Classy, Cozy Cottage in the Catskills, $479K

  |  October 6, 2020
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Over five acres of land in eastern Delaware County, NY surround this 1940s Arkville cottage with a fireplace on each floor. 

So much of this cottage just minutes from Belleayre Mountain in the Catskills is original to its 1940s construction: A ground-floor front porch fashioned from field stones…

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…and exposed support beams, hardware, and the bluestone fireplace in the living room. We love the look of an old stone fireplace so much that we decided to spend an entire week featuring houses for sale with fireplaces and wood stoves, just in time for winter. This one certainly fills the cozy quotient of this cottage’s numerous charms.

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Not only does the kitchen comes with updated appliances, lots of other aspects of this home’s interior has also been modernized, including radiant heat flooring, septic system, metal roof, and spray foam insulation.

Up on the second floors, there’s a second bluestone fireplace that reaches to the cathedral ceilings. Speaking of which, they will need to finished to cover up that new insulation.

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Also on the second floor are the home’s two bedrooms, plus a full bath…

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…as well as a covered second-floor porch accessed by a vintage screen door.

The property includes a swimming hole on Dry Brook Creek, along with sweeping lawns and mountain views all over the 5.2-acre parcel.

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Feeling cozier already just looking at this Arkville cottage? Find out more about 99 Erickson Road, Arkville, NY from Halter Associates Realty. 

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