The Story
Sutherland Estate runs to 56 acres outside Chatham, in the part of Columbia County where the meadows still roll and the Catskills sit on the horizon. A long paved drive comes in off Sutherland Road past two ponds. A footbridge arcs over the water toward open lawns and walking paths, and the land keeps going: raised bed gardens, a potting shed, a newly built and insulated carriage house of roughly 26 by 34 feet that could take vehicles, a barn, or a future conversion.
The house dates to 2005, drawn on Greek Revival lines rather than inherited from them, and it has since been renovated top to bottom. The white oak floors were taken back and refinished, the fixtures replaced, the wallpaper stripped and the walls refreshed room by room. Under it all sits the infrastructure that makes a country house work through a Hudson Valley winter: a standing seam metal roof, radiant heat in the bathroom floors, energy efficient heat pumps, a whole home generator, and an integrated system running light, temperature, and security.
Inside
The main level opens to the ponds and the mountains beyond. Living and dining run together toward a kitchen built around a large custom island, a panelized Sub Zero, and professional grade appliances, with French doors to a wide stone patio and an outdoor grill. The cherry paneled library, wrapped around its wood burning stove, is original to the house and was left that way. A three season sunroom looks over the pond.
Upstairs, the primary suite keeps its own gas fireplace, two walk in closets, a soaking tub and a steam shower. Three more bedrooms, a guest media room, two full baths and a laundry finish the floor. Below, a sauna and a full bath complete the lower level alongside a kitchenette. An attached three car heated garage sits off the house.
4 bed, 4.5 bath, 5,760 square feet on 56.47 acres, minutes from both Chatham and Kinderhook villages. Asking $2,795,000.
