A Stand-Out Among Stand-Out Victorians in Kingston, NY, $495K

  |  October 29, 2019

A sea of c.1890s details comes with this classy Victorian house located on a Kingston street known for its classy Victorians. 

For anyone familiar with Albany Avenue in Kingston, NY, you likely know exactly the area to which we’re referring: It’s the street just above Downtown Kingston with all the huge Victorian and Colonial homes, many of them with eye-catching exterior details like grand front porches with pillars, turrets, and arched Gothic-style windows. Likewise, this grand old lady features plenty of that same curb appeal, plus a brick craftsman porch leading to this stunner of a stained-glass transom front door…

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…and, beyond that, an inviting living room on one side of the main hall, and a parlor/den on the other side, each with its own ornate fireplace…

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…as well as stained and leaded glass windows…

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…plus well-preserved wood trim, paneling, staircase banister, and columns. The gorgeous cherry and walnut floors throughout the home were installed in the 1920s, and new insulated windows in keeping with its Victorian character were added more recently.

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The first floor also features a formal dining room attached to a large kitchen with tin ceiling, granite counter tops, and gourmet kitchen appliances.

A built-in hutch keeps your dishes organized…

…and, there’s even a nod to pastoral Grecian landscapes in the downstairs bath.

On the second floor is the light-filled master suite…

…and, the third floor offers a big office, additional bedroom, or guest room.

 

Lastly but not leastly, the backyard is fenced in and comes with a tall shade tree, stone patio, and carriage house.

This location is convenient to both Uptown and the I-87 Thruway exit in Kingston, NY, as well as Route 9W which will take you north to Saugerties, or south to Highland and eventually Newburgh.

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Can’t wait to scoop up this classy Victorian in Kingston? Find out more about 272 Albany Avenue, Kingston, NY from Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties

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