I haven't done a IWLTW post in awhile now - and after looking at top posts from last year I realized they are some of my most viewed !
So here we go again :)
I found this one on ZILLOW - a spectacular old farmhouse in Saranac Lake, N.Y.
( close to Montreal actually - I've been to this picturesque town many times )
It was once a Carmelite Nunnery - a Sanitorium - a Nursing Home and a boarding house !
The last owners fell in love with it and turned it into a single home ( private residence )
$695.000
8500 square feet ( more a farmhouse mansion actually )
14 bedrooms ( 8 with sleeping porches )
8 baths
Built in 1896
Realtor - BOB MARTIN
This would make the most glorious Bed & Breakfast !!! ( if you were so inclined - and if you were I would be your first customer ! )
Let's go !
I'm in love with the back !
That fireplace - those windows !
A butler's pantry
view to the sleeping porch
Radiators - oh how I love old radiators !
A view from the - drum roll please - WIDOW'S WALK !!! The ad says there's fireworks on the 4th of July
Can you imagine sitting out there watching that?
What a truly glorious piece of history !!!
Nestled in a gorgeous location
Yep - I most definitely would want to live there ! I'd fill it to the brim with Shabby delights - although it's not too shabby exactly as it is !
Many more pictures on the site zillow
Have a wonderful day everyone - the first week of the new year is half over !
Hugs,
Me
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Oh my goodness, that one is amazing!!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous home and priced to sell too. It was make a great B&B for sure!
ReplyDeleteWow!! It could not be more gorgerific!! What an unbelieveable price!! Mmmmm...do I want to move to upstate NY....mmmm.... Thanks for sharing this dream of a home!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely dreamy! I would want to spend a night in each bedroom on a rotating basis and that kitchen was to die for. When I hit the lottery I will definitely call you to spend some time here!
ReplyDeleteOMG wouldn't it make a wonderful small inn?! If I was only 25 yrs younger! xo Patty
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S what we should have bought Patti LOL
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Moving in asap...
ReplyDeleteLove those porches! Oh my. It's a beautiful place.
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Holy mansions Suzan!! This is a beauty! I love the farmhouse style, porch... yard... plunk it on 10 acres in SW Florida and I am drooling. lol Gorgeous!!!
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Fabulous home Suzan! And not a bad price for all of that house. I adore upstate New York...it is where I'd like to someday retire. Thank you so much for sharing at SYS and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteXO Barbara
This is a real beauty, but in New York I don't think I could even pay the taxes on it. Glad you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteWOW! This is GORGEOUS!!I'd love to live in this mansion!
ReplyDeleteYou picked a good one! Such a pretty area!
Thank you for showing this to us.
I hope you're back to feeling 100%,and I hope John didn't get sick.
Hugs,
Laura/Hazel
Want to buy it with me Laura? We could call it Lucy & Ethel's - or the EL ( initials ) WACKO'S LMHO
DeleteI'm feeling much better now - thanks so much - John only had it for one day - what a constitution that man has I'm telling ya !
xoxo
Yup! Let's do it!!
DeleteI'm so HAPPY you're feeling better and that John didn't get it bad! I'm glad he didn't have to play the patient with a long cold. My husband complains a lot when he's sick.
OK, so lets just do it--let's buy that gorgeous house!
Love ya,
Laura/Ethel
Gorgeous. You're so right; it would make for a wonderful B&B Great dream home or somebody
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes, lady! You're killing me with this house!! You know what's funny? Despite the HUGE footprint of this house it still feels cozy somehow!!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular home!!! Perfect for a bed and breakfast! I dreamed for years of having one !!! Beautiful location too!i think you should talk John into it! Ha! Would LOVE hearing THAT conversation!!! Your friend,Cindy
ReplyDeleteDibs on the blue bedroom with the radiator and sleeping porch! Gorgeous! Love the butler's pantry, too.
ReplyDeleteOh, my! It looks like it belongs in a film!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! How fun and beautiful! I love the chairs in the kitchen looking out the windows!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful home I wish my butlers pantry had running water but I'm afraid it's just a bit to small. Loved the sleeping porches, ours is used quiet often in the summer.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful home! Love all of it, from the gorgeous staircase (I have a thing for staircases!) to that wonderful kitchen, I have proper house envy! It looks like something from a movie set!
ReplyDeleteLisa - www.fourwallsrainydays.com
Oh wow it is so updated and gorgeous inside! Love that porch too! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
ReplyDeleteNew follower! This really hooked me in, Suzan. Wowsie, how I �� it!
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