205 Arnold Rd, Burlington Flats, NY 13315

Located in the heart of the famous Leatherstocking Region, so many opportunities are available with this beautiful property:  year round home, small farm, rental income from land and/or B&B income serving nearby Cooperstown tourism.    A strikingly unique gambrel roofed Victorian, c 1900, offers 3200 sf of living space with 4-5 bedrooms, 2 full updated baths.  This house has many updates, while also retaining original wood flooring in parts, staircase, period window & door molding as well as built-ins.  There is a large eat-in kitchen with a huge natural cherry hardwood topped peninsula, cherry cabinets & flooring, granite countertops, and a commercial stove with double ovens, 6 gas burners & griddle.  Two wood stoves in the house offer coziness of a wood fire.  A large separate dining room w/ ample room for large gatherings of family & friends.  There is also a family room, office, sitting room and full bath on the main floor, while the 4 ample sized bedrooms are located on the second floor with the second bathroom.  The bedrooms all have hardwood flooring, many of them original to the house.  The bathroom also houses the conveniently located laundry.  There is a full 3rd floor with 8-9' walls, unfinished & could be easily be converted to additional bedrooms, art studio, play or media room.  The house has vinyl siding and a metal roof and been continuously updated, including kitchen, bathrooms, painting, new flooring, newer propane furnace and new well pump Aug 2024.  A paved driveway leads to 1392 sf oversized 3 bay attached garage with workshop.   open meadows, including 6.4 acres behind the main house/barn.  This private location is only minutes away from so many outstanding amenities in the Cooperstown (14 miles away) and and surrounding areas, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Fenimore Art Museum, NYS Historical Society, Farmers Museum, Brewery Ommegang, Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown Dreams Park, as well as shopping, several area golf courses, and many choices of outstanding restaurants. Basswood Pond State Forest, with 720 acres for outdoor recreation is only 2.5 miles from home. Amazing fishing and watersports are available on the pristine Canadarago Lake (1944 acres) just 12.9 miles away and Otsego Lake (4046 acres) in 19 miles, both renown for lake trout, walleye, perch and the Glimmerglass State Park is only 22 miles away and offers a public beach and picnic areas along with 593 acres for hiking, camping, and in the winter ice skating and cross country skiing on its many trails. Amenities are available close by with Burlington Flats less than a mile away and Edmeston within 6 miles. NYC/George Washington Bridge is 3 hours 15 minutes away.  This has great potential as an investment property and/or year round home, small farm or business.