433 Rapp RD N Valatie, NY 12184
4 Beds
4 Baths
3,125 SqFt
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Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,125 sqft
Price per Sqft $816
MLS Listing ID 20265314
Style Farmhouse
Bedrooms 4
Full Baths 4
Year Built 1740
Annual Tax Amount $11,881
Tax Year 11881
Lot Size 8.100 Acres
Acres 8.1
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Source Hudson Valley Catskills Region Multiple List Service (Ulster County Board of REALTORS®)
Property Description
Few properties can claim architectural lineage spanning four centuries, and fewer wear it as gracefully as ''Querencia.'' Begun as a 1750s colonial farmhouse and expanded in the 1840s with a Greek Revival addition, the home carries two centuries of early American architecture in its bones -- hand-hewn beams, original wide board floors, and Dutch doors original to the property. In the mid-20th century, architect John Messick, a contemporary of I.M. Pei sharing his sensitivity for blending modern elements into historic settings, added a third chapter: a silo-form modern wing nodding to the property's agricultural past, its interior a fully realized mid-century masterwork. The result is a rare architectural conversation across three eras, united by a top-to-bottom renovation with high-end fixtures throughout, and impeccably furnished.
An oversized inglenook fireplace anchors the kitchen, seating, and dining areas in the modern wing -- one of three working fireplaces, alongside two original wood-burning fireplaces in the historic wing. ''Querencia'' was recently profiled in Dwell magazine and other design publications for this blend of eighteenth, nineteenth, and mid-twentieth century architecture.
THE HOME
Four bedrooms and four bathrooms are arranged with rare flexibility: a downstairs primary suite with fireplace and dressing room, an upstairs primary suite also with dressing room, an additional en-suite bedroom, and two further bedrooms, one sharing a full bath with a soaking tub overlooking the property. Ample closets and storage run throughout, and one additional room flexes easily into a bedroom or an office.
THE GROUNDS
''Querencia'' sits along a winding country lane, its eight private acres embraced by six hundred additional acres of rolling farmland, bordered by the Old Kinderhook Golf Club, with only a couple of other homes within half a mile. This is a landscape, not a lot: antique barns, two spring-fed ponds, and wildflower fields rolling toward the horizon, the house settled into its hillside rather than placed upon it.
A new swimming pool and stone terraces invite alfresco living year-round, while two barns, one weathered and one classic red, offer immediate utility and future potential, including existing designs for a main house addition and a proposed guest house site overlooking the ponds.
A SANCTUARY - NOW & THEN
The name is intentional. Long before its restoration, the property served as a sanctuary for rescued livestock -- the house was worn, but the love in it was unmistakable, and that spirit has guided every stage of its renovation. ''Querencia'' asks to be felt as much as seen, a home for another generation to steward.
LOCATION
Eight minutes to Kinderhook, twelve to Chatham, twenty to Hudson and Amtrak, thirty to the Berkshires, thirty-five to Tanglewood, forty to Albany International Airport, and two and a half hours to Boston. ''Querencia'' places you within easy reach of quaint villages, antique shopping, farm stands, and hiking trails, with the Catskills' Kaaterskill Falls and the Berkshires' fine dining and Tanglewood all close by.
Location
State NY
County Columbia
Area Valatie
Zoning 02-residence
Rooms
Basement Unfinished
Interior
Interior Features Beamed Ceilings, Breakfast Bar, Chandelier, Double Vanity, His and Hers Closets, Kitchen Island, Natural Woodwork, Primary Downstairs, Walk-In Closet(s)
Heating Forced Air, Oil, Wood
Cooling Central Air, See Remarks
Flooring Hardwood
Fireplaces Number 3
Fireplaces Type Bedroom, Den, Dining Room
Equipment Call Listing Agent
Fireplace Yes
Laundry Main Level, Sink
Exterior
Exterior Feature Courtyard, Garden, Private Yard
Pool Liner, Outdoor Pool
Utilities Available Cable Available, Electricity Connected, Propane
View Pasture, Pond, Pool, Rural, Trees/Woods, Water
Roof Type Metal
Porch Patio
Garage No
Building
Lot Description Pond on Lot, Back Yard, Front Yard, Garden, Gentle Sloping, Meadow, Native Plants, Pasture, Private, Views, Wooded
Story 2
Foundation Stone
Sewer Septic Tank
Water Well
Architectural Style Farmhouse
Level or Stories Two
Schools
High Schools Ichabod Crane
School District Ichabod Crane
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 104489 13.-1-15