The Shandaken “Silo” House

  |  September 1, 2025

If you’re thinking this Shandaken home is out of the ordinary, you’re not wrong.

Created on site in the 1970’s, this laminated-wood “Silo” design is one of just a few homes designed by the Unadilla Silo Company, according to the listing. A new cedar deck surrounds the arched, two-story centerpiece of the home.

The foyer is awash in golden hues.

The two-story great room has wood-plank walls that curve upward to meet at a peak that’s topped with a stained-glass sunburst. Five windows cross the peak, above a three-paned picture window and a set of sliders.

If you can tear your eyes away from that, you’ll find an adobe, wood-burning fireplace with a chimney that reaches the ceiling.

There’s a lot of flex space in the great room: For example, a dining room is set just past the kitchen and a spiral stair.

A three-seater breakfast peninsula separates the kitchen.

Quartz counters and stainless-steel appliances are highlights of the modern kitchen.

The main-floor half-bath includes a stacked washer/dryer.

An office – or potential third bedroom – is small but functional, on the way to the main-level bedroom.

Wall-to-wall beige carpeting is soft underfoot in this bedroom.

The ensuite bath has an open, walk-in shower and a brown-and-white vanity with a raised vessel sink.

On the top floor, within that wood-clad, gabled arch, is a carpeted bedroom.

The ensuite bath retains its ’70s funkiness, right down to a matching green sink, toilet, and tub.

The 2,012-square-foot home sits on 1.13 acres. Sure, it’s a bit out of the way—about 15 minutes west of the Phoenicia Diner—but it truly is a gem in a pretty, wooded setting within Panther Mountain Park and close to thousands of acres of forever-wild state land. List price is $639,000.

If this Shandaken “Silo” house is on your radar, find out more about 3 Quarry Road, Shandaken, from Faye Storms, licensed real estate associate broker with Ruth Gale Realty.

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