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Westerly is one of the finest estates on quaker hill, located on 23.  77 private, level acres, all cleared & landscaped, at the end of a truly local road.  The expansive fields & meadows are perfect for a horse farm.  The original home was built in 1860, the front addition was built in 1920 by the dewitt-wallaces of readers digest fame.  A sensitive whole house renovation was completed in 1990 preserving the original character of the home with modern upgrades for ones comfort & enjoyment.  The home itself is magical with over sized rooms which flow into one another for an open feeling.  A wide, two story foyer with elegant winding staircase leads to the upstairs.  A spacious lr w/fplc, a library with built in bookshelves & a fplc, an office, a formal dr w/ fplc, a designer eat in kitchen w/granite counters, a dining area & the original wood burning stove still installed in a fireplace, (not usable but left as a historical reminder).  The back staircase leads to the upstairs.  The entire house has hardwood floors.  There are french doors everywhere & the windows are tall to let in the beautiful sunlight.  Upstairs, 6 br's, 4 full bathrooms.  Downstairs, 2 powder rooms.  There is a recreation/pool room & a mud room with built ins.  The covered veranda offers shade & a lovely place for those lazy afternoon lunches & early evening sun downers.  The patio off the lr offers an additional outdoor space to relax.  There is a caretakers cottage with a 3 car garage & a 2 stall stable with tack room.  There is also a large 3 bay barn towards the back of the property, a har-tru tennis court in need of repair & a basketball court.  The in ground pool which hasn't been used in years is below the main house, privately situated alongside a stream.  There is a fabulous gazebo overlooking the stream which was used for a writers studio & also as changing rooms.  The property is minutes from the village of pawling, the train station, shops, places of worship, restaurants & the saturday morning farmers market from june through september.  Only 90 minutes from nyc, it is an easy commute either by train or car.  


Data is provided by OneKey MLS.