596772 sq.ft 187 Bullock Road in Albany, New York For Sale

City: Slingerlands (New Scotland)
State: NY
Zip: xxxx9
Price: $xxxx00
Property Type: Single Family Home
Bed: 8
Bath: 4.5
Size: xxxx72 sq.ft
Agent: Mark Burlingame
Email: mburlingame@cmfox.com
Complete info: http://187bullockroad.AgentMarketing.com - CLICK ON PHOTO GALLERY TO THE LEFT FOR MANY MORE FULL-SCREEN HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS. Once there, click on small square lower right corner of screen for full-screen photo, you may also push arrow at top to get rid of filmstrip. Showings by Appointment Only. WELCOME TO....HIDDEN MEADOWS FARM. About Hidden Meadows Farms We are located on historic Bullock Road in the Town of New Scotland, where long ago the first short horned cattle brought to America once roamed. This land has been cultivated since the American Revolution. Hidden Meadows Farm is a 54 acre site containing meadows and woodland with views of the Albany Skyline and the mountains of Vermont and Massachusetts in the distance. Our location provides easy access to Albany Airport, hospitals downtown Albany and Schenectady, major shopping malls and the State University. The farm has extensive lawns, a vineyard, vegetable and flower gardens, a 200 year old restored barn and grazing animals plus wild turkeys and deer. The peacefulness of country living awaits you. TWO RESIDENCES with many opportunities depending on your needs to use the main house, share the Carriage House or, rent it out (it is currently used for high-end and short-term rentals at $900/week). THE COUNTRY ESTATE-LIKE SETTING This one-of-a-kind property is unique in that it so much more....it is a way of life. You can be close to everything and live on a Private Country Estate-Like setting with Lovely Bucolic Views. Depending on your needs, you will find this property will exceed your expectations and then some. Many possibilities...do you love animals, wildlife, farming, gardening, entertaining...are you a chef or entrepreneur? Property includes Large Country Cape Cod, Carriage House, Rebuilt Historic Barn, Vineyard, several sheds, outbuildings, 2 Gardens on 13.7 Acres. Lots of room for Entertaining or Whatever Year Hearts Desire. THE MAIN HOUSE Much bigger than it appears, this Country-Style Cape Cod boasts 5 Bedrooms (Options of 1st Floor Master Suite, including 1st Floor Laundry, or 2nd Floor Master with Sliding Glass Doors to Balcony with Views also 6th Bedroom if needed currently used as Den/Office including large closet). 2,600+ sq ft in the Main House, Formal Dining Room & Living Room with Wood Burning Fireplace Insert. Hardwood Floors on both Floors (including beautiful Cherry entryway) and Carpeting throughout. Step out onto porch from Living Room or Formal Dining Room to complete Lovely Views to Neighbors Ponds, Pastures, Historic Barn, and Carriage House. Watch the Sheep and Chickens wander in this Bucolic setting. Large Eat-in Kitchen with Wood Burning Fireplace, you can step out to the Patio off Kitchen. From the 2nd Floor Master, step out onto your Private Balcony and take in the Views, with two large closets, in additional to a walk-in closet. 2 More Spacious Bedrooms Upstairs along with a walk-on closet off the main hallway. The walk-out Basement houses the Wine Cellar, Family Room, Half Bath and Sink area for Gardening or Perhaps Wine Making. The owners love using the wood from their land to make the home cozy therefore, cutting their oil usage in half. They normally go through about 600 gallons of oil (two tandem tanks are located in the basement), otherwise your oil usage may be double that depending on how warm you keep the house. 200 amp electric service, well water and system (shared with carriage house), separate septic system from Carriage House. Lots of Room for entertaining. THE CARRIAGE HOUSE This 1,400 sq ft house is currently being used for high-end short-term and vacation rentals. At this time, it is fully furnished for guests - you might use for extended family, rental or perhaps small business, may options for this property. The 2nd floor has a Large Open Floor Plan with Combined Large Kitchen, Dining Area, Wood Stove, Living Room, 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Laundry Room, Lots of Closets, Beautiful Views, 1st Floor has large Mudroom Entryway (enter here or at the other end of the Carriage House), 4 Garage Spaces along with Wood Stove. 200 amp electric service, Liquid Propane Hot Air Heat. Wood Stoves, used as supplemental if desired. Well shared with main house (no supply issues), Carriage House has it's own septic. THE VINEYARD Approximately 60 x 100 with four rows and 50 vines, featuring cold hardy varieties of Cayuga - white grape King of the North - red grape Marechal-Foch - red grape Red Himrod - table grape (eating seedless grapes) THE REBUILT HISTORIC BARN Barn History, provided by current owners This barn originally stood on Township Road in the Town of Knox, Albany County, New York. In xxxx, the barn was sold by Ernie and Hattie Walk to Joyce and Kurt Anderson who retained George Babcock of Pittsfield MA to dismantle the barn and transport the barn members to Bullock Road n the town of New Scotland, N.Y. Subsequently, the original dry laid stone foundation was transported to Bullock Road and re-laid to provide the foundation for the restored barn. During the summer of xxxx, all structural members were pressure washed, treated with a borate preservative and repaired where needed. The barn was reassembled in September, new hemlock siding was applied, expanded windows were added and metal roofing placed to make the barn weather-tight. In xxxx, after the hemlock siding was dry; two coats of red barn paint were applied. Also that year, the cupola was designed by the Andersons and fabricated by John of North Granville N.Y. Richard Babcock, George's father, who is a noted author and historian of old barns in the northeast, assisted his son in dismantling this barn and identified the barn as a good example of a German style barn common in the Hudson, Mohawk and Schoharie valleys of N.Y. The beams are all hand hewn and are hemlock. Richard, when asked, estimated that the barn was built during the period of between the Revolutionary war and xxxx. He said that he couldn't be more precise without doing historic ownership research of town and county records and even then it may not be possible to ascertain the age since often there is no mention of barns on a property, only a house. He said that he based his estimate on the hand wrought nails, the joinery and that all the structural members were hand hewn. The middle of the barn had a wooden threshing floor between the large doors and was used to hand thresh grain with flails. Separating the grain from the chaff was done on a windy day with both barn doors open. The wooden floor was elevated on 2 foot high stone pillars that supported 4 large 30 ft. beams flattened on one side with the floor planks placed upon them. The threshing floor planks were reused in the restored barn as the flooring for the loft in the north end of the barn. The barn has 100 amp electric service. A Partial List of TREES, FLOWERS, HERBS and MORE. Apple Trees Ash Aspen White Birch White Cedar Flowering Shad Cherry Crab Apple - Golden, Red Dogwood - pale green petals Hickory - Chad Japanese Maples Locust Maple Bradford Pear Pear - Bartlett, Heritage Pines - Australian, Jack, White Spruce - Blue, Norway, Red Flowering Almond Bush Asiatic Lilies Blue Flags Chives Chrysanthemums Cillis Crocus Daffodils Daisy Day Lilies Dianthuses Echinacea - Pink Cone Flower Forget Me Nots Forsythia Hosta Hyacinth Lavender Peonies Iris Ivy Lambs Ears Lilacs - deep & light purples, white Lily of the Valley Oregano Rudbekia Pink Wiegela Tarragon Thornless Blackberry Thyme Tulip Wild Strawberries Raised Bed Gardens and more.
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