Desann yon long wout veyan, jis alantou kou a soti nan bèl Clermont Historic Estate, gen Barnswood, yon konplèks riral fò sou uit gwo akres.
Tè yo nan Barnswood te yon fwa fè pati gwo domen Livingston ki te etabli nan ane 1600 yo, e yo te reyini ak fanmi Livingston nan chanjman sèk la nan 20yèm syèk la lè Alice ak John Henry Livingston te achte tè a epi yo te fè li tounen yon fèm ki ap fleri. Pwopriyete a rete abondan ak pyebwa ansyen, pré ki gen plis pase yon syèk ak chemen mache laj, ak vi mòn Catskill yo sou feyaj ki alantou kwen pwopriyete a.
Lè yo apwoche yon ranvèsman difisil nan yon fèm ki te bati nan ane 1900 yo, ak plizyè adisyon ki pa t fèt byen pandan ane yo, pwopriyetè yo te gen yon pèspektiv inik - nan pwosesis pou pote istwa ak chalè tounen nan kay la, yo te vle tou pote eleman achitekti 19yèm syèk ki te santi plis otantik pou tè a ak kay ki antoure yo.
Rezilta a se yon enteryè bèlman imajine, konfòtab ak tèkstur ak pwofondè - mi ki gen kouch chabon, etaj ki fèt ak wòch ki te chwazi a men nan zòn itilitè yo, yon balans pafè ant espas pou fè fèt ak kote pou repoze, ak itilizasyon ki pi enpresyonan nan travès ak etaj an bwa ki te repran. Tout kay la se yon onè pou majik bwa kòm yon materyèl varyab ak ki pote estabilite. Ti pòt an bwa ki gen gwo wotè nan enteryè a te jwenn nan Lejip epi yo te restore pa yon ekip rekiperasyon achitekti nan Alabama. Travès pye bwa ki toutotou kay la te sove nan yon grang ki te demonte alantou ane 1800 nan rivyè St. John nan Maine ak etaj yo te restore apre yo te sove nan yon ansyen faktori pin dòktè Kanadyen.
Kwizin kay prensipal la se san dout kè w ap bat Barnswood - yon espas solid, gwo ki se ladan l chajman manje ak ba. Kabinè kwizin nan ki gen koulè terracotta te konstwi a men pa yon atizan lokal ki gen talan ekstraòdinè. Sal medya/a bibliyotèk la se liy ak etajè liv ki fè pati, frè ki plis maudite a nan salon ki gen anpil limyè, ki genyen orijinal ak repare chemine kay la. Yon biwo, yon twalèt, yon antre sab, ak yon sal laplipa konplete premye etaj la.
Chanm ki sou dezyèm etaj la gade sou zèb vèt nan tout direksyon ak vi laj ki ale lwen nan pré epik pwopriyete a ak pyebwa mawon ak chenn ki antoure yo. Yon platfòm laj li ak yon kote sou yon bò ak suite prensipal la, ki gen yon gwo chanm, yon twalèt ki gen etaj ak karaktè terracotta, yon douch ak yon beny, ak yon chanm abiye ak kabinè ki fè pati. Sou lòt bò platfòm la gen de chanm ki gen yon gwo gwosè ak yon lòt twalèt ki gen yon douch ak beny.
Desann yon chemen wòch ki soti nan kay prensipal la pase yon bèl teras wòch se bèl ti kay envite a, ak yon chanm ak yon twalèt konplè sou premye etaj la, ak yon gwo chanm ak plafon vouté sou dezyèm etaj la. Ti kay la te kreye ak menm nivo detay ak kay prensipal la ak mi ki gen kouch chabon, etaj an bwa ki te repran, ak travès 19yèm syèk la.
Grang la chita san tèlman ofansiv nan fen konplèks la, eksteryè agrikòl li kache andedan li admirab ki totalman restaure kòm yon espas pou viv. Li te fèt ak gwo fèt nan tèt nan lide, gwo chanm nan ak plafon ki wo gen yon bèl kwizin riral, yon twalèt konplè, chemine gwo dife, ak anpil espas pou yon tab manje ki gen longè mil. Yon loft nan gwo chanm nan aktyèlman itilize kòm yon jimnazyòm ak estidyo mizik, men li ka fasilman vin yon espas adisyonèl pou depase envite yo. Yon zòn ki sòti nan gwo chanm nan gen yon biwo imans avèk etajè entegre ak bonita vi sou pwopriyete dèyè a sou dezyèm etaj la avèk yon depo ki gen kontwòl klima ak atelye anba a. Genyen tou de gwo pòt pou estoke machin ak ekipman pou kenbe tè a.
Pwopriyete a se yon ti mache soti nan youn nan pi bèl domen nan Hudson Valley - Clermont Manor, 10 minit soti nan Tivoli ak Germantown, 15 minit soti nan Hudson, Rhinebeck, ak Amtrak, ak mwens pase 2 èdtan soti nan NYC.

Down a long meandering driveway, just around the corner from the exquisite Clermont Historic Estate, lies Barnswood, a strapping country compound on eight sprawling acres.
The grounds at Barnswood were once part of the extensive Livingston estate established in the 1600s, and were reunited with the Livingston family at the turn of the 20th century when Alice and John Henry Livingston purchased the land and had it transformed into a thriving farmstead. The property remains abundant with ancient trees, century-old meadows with ample walking paths, and views of the Catskill Mountains over the foliage lining the property's edge.
When approaching a daunting reinvention of a farmhouse built in the 1900s, with numerous ill-fitting additions throughout the years, the owners had a unique perspective - in the process of bringing history and warmth back into the home, they also wanted to bring in elements of early 19th century architecture that felt more authentic to the land and the surrounding homes.
The result is a beautifully envisioned, cozy interior with texture and depth - limewashed walls, hand-picked stone floors in utility areas, the perfect balance between entertaining spaces and places for rest, and the most impressive use of reclaimed wood beams and floors. The whole home is an ode to the magic of wood as a versatile and grounding material. The exceptionally tall wood interior doors were sourced in Egypt and then restored by an architectural salvage team in Alabama. The pine beams throughout the home were saved from a circa 1800s barn dismantled along the St. John River in Maine and the floors restored after being rescued from an old Canadian clothespin factory.
The main house's kitchen is undoubtedly the beating heart of Barnswood - a robust, sprawling space that is also home to the dining room and bar. The terracotta-colored kitchen cabinetry has been hand-built by a supremely talented local craftsman. The media room/library is lined with built-in bookshelves, the moodier sibling of the light-filled living room, which features the home's original and restored fireplace. An office, powder room, mudroom, and laundry room complete the first floor.
The rooms on the second floor look out onto lush greenery in all directions with far-reaching views of the property's epic meadows and the surrounding gnarled maple and oak trees. A wide landing is flanked on one side by the primary suite, with a large bedroom, a bathroom with terracotta-tiled floors, a shower and soaking tub, and a dressing room lined with built-in cabinetry. On the other side of the landing are two amply-sized bedrooms and another bath with a shower and tub.
Down a stone path from the main house past a lovely stone patio is the quaint guest cottage, with a bedroom and full bath on the first floor, and a large vaulted ceiling bedroom on the second floor. The cottage has been created with the same level of detail as the main house with limewashed walls, reclaimed wood floors, and 19th-century beams.
The barn sits unassumingly at the end of the compound, its agrarian exterior hiding its marvelous interior that is fully restored as a living space. Designed with large-scale entertaining in mind, the great room with soaring ceilings features a gorgeous country kitchen, full bath, giant hearth fireplace, and plenty of space for a miles-long dining table. A loft in the main room is currently used as a gym and music studio, but could easily be an additional space for guest overflow. A wing off the great room has an immense office with built-in bookshelves and the pretty views of the back property on the second floor with a climate-controlled storage and workshop below. There are also two bays for storing cars and equipment to maintain the land.
The property is a short walk from one of Hudson Valley's most beautiful estates - Clermont Manor, 10 minutes from Tivoli and Germantown, 15 minutes from Hudson, Rhinebeck, and Amtrak, and less than 2 hours from NYC. © 2025 OneKey™ MLS, LLC