a powder room are upstairs.
Outdoor space: In addition to the brick patio, there is a brick pool area with views of a creek not far from the main house and the guest cottage. The property also includes a cedar barn that could be a workshop or art studio. There is room to park several cars in the driveway.
Taxes: $11,690 (estimated)
Contact: Milly Dignetti, Carol C. Dorey Real Estate, 610-346-8811; doreyrealestate.com
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