Conyn-Van Rensselaer House, 1766 Brick Dutch Colonial in Hudson, New York

If you're a Food Network viewer, you may recognize this house, or more so this kitchen. They belong to Nancy Fuller from the shows Farmhouse Rules, Holiday Baking Championship and Spring Baking Championship. Her upstate New York home has been the location for her show and many of the rooms, as well as the barns and much of the property, has been featured. She is selling her beloved property and now you have a chance to own this piece of history. 

There are links to articles where Nancy talks about the home in the full post. The family dairy farm that she talks about on the show is also for sale. It includes an 1860's farmhouse, but there are no photos of the house. I've added a link to that property in the post as well.

 

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Locust Dale Farm, known also as the Conyn-Van Rensselaer house, is an incredible example of a fully restored Dutch home. A truly extraordinary 5-bedroom, 6400+ sq ft residence set on 143 peaceful farmland acres just minutes from the center of Claverack and a short distance to downtown Hudson, NY. There are 4 wood-burning fireplaces, including a jambless fireplace with original iron fireback and an early cooking hearth with beehive oven. A recent post and beam addition houses a modern kitchen, great room, media room, master suite and 2-car garage. 

The property has many original outbuildings, all restored: a brick summer kitchen,1860 barn, corn crib, stone well and ice house. There is also a reconstructed traditional Dutch barn and a generator to keep it all going.The land is bordered by the Claverack Creek and bisected by the Loomis Creek with inspiring views of the Catskills. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Truly remarkable.

Governor Joseph Yates Mansion, 1760 Brick Federal in Schenectady, New York

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Premier historic stockade property, the governor Yates mansion, Samuel Fuller architect, on over a half acre with views of majestic Mohawk River. Massive brick structure with many period colonial appointments, deep moldings, built in cabinetry, wood panelling, mantels, refinished oak hardwoods throughout. Glorious two story owners unit with new kitchen and baths, stone terrace, high ceilings, library. Hundreds of feet of terraced rear lawns behind high brick wall. Four car garage. All units have new stainless steel appliancesl. Some rent CB higher.

HISTORY via The Daily Gazette

17 Front Street in the Stockade, once the home of Governor Joseph Yates back in the early 19th century, was built in 1760 by Tobias Van Eyck and designed by Samuel Fuller. Along with being the home of Schenectady's only governor back in the 1820s, the Yates House was owned by Gil Harlow for nearly 75 years. A former civil engineering professor at Union College, Harlow bought the house from Dr. Glen Smith in 1941 and lived there for 70 years. He passed away in November 2014 at the age of 100.

It currently consists of seven separate apartments and all of them are occupied. Chard (Ron, the current owner) did plenty of renovation on the livings spaces when he purchased the building from Harlow's daughter, Priscilla Gocha, back in 2012.  

Yates, who was born nearby at 26 Front St., moved into the home a few years before he was elected governor of New York in 1822. The Yates' name is also connected to two other historic structures in Schenectady County. The Yates House just around the corner on Union Street, reputed to be the oldest house in Schenectady (1705-1710), belonged to an uncle, Abraham Yates, and the Yates Mansion in Glenville was built by Joseph's grandfather, also named Joseph.

Joseph was named the first mayor of Schenectady in 1798 and served 12 one-year terms. He was also a state senator and a judge on the state supreme court. He was also one of the dignitaries on the initial run of the Mohawk-Hudson Railroad in September of 1831 from Albany to Schenectady.

During Yates' time at the house, he was visited by such dignitaries as Van Buren, Aaron Burr and the Marquis de Lafayette. Much later, during World War II and throughout much of the 1950s, Harlow's house was also called the University Club because he rented out bedrooms to recent college graduates embarking on an engineering career at nearby General Electric. Sometimes as many as 36 GE employees were sharing bedrooms in the house according to Gocha, who remembers how the house bustled with energy in those days. One of the tenants was a young engineer by the name of Pete Converse, who started his own sneaker company, and another was Keith Mullinger, whose older sister, the actress Donna Reed, visited him for a Christmas party at the house back in the early 1950s.

The Gov. Yates House was also known for its backyard that included a three-level terrace garden and a swimming pool. It stretched nearly down to the Mohawk River but hasn't really recovered since much of it was damaged by water during Hurricane Irene in 2011.
     
FOR SALE   $1,100,000   $899,000   $899,000   $879,000
17 Front St, Schenectady, NY 12305
12 (4) beds  |  7 Full/4 Half baths  |  9143 sqft  |  .58 acres

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Major John Gile House, 1763 Colonial Tavern in Nottingham, New Hampshire

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The Major John Gile House is a quintessential example of how a 1763 home can be extensively restored to assure comfortable living for today while maintaining the rich historic features and character of the 18th Century. Museum quality restoration has taken place for over 30 years to get the house where it is today. Built to be a tavern, you enter and initially see the tavernkeepers welcome cage which today is set up as an office. The original kitchen and public room has a large working fireplace with an open concept kitchen at one end of the space. Kitchen has period cabinetry and butcher block counters with updated appliances. This completes the first floor of the original house. Behind the kitchen is a two room addition added in the early 1800s as a summer kitchen to include a 1/2 bath and a cooking fireplace with a rarely seen set kettle. On the second floor there are 3 bedrooms and two full baths. An unfinished walkup attic is a potential for expansion or to be used for extensive storage. 

Outside grounds are beautiful with a private patio overlooking the backyard. The detached barn serves as a garage and as a home for the antique business that the sellers operate. This breathtaking home has been featured in Early American Life and most recently Country Sampler Magazine. In addition to the gift shop, income is generated from use on AirBnB. Fabulous primary home OR as a second home for Boston area natives or west coast residents looking to get away.

FOR SALE   $$621,763 

152 Gile Rd, Nottingham, NH 03290
3 beds  |  # baths  |  3200 sqft  |  3 acres

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