02/17/2024
1760 DONNELLY HOUSE… SOLD
This important example of early New England Salt Box architecture sits on nine acres with far reaching, beautiful valley views extending to the Berkshire Mountains. The early house, with an impressive center chimney housing three fireplaces, wide board floors and beamed ceilings throughout has been updated for modern living while retaining many original details.
The center entrance opens to matching parlors on either side of the house, both with working fireplaces and exposed beams. The room on the north side of the house has an original 18th century corner cupboard, wood paneling and fireplace with limestone lintels and hearth. The room on the south side has expertly recreated 18th century wood paneling and a corner cupboard, a working fireplace and is currently used as a first floor bedroom. A light filled family room, extending across the back of the house, with windows to the east, has the original brick cooking hearth and baking oven, now with an efficient, cozy wood stove, opens into the kitchen with cherry cabinets and upscale appliances including a Bertazzoni gas stove and Liebherr refrigerator. The other end of the family room has a wall of closets, a door to the back patio, and a convenient full bathroom with laundry. Upstairs are two more bedrooms, a charming office at the back of the house and a full bathroom with a soaking tub overlooking the valley views. Outside are two early barns for storage, workspace or studio, a convenient shed by the driveway, a lovely stream and many beautiful trees and plantings. There’s ample room for animals, agricultural ventures, an orchard, large gardens or a pool. Improvements include a new cedar shake roof, upgraded electric, an energy efficient heat pump for heat and a/c on the first floor. An ideal full or part time home in a lovely country setting, the property is just 15 minutes away from Chatham Village restaurants, bookstore, movie theatre, brewery, grocery, and pharmacy. It’s across the border from Berkshire music, dance, theatre and skiing, and enjoys Queechy Lake rights for swimming, kayaking or canoeing. It’s an easy drive to Hudson restaurants, galleries, shops and Amtrak, or to the Capital District. 15.87 acres of adjacent vacant land is also available for purchase.
