1685 Dry Brook RoadWalton, NY 13856

Description

Set on roughly five acres with a creek flowing past the front porch and a hillside rising behind, this late-nineteenth-century farmhouse borders more than 5,000 acres of NYS and NYC land, including Barbour Brook State Forest, so the ridgeline, woods, and quiet beyond your property line stay exactly as they are. Cross the creek over a well-tended bridge and wind down the driveway, past the historic barn, to an open lawn framing the house. Renovated by architect Neil Logan, it pairs preserved character with modern building science. Cedar clapboards finished in black linseed oil sit beneath a metal roof, covered porches wrap two sides, and a south-facing deck completes the footprint. Original windows, doors, and flooring were retained, while the structure was rebuilt from the ground up with a new poured concrete foundation, framing, septic, plumbing, and spray-foam insulation. Geothermal heating and air conditioning run with no fossil fuels, and a 65-panel solar carport array feeds the grid-tied 200-amp service. Inside, aligned openings create sightlines from room to room, and marine fir plywood clads the ceilings and walls. Highlights include stair treads with hidden storage, a perimeter kitchen with oak floor and stainless countertop with integrated sink, dining room access to two porches, and a living room with pine floors and a Hearthstone soapstone wood stove. The first-floor full bath features a soaking tub, Kohler fixtures, and a Duravit sink. Upstairs are an office and reading nook with its own Jotul wood stove, a window seat, two bedrooms, and a primary suite with en suite bath and soaking tub. The four-level square barn keeps its original timber frame, with a ground-floor garage, poured concrete floor, and pass-through doors. Insulated studio floors with wide-plank floors and exposed beams rise around a center staircase to a mezzanine and private fourth-floor office, ready for art, yoga, music, or gatherings. Terraced gardens, a wraparound porch within earshot of the creek, and a forested backdrop you will never have to maintain complete this rare Catskills property.

Property Information

Property type

Residential

Sub-type

Single Family Residence

Style

Farmhouse

Year built

1900

Living area

2,280 Sq Ft

Lot size

5.00 acres

Garage spaces

2

Days on market

6

MLS^® Listing#

1057964

Property Features

Interior

Built-in Features · Eat-in Kitchen · Entrance Foyer · Natural Woodwork · Pantry · Soaking Tub

Appliances

Dryer · Gas Range · Refrigerator · Stainless Steel Appliance(s) · Washer

Cooling

Geothermal

Heating

Wood Stove · Electric · Geothermal

Flooring

Other · Tile · Wood

Fireplace

Family Room · Free Standing · Living Room · Wood Burning Stove

Basement

Full · Storage Space · Walk-Out Access

Parking

Covered · Driveway

Laundry

In Basement

Patio

Covered · Deck · Porch · Wrap Around

Lot features

Sloped · Secluded · Views · Waterfront · Wooded

Construction

Cedar · Clapboard · Frame

Windows

Wood Frames

Other structures

Barn(s)

Utilities

Electricity Connected

Sewer

Septic Tank

Water source

Private · Well · Spring

Rooms

Schools

Elementary

Deposit Elementary School

Middle

Deposit Middle-Senior High School

High

Deposit Middle-Senior High School

Financial Details

Annual taxes

$6,441

Assessed value

$8,000

Parcel number

125400-291-000-0002-024-100

Directions

From Walton: Take 206 W for 9.5 miles. Turn left onto Trout Creek-Pomeroys Corners Rd (Rt. 27). Follow for 3 miles and continue on Rt. 27 for 2 more miles. Turn right onto Dry Brook Road, house is on the left across the bridge.