Thrifty Craftsman in Delaware County Village, $135,000

  |  December 2, 2015
222 Wheeler St, Hancock, NY

Looking for a bargain? Need a property that lists for less than $50/square foot but you don’t feel like putting a ton of work to fix it up? Well, then we suggest you head up north into the Catskill Mountains and west to Delaware County. There, you’ll find this c.1918 two-story Craftsman in the middle of Hancock village. It’s a classic, for sure. When we close our eyes and conjure up a quintessential Craftsman Foursquare, it looks pretty darn similar to this one. You can see the still-lingering Victorian influence on the exterior in that if you squint just so and imagined triangles where the squares are, it might be a Queen Anne.

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Another Victorian mainstay follows us to the interior in the form of pocket doors, double doors which slide into “pockets” inside of the walls. The woodworking and exquisite built-in cabinetry, however, gives this Craftsman’s heart away for sure. And, this is no tiny house at nearly 3000 sq. ft. with 4 beds/1.5 baths, formal dining room (if you can call anything about a Craftsman “formal”) , large kitchen, full basement, and full walk-up attic. Yard is small yet private with a second floor balcony that overlooks it. Located approximately 2.5 hours from NYC but, at the risk of sounding cliche, feels like a bazillion miles away.

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222 Wheeler Avenue, Hancock (James Serio Real Estate)

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