171 Water St
Residential Property
Status: Sold
Address: 171 Water St. Ghent, NY 12037
County: Columbia County
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 4
Square Feet: 3939
Plot Size: 15 acre(s)
Originally a Quaker Meeting House(Main house) & Dutch Schoolhouse(cottage). The Greek Revival main house offers double parlors w/calming views of the large trees and open fields (At great expense all of the invasive plants have been removed.) 3 pleasant size bedrooms, wonderful media room and a large, cathedral ceiling kitchen w/skylights & double ovens. The charming guest house has a 30'x25' yoga/meditation room, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and a substantial studio space opening out into a large handsomely fenced-in organic garden area. The property includes a swimmable spring fed pond, creek, garage, 2 outbuildings, woods, mature fruit trees and fertile planting soil. Formerly a Buddhist Retreat Center the property offers many possibilities.