Feeling Extra? Bask in this Kingston Second Empire Victorian for $2.3M

  |  October 8, 2020
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There’s nothing understated about Edgewood Terrace, including its Hudson River views, and that’s exactly what we love about it. 

Drenched in Victorian-era finery and situated on a 12-acre swathe of land overlooking the Hudson, Edgewood Terrace is less a private residence and more a landmark. While the c.1873 Second-Empire exterior is on full display from the road, the 11,000-square-foot interior is less prolific, unless you were lucky enough to attend a wedding or pay a visit here at some point in the past. The fact that it’s on the market, however, gives us a chance to poke around inside a nationally-registered historic site/museum of Victorian details.

Right away, we noticed the front door is actually three sets of double doors, each opening in a different direction. The main door opens into the grand entry with original staircase, parquet floors, and ornate moldings and trim.

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Multiple sitting rooms and parlors offer gorgeous bay windows and cast-iron fireplaces…so many fireplaces in this mansion, and, as evidenced by this week’s theme, we love fireplaces. We also love this lavender-themed room…

…and this subtle pistachio-hued room…

…as well as the bold tone of the formal dining room with a spectacular ceiling.

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The commercial kitchen space is set up to feed many hungry people…

…and the conservatory with walls of windows is perfect for feeding sunlight-hungry plants.

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Each of the estate’s nine bedrooms are spacious enough to enjoy your breakfast and afternoon tea from the comfort therein….

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…and the walk-up attic has been converted into a massive bedroom suite.

The next-door carriage house still comes with its original stalls and stable, and there are also two other homes on the property, one of which is a guest house.

Hold special events around the dreamy gazebo, with the Hudson River serving as backdrop…

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…or literally anywhere else around this lush, manicured property, sitting just steps away from the Hutton Brickyards, Kingston’s Downtown/East Strand neighborhood, and the Kingston Point Rail Trail.

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Is your jaw still on the floor after glimpsing the glory that is Edgewood Terrace? Find out more about 132 Lindsley Avenue, Kingston, NY from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. 

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