5 Fulton Homestead Road, Red Hook, NY 12571

The Fulton Homestead is an iconic property dating back over two centuries and is on the market for the first time in twenty years. With eighty-five acres located high on a panoramic hill this site is delightful and well situated in the northern Dutchess County town of Milan. The Homestead is a classic white rambling farm house surrounded by expansive lawns and is privately set back from the scenic country by-way of Turkey Hill Road. The approach to the house is over a long gravel lane graciously framed by ancient stone walls and mature shade trees where time seems to have stood still and you feel as if you have just entered a Wyeth painting. Enter the house and find generously sized ground floor reception rooms, double parlors with wood burning fireplaces and a huge modern kitchen. A home office is off the kitchen as is the back staircase with pine paneled doors with early hardware still in place. Upstairs are four bedrooms and an additional den or game room, two full baths and ample closet space. An enclosed porch/mud room is found on the ground floor as well as the prerequisite powder room. A lovely covered front porch anchors the entrance and offers peaceful views of the bucolic surroundings. Flowering shrubs bloom against the weathered smokehouse, vines clamber over the old stone foundations and grassy paths lead to surprising moments in the landscape. One particularly magical feature is the heated free-form pool edged in native stone and set in its own little glen. A large paved terrace overlooks the rear lawns and gardens and seamlessly connects the house with the outdoors. The incredibly intact barn complex contains a rare example of a Hudson Valley Dutch barn with enormous hand hewn beams likely harvested directly from the property. Other outbuildings include a granary, a wagon shed, a blacksmith shop and other period buildings ready for restoration or conversion. Entertain year round at the Fulton Homestead or enjoy quiet weekends just minutes from Red Hook and Rhinebeck. Two hours from NYC and close to the Taconic Parkway or the Rhinecliff Amtrak Station.