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Originally the Albany Road Toll House, this sweet and charming two-bedroom farmhouse sits on the edge of the historic hamlet of Rensselaerville.

Enter a tiny valley of white steepled churches and fine federal houses elegantly set along a rushing creek and you begin to feel this unique sense of place rarely found this close to New York City.

The large sixteen-by-thirty-foot living room anchors the house at its center with the kitchen to one side and the main floor bedroom and bath to the other. A huge picture window at one end of the living room fills the house with light and overlooks the dining terrace and rear yard.

The property includes a small barn and is graced with mature shade trees and is entirely framed by ancient stone walls. Beyond the stone walls this property is surrounded by the forever protected lands of the Huyck Preserve, which includes several thousand acres of woodlands laced with marked hiking trails.

The perfect small country house in the perfect small country hamlet just waiting for the perfectly-suited buyer like you. Forty-five minutes south-west of Albany and three hours north from NYC.

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