Architecture Wednesday: Catskills Farmhouse

I love an old farmhouse; I love an old farmhouse that’s been renovated and yet stays true to its history. And I love an old farmhouse painted black.

This 1850s farmhouse now has 3,150 square feet, with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half-baths sitting on 41 acres at the foothills of the Catskill range surrounded by forests and meadows and gardens and guest houses and an outdoor kitchen, and greenhouse dining room.

The original farmhouse was expanded in 2020 with a modern addition of stacked stone quarried on the property and the floor-to-ceiling glass walls of the dining room showcasing wildflower fields, ancient trees and rock outcroppings.

The main, original house has two bedrooms and a shared bath, with the addition of a modern kitchen and dining room, as well as a screened porch for dining al fresco.

There’s a guest house, with living area, kitchen, sleeping alcove and bathroom; on another section of the property is a summer kitchen with a designated well, hot water, a refrigerator, and a propane stove. It is wired for internet and stands on a bluestone patio with an outdoor shower on the far exterior wall and firepit.

But if you want something a bit different for dining, a little less rustic perhaps, head to the enclosed garden and the greenhouse dining room, complete with radiant heat, electric heat pumps for heating and cooling, a full-house generator, hardwired speakers, and smart home automation.

It’s everything old and yet new again. And it’s painted black.

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