Real Estate

Wow House: Historic Gardiner Home Restored To Original Splendor

The first floor of this center hall colonial has 11-foot ceilings.

GARDINER, NY -- Every room in this historic 19th century home had been meticulously and authentically restored.

  • Address: 707 Albany Post Rd, Gardiner, New York
  • Price: $1,850,000
  • Square Feet: 6490
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 3 Full and 2 Half Baths
  • Built: 1854
  • Features: This heroic 19th century brick center hall colonial, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, has been restored to its original splendor and beyond. Every room is finished with honesty and authenticity to 1854 when the house was the grand manor called the Guilford Bower Farm. Established in 1706 by Joseph Hasbrouck, son of Abraham Hasbrouck, one of the twelve original New Paltz patentees, the property changed with the times, being rebuilt after a fire in 1854, but essentially has remained true to its beginnings. The entry foyer is spacious and bright, with pocket doors of stained glass and stained glass detailing throughout the house. The first floor has 11 ft. ceilings with detailed and multi-leveled crown moldings with some ceilings covered with stamped tin. The floors are wide board heart pine, the windows are the original “wavy” glass with true divided lights. There is a master suite on the first floor and also one on the 2nd floor. The systems are cutting edge heat and central air.The kitchen is an incredible marriage of high tech and iconic design. The 4 oven AGA propane stove from England is the heart of the house. (See docs) The butler’s pantry is the dish room, where the sink and dishwasher operate, and the dishes are stored. The refrigerator is a subzero and there is an 18th century Irish side board and baking station.

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