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Bonnie Brae Catskill View Farm ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. Stockbridge, Massachusetts In 1873, Henry Ivison built Bonnie Brae. His descendants owned it for most of the next 124 years. From 1925 to 1943, Walter Hoving, a Tiffany man, owned it and installed the sconces that remain today. He sold the home back to the Ivisons, who sold it in 1995 to the Marion Brothers. The 21-acre grounds contain outbuildings, a carriage house converted to a guest house and the slate-roofed main house. Inside, the dining room is spacious enough for a Gilded Age party. Upstairs, bedrooms and offices await. The opportunity is here to become the third non-Ivison owner of Bonnie Brae. $3,750,000.
Claverack, New York Consider the location, which is under two hours from Midtown Manhattan. Consider the understated elegance of a field. Fields roll, quietly into the view, full of wildflowers and songbirds, spiderwebs that capture the morning dew, turkeys that gobble by on their way to the hedgerow. Most importantly, consider the view. All encompassing, a panoramic vista of unparalleled magnificence. The Catskills are, for all intents and purposes, yours. $1,595,000.
American Farmhouse Redux A Private Lake ............................................................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................................................. Austerlitz, New York Updating a classic, retaining the clean saltbox lines, adding a barn-like wing, protecting the swimming pool with stone, setting the project in the middle of the view. Glass, wood and stone frame the breezeway, doubling as a year-round dining room. In the barn wing with vaulted ceilings and loft, the fieldstone fireplace anchors the room. In the kitchen, tile, marble and stainless steel dance the light fantastic. The living room has an adjacent study and comes with a framed painting of the distant hills, titled, “An Incredible View.” Upstairs, the master with fireplace invites playful nights. Enjoy the pool room, with fireplace, kitchen and bar. Step outside, sit by the fire and enjoy the sunset. $2,750,000. 16
Austerlitz, New York At the end of a deadend road, surrounded by over 200 acres of protection, sits a lake of one’s own, brimming with water, teeming with fish, glistening sunshine, lapping the waves and splashing with delight. $1,300,000.
Andrea Gabel, Broker / Owner • “On The Green” • Spencertown, New York 12165 518-392-4976 • www.gabelrealestate.com • andrea@gabelrealestate.com