The house
Three-bedroom cottage of 1,700 square feet on a fifth of an acre in the hamlet of Claverack, minutes from Hudson. A deep front porch with turned posts holds a rocking chair, behind a split-rail fence.
The living room keeps its original windows, which run almost from floor to ceiling, and the floors are wide-plank wood. The walls are plastered, with millwork throughout, and the kitchen floor is honed Italian marble, with a pantry for storage and new appliances.
Upstairs and out
Three bedrooms are on the second floor, each with a deep cedar closet, and a full bath between them is finished in textured plaster. On the ground floor, the powder room is walled in rose plaster with a vintage pedestal sink, and a large mudroom has built-in cabinetry and the laundry.
Native perennial gardens fill the lot. The garage is painted to match the cottage and has a new 100-amp panel, which makes it a workshop now and a studio or guest room later. The garden is planted in pinks, purples, silver and green, according to the listing.
The record
The listing says the Van Vleck family built the cottage in the 1800s, and that the former Claverack train station, closed in the 1950s, is around the corner. We found no record that confirms either, so they are the listing's to stand behind.
The address says Hudson and the listing places the house in Claverack. Hudson has an Amtrak station and its restaurants and coffee shops are minutes away. Kinderhook is 15 minutes, Tivoli 20, Rhinebeck 30, and New York City is two hours.
