Longview Cottage: Jeffersonville, NY

About The Property

Longview Cottage is aptly named — the distant Delaware Valley views are absolutely mesmerizing whether admired from the covered back porch, or through open French doors in the living room, the dining room, or even standing at the kitchen sink. So often buyers express their longing for a home with character; a dwelling that can be uniquely theirs. Well here you go.

Featured in Country Living magazine in 2010, the original portion of the house was built around 1861. The entire house was renovated in 2005, including the addition of the wraparound porch, new windows throughout, rewiring, and a new Buderus heating system. I’m sure the site was chosen for the dramatic view, but also for the windbreak that the hill behind the house provides. The owners have taken great care to shape a comfortable and relaxing home infused with wonderful finds and one-of-a-kind fixtures.

A welcoming entrance hall with gorgeous oak floors that extend into the living room to the left greets visitors from the covered wraparound porch. The living room has a cathedral ceiling and French doors that open to a back deck and reveal that incredible view and offer prime views of memorable sunsets.

The kitchen and dining room are around the corner from the entrance. The rooms are connected, but can be separated when the double glass doors are closed, They are both delightful spaces, with the kitchen foregoing a sleek vibe for a more relaxed, country style. No cookie cutter cabinets here. Plentiful storage is provided via a few antiques and vintage furniture pieces, like the porcelain sink set into a primitive grain painted cabinet (all included in the sale). There is also a stainless steel fridge and gas stove.

There are two pretty bedrooms on the first floor, both of which open to another covered side porch, which in turn faces a wide open lawn. The full bathroom on this floor features a dreamy clawfoot tub found at a local auction (a shower could be installed), and the sink both here and upstairs have period marble surrounds with porcelain sinks, set into period tables.

The upstairs is comprised entirely of the master suite, with an inviting seating/work area on the landing. French doors fashioned from garden gates with the decorative glasswork above salvaged from a 19th century NYC brownstone, open to the bedroom, with vaulted ceiling and of course an ever-higher vantage point for the view. An en suite full bathroom with clawfoot tub and wonderful fixtures rounds out the second floor space.

The spacious lawn next to the house gently slopes upward, and that is where the owners have spent many enjoyable hours with friends and family gathered around the fire pit, under the stars.

Longview Cottage is just five minutes to Jeffersonville, fifteen to Callicoon and to Livingston Manor.

Listing Broker: Jennifer Grimes