Red Hook, N.Y. | $2.8 millionA circa 1850 farmhouse on 19 acres<\/p>\n
This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom house is five minutes from Red Hook\u2019s town center, home to a classic train-car diner, a French bistro and public middle and high schools. The campus of Bard College is a 10-minute-drive away, and an Amtrak station in Rhinecliff, N.Y., is less than 20 minutes away. The towns of Hudson and Catskill are both within a 30-minute drive north; New York City takes two-and-a-half-hours by car.<\/p>\n
Size: 4,942 square feet<\/p>\n
Price per square foot: $567<\/p>\n
Indoors: A wraparound porch has space for both sitting and dining. Inside, a formal living room has a fireplace and built-in bookshelves. Off the other side of the central foyer is a dining area where a covered decorative fireplace is painted with a pastoral scene. In the kitchen, which is open to the dining area, appliances include a cream-colored Aga induction range. A mudroom off the kitchen has a pantry.<\/p>\n
The primary suite is on the first floor, with high ceilings and windows that fill the bedroom with natural light. The en suite bathroom has a soaking tub and a separate shower. Another bedroom on the second floor, with wide-plank hardwood floors, has its own bathroom. Both of these bedrooms fit queen-size beds.<\/p>\n
The home\u2019s open third floor could be used as a flexible space.<\/p>\n
Outdoor space: The 18.6-acre grounds include two adjacent parcels of land. Within walking distance of the main house are a saltwater swimming pool, a summer kitchen, and a three-story Dutch barn.<\/p>\n
Port Allegany, Pa. | $2.75 millionA 1935 estate on about nine acres<\/p>\n
Designed by Walter J. Hall, a craftsman who worked on the construction of Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Fallingwater, this 1935 estate comprises four individual living units. Three are contained inside the main structure, each with its own kitchen. The largest is on two levels and has one bedroom and one and a half bathrooms. The second is a one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit. The third has two bedrooms and one bathroom.<\/p>\n
A two-bedroom, one-bath cottage is built in Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Usonian style.<\/p>\n
Erie, Pa., is two hours away by car. Pittsburgh is three and a half-hours away.<\/p>\n
Size: 7,585 square feet<\/p>\n
Price per square foot: $363<\/p>\n
Indoors: On the first floor of the house is the main unit\u2019s living room, where a fireplace has a floor-to-ceiling stone surround. Upstairs, a combined dining and sitting area with a fireplace and wide windows overlooks the grounds. The kitchen is off the dining area, and updates here include new appliances and an oversize center island.<\/p>\n
A study partially hidden behind original wood screens is off this part of the house, as is the primary suite and its private outdoor patio. The primary bathroom has a curbless walk-in shower and walls lined with green tile.<\/p>\n
An apartment on the second level of the main structure has two bedrooms, a full kitchen and two large terraces, while the lower-level apartment has a single bedroom and a media room with windows that face a koi pond.<\/p>\n
Outdoor space: A stone patio and paved terraces across the property have ample space for outdoor dining setups. A long driveway has off-street parking for several cars.<\/p>\n
Taxes: Current annual property taxes are $1,980. A future reassessment is likely to set them higher.<\/p>\n