2896 North Rd, Bloomville, NY 13739 listing details

Known as the STONE COTTAGE FARM, this home was originally BUILT IN 1794 (3 years before Delaware County even existed) by pioneer settler Matthew McLaury,remaining in the McLaury Family for 100 years. In 1974 the estate and stone house was bought by Mark Hertzan and was operated as a BREEDING FARM for THOROUGHBRED HORSES. Some rumored to have been bred to the lines of BOLD RULER and SECRETARIAT. So the history of this property dates back many years with a fascinating legacy. Today,the Stone Cottage Farm,on 247 acres,consists of the original 2-STORY FARMHOUSE with solid 2-FOOT DEEP STONE EXTERIOR WALLS, hand-hewn WOOD BEAM interior framing, solid OAK PLANK FLOORING, a large STONE FIREPLACE on the first floor, BRICK FIREPLACE on the second floor and EXTERIOR FIREPLACE. Renovations had been made over the years including: interior walls/ceilings, 200 amp electric panel, plumbing, septic, drilled well, FINISHED BASEMENT with game room, office, bath and full room GREENHOUSE SOLARIUM. The farm compound also has a 3-level circa 1900 POST/BEAM BARN built on a hillside location with a total of 13 HORSE STALLS, 4 RUN-IN SHEDS, multiple FENCED-IN PADDOCKS, garage with CARETAKER APARTMENT above, POND, small winding STREAM and borders along CENTER BROOK. For those history buffs,on the property is one of the EARLIEST CEMETERIES in the county, containing the graves of several REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS. THE SITE IS EXTRAORDINARY. A STORYBOOK SETTING with a rolling topography and level area where the farmhouse is situated. Approximately a quarter of the land is open pasture with the balance being a wooded hillside.