Pull up to the bridge, turn in the drive, and pause. Roll down your window. **** LISTEN **** Take in that feeling. Allow your worries to float like a leaf down the graceful babble of West Platner Brook. Gentle bubbling around the ancient Catskill cobbles creates the background for everything you do here.The classic farmhouse began along this mini-river in the early 1900s, and was re-imagined for a life of creativity and joy in the 1980s. A SPACIOUS KITCHEN has a comfortable eat-in breakfast room and a separate pantry room with access to the 1-car garage/workshop and the side door for easy grocery loading. The dining room offers a wood stove and a huge PICTURE WINDOW framing that lovely brook. The living room is anchored by a massive FIELD-STONE FIREPLACE adjacent to a bay window with views of the hand-laid-stone front porch and yard below. The main house offers 3 PLUS BEDROOMS, and 2 FULL BATHROOMS. A bonus GUEST COTTAGE is up a path through the woods (in need of some TLC). There is a CLASSIC DAIRY BARN with a silver-aged wood siding and cathedral-like interior spaces, and a pasture suitable for a horse or other livestock.Begin a new chapter with your own dream along the stream. A acre pond on the upper field provides a peaceful gathering spot, ideal for a fire and SMORES. 34+ acres to roam, and adjacent to 80+ acres of NYC PROTECTED LAND. UPDATES INCLUDE: New toilets; New DEC approved septic; fuel-truck capable bridge (2011); newer furnace and water heater PLUS 200 amp REA Electric & DTC Fiber internet.Few settings offer this depth of experience. Open the windows on the summer evenings and rest with that ever-present mellifluousness, and a cool breeze gently drifting mid-year fragrant notes through your rooms. Timeless AND Priceless. Minutes from the County Seat of Delhi, New York, and under three hours from the GWB.
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