11440 County Highway 14

Description

Follow the stone-lined drive past whimsical log sculptures and Turoe Farm comes into view: a property made for gathering, with room for guests, collections, and long weekends in the Catskills. At the center is a three-building composition: an 1890s farmhouse, a modern entertaining barn known as the Guest Lodge, and a historic dairy barn with a contemporary auto-barn addition. Set on 16+ acres with two ponds, the headwaters of Steele Brook, and sweeping hillside views, the property carries a rare sense of scale and character. Its name references the ancient carved granite pillar at Turoe in County Galway, Ireland. THE FARMHOUSE: Two beveled-glass doors open into the home's core. One leads to a center hall with a wide oak staircase; the other opens to the main living room, where refinished wood floors, built-in bookshelves, and a bluestone-backed fireplace create a warm library and sitting room, or an optional first-floor bedroom with its own full bath. THE KITCHEN: Bright, practical, and welcoming, with white cabinetry, brushed-chrome pulls, subway tile, and radiant heat under the stone floor. A Sub-Zero refrigerator and GE Profile range anchor one wall, while the island adds a Corian countertop, undermount sink, and Bosch dishwasher. Reclaimed wood counters, an antique enamel sink, and dining space opening to a bluestone terrace add charm. SECOND FLOOR: The primary bedroom sits at the front of the house with a king bed, walk-in closet, and shiplap-finished bath. Down the hall are the yellow bedroom and protected upper attic. The blue bedroom faces the drive; the green bedroom looks across ponds, meadows, and valley views. A shared full bath serves the secondary rooms. STUDIO OFFICE SPACE: The finished third-floor attic studio spans the length of the roofline, with rough-cut pine gables, eight windows, three ceiling fans, and flexible space for an office, studio, or retreat. THE BREEZEWAY: Off the kitchen, a rear mudroom opens to a beadboard-walled room with an arched ceiling and Harman pellet stove, now used for yoga and workouts, with a half bath nearby. The covered breezeway links the courtyard kitchen garden to the Guest Lodge and onward to the antiques and auto barn. THE GUEST LODGE: The ground floor offers a workshop with concrete floor, shelving, insulation, laundry, a one-car garage bay, and a new forced-hot-air oil furnace. Upstairs, a large entertaining room includes a full bath, wet bar, kitchen, pool table, TV area, small office, loft, and double glass doors opening to a covered deck with pond, field, and hillside views. THE ANTIQUES BARN & AUTO BARN: The original 1890s dairy barn retains its historic identity, from the concrete floor and old cow stanchions to new structural beams. The second floor, once an antique shop, remains in excellent condition, and the overshot third level has its own road access. Through two roll-up doors, the auto barn offers a full concrete floor, room for a serious vehicle collection, glass doors facing the pond, and rough-in plumbing for a future bath. THE SETTING: The buildings arc around a broad lawn, a kidney-shaped pond, and a fire pit ringed with Adirondack chairs. Beyond lie hillside, brook frontage, a second pond, and wide valley views. Whether used as a full-time home, a weekend retreat, or a place to gather with friends, Turoe Farm offers uncommon flexibility just minutes from Delhi, under 30 minutes to Oneonta, and less than three hours from the George Washington Bridge.