Welcome to Mt. Otsego - This sprawling c1836 farmhouse sits at $795,000

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Welcome to Mt. Otsego - This sprawling c1836 farmhouse sits at the foot of the former Mt. Otsego Ski Area, one of the first ski areas in New York founded c1938. The land consists of +-120 acres of open fields, stream, pond, and wooded hillsides. This charming country home welcomes you with an inviting mudroom entry, kitchen centric great room with vaulted beamed ceiling and open loft area, wood floors, a Jotul wood stove, and French doors to the deck. The cook's kitchen offers Omega cherry cabinets, an expanded island with seating, pantry cupboard, fire slate farmhouse sink, quartzite countertops, and tiled backsplash. Stainless steel five-burner propane stove, refrigerator, and dishwasher. Very nice lighting has been recently added. - Off the kitchen is a formal dining room or expanded living room. Newly renovated half bath and laundry with tiled floor. Entry here to the cozy screened in porch, perfect for summer relaxing and entertaining. The original front door with sidelites and transom opens to the center hallway and staircase to the upper floor. There is a good-sized bedroom on this floor with a private full bath. Upstairs are three bedrooms, a large hallway area, full bath with cherry wainscotting. The loft area overlooking the great room is a perfect place for hobbies or could also be walled in for another bedroom. The basement has a finished area, lots of storage as well as the original farm meat locker. This is a great old farmhouse that has been updated in terms of roof, electric, septic, bathrooms, kitchen, etc. There is a sitting front porch, a recently expanded and upgraded back deck, screened porch, stone patio with outside fireplace, plus many perennial gardens, and a sweet sitting area under a tree in the front yard, perfect for a bistro table and chairs to enjoy that cool drink at the end of the day. The house has lots of nooks and crannies, four-panel doors with old hardware, eyebrow windows, refinished wood floors, newly painted interior, and lots of closets. - - Detached two car garage with recently upgraded underpinnings. Lower level for mowers, garden equipment, water and electric. The original c1875 large red barn remains and has had major work done to the front foundation. The barn offers horse stalls, tack room, water, chicken coop, and expansive open second floor. Two horse run-ins, a very cute playhouse, stone floored potting area, meditation hut/platform, and the old Mt. Otsego Snack Bar building. Owners have groomed woods trails as well as some of the original ski slopes. - In fact, they ski and snow board down the old slopes of Mt. Otsego. This property has been placed in the Otsego Land Trust. There is a +-1.9 acre building area where a smaller house can be built. - - - Cooperstown Schools. High speed Internet. Convenient to Cooperstown, Oneonta, I-88. 3.5 hours to NYC.