Heathcote....history
& horticulture...
A significant Cooperstown
Village estate, nationally renown for its
gardens, locally known for its
exceptional setting as a cultural
respite...
As featured in House Beautiful, Country
Living, Martha Stewart Living, and on
PBS...
Heathcote is an outstanding property.
Known for its lush historic gardens, and
long a home for members of the Cooper
family, the opportunities are endless to
enjoy country life here. The home was
originally a large Victorian summer house
known as the Owl's Nest, until redesigned
in the mid 1920's by the Cooper family as
part of the Colonial Revival.
Consider its use as a magnificent summer
place, substantial family home with
endless entertainment capabilities, or
possibly as an unsurpassed Cooperstown
bed and breakfast or select resort. There
are numerous fireplaces - almost one in
each bedroom...an immense ballroom,
handsome library, muraled walls of
Cooperstown scenes painted by Agnes Tait,
a spectacular newer kitchen, substantial
dining room, and endless quiet spots to
gather... The home contains six complete
bedrooms with baths, and in addition,
several other smaller bedrooms and baths.
Just a 5-minute walk to Main Street or
Bassett...and where else can you live in
town, yet literally be at the edge of
1000's of acres of land to enjoy outdoor
activity? The house is approximately 7200
square feet, located on over 4 acres of
land. Its gardens, designed in the 1920's
by Ellen Biddle Shipman, are a romantic
landscape of magnificent oak trees, lush
naturalized shade planting and an
abundant formal border, maintained in
keeping with the ideals of the Garden
Conservancy.
This home's availability is your
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. No need
to merely read about it...live it!
Offered by Glimmerglass Realty for
$975,000. |
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