2911 Route 209, STONE RIDGE

Restored with sensitivity, the massive Dr. James Oliver House, site of NY State Senate's first meeting, could become one Ulster County's premiere residences. Its huge floating spaces, unusual for this vintage, display original details -- wideboards, beams, built-ins, hardware -- that have remained practically unaltered over the centuries. Outside a profusion of perennials and towering trees surround a rare 1798 Dutch barn and stone smoke house. A remarkable opportunity for the discriminating buyer. Although the house is sited above well-travelled Route 209, it is completely silent inside. Currently the house is divided into three separate apartments that can turn into a single family as simply, literally, as unlocking a few doors. With the barn and outbuildings, this would be perfect for an antiques business, but perhaps its best and highest use would be to restore the long history of the house to its rightful place.