House for Sale by Owner in Andes New York Catskill Mountains
Hi everyone - well this blog is a bit different. My parents have just put their house up for sale and they wanted something on the internet. I thought I would tell you about the home and town I grew up in.
I grew up in Andes, New York a small town about a 3 hour drive from New York City. Andes is a tiny, nice and friendly community to live in. My parents own 66 acres of land and finished their house themselves. The house was built back in 1963 and is a red Cape Cod style house. The Pepacton Reservoir is situated below the house and at different times of the year offers a spectacular view. My mother is an out-of-control gardener - having slowly expanded to have numerous gardens and a greenhouse and potting shed. My father has meticulously maintained the house - you will find everything in tip-top shape here. They have two ponds - the initial pond was in case of a fire - you could use the water in the pond. There are gorgeous weeping willows behind the pond and on occassion you will have ducks or turtles or geese or whatever is passing by in the pond. When I was young we used to catch frogs, salamanders, newts, and fish from the pond. We also went swimming in it during the summer and ice skating on it during the winter. I remember playing ice hockey with my brother a lot. My parents created a second pond and my father built a fully working waterwheel. There are benches all around the ponds and gardens everyone. Behind the first pond we planted tons of scotch pines and larch trees - they are huge now. In fact my parents were avid planters of trees and reforested a lot of the 66 acres. During my summers I would hike all over the mountain - there are old logging trails, and tons of paths - you won't see any civilization here. I would hike up the mountain or even down to the river, streams and reservoir below. This was great fishing and my father would often spend his time fly fishing on the streams - the funny thing is he doesn't eat fish - so he would catch and release them or we would stock the trout in our pond. I remember the beavers, deer, fish, rabbits, woodchucks, and more. In the winter we would sled down our road to our mailbox to get the mail or even take the sled down to the school bus. During our time off we would go up the mountain and go cross country skiing or sledding in the upper fields. We would build snow forts in the front yard, treehouses in the back yard and explore our wilderness. I can probably identify more trees and plants then most anyone - simply from growing up on the mountain and exploring. Summers we would ride our bikes on the roads around the reservoir - it was beautiful - and when I got older I would ride my bike into town as a means of transportation.
It is about 7 miles until you get to Andes. In Andes you have the Andes Town Pool (I was a lifeguard and taught swimming there for years). The town has really cool 19th century architecture. - you will see what I mean when you drive through. This is a small town but all the houses are - for lack of a better word - cute and quaint. The heart of the town is the school - Andes Central School has been around for a long time. It is Kindergarten through 12th grade all in one building. When I graduated I had 18 kids in my high school class - about 14 of them I had been in school with since kindergarten. Out of all the kids graduating - all went to college except for one - he went into the military. I was on the soccer team, the volleyball team, the skiing team, the basketball team, the tennis team and the softball team. Everyone joined the teams because you needed everyone just to have the team! If you go through the school I guarantee you will see my name, my sisters name, my brother's name and even my father's name on plaques throughout the school. My father was on the school board for more than 20 years. Andes is small but there are tons of things to get involved in - believe me I was not bored growing up! Bobcat Ski Center was located on Mt. Pisgah down Gladstone Hollow Road - it was really a great place to go skiing! Mt Pisgah (3440 ft) is the highest peak in Delaware County outside the Catskill Park and it is a great place to hike. One place that I spent a lot of time was the library - I checked out thousands of books there - bringing a pile of books home every week and staying up all night reading them. I loved the town library - it was great! There is now a local history museum (learn about the anti-rent wars that Andes was the center of), galleries, antique shops or play tennis (for free) on the courts behind the school. There are a lot of churches in town - growing up we actually didn't attend church in Andes but went to Margaretville - a nearby community where my father had his business.
What is Andes close to?
When I grew up I went to college in New York City - and then on weekends we would drive a carpool home. I went to college in the Bronx and it would take about 3 hours to get home. When I was visiting my parents recently I didn't want to drive into New York City so I went to Kingston - caught the express bus and was in New York in a flash. On the way back we took the train up the Hudson (beautiful trip) and got off in Poukeepsie. When I'm flying back to see my parents I usually fly into Binghamton. My father decided later in life to get his college degree - he would attend night classes at Sullivan County Community college - he ended up being the class validictorian at 69 years old. For shopping you can go to Andes, Margaretville, Delhi or even over to Oneonta. My parents usually go to Oneonta once a week - it is considered the closest big city or sometimes they go to Binghamton and Kingston. Andes is in Delaware County New York - so named because this is where the east and the west branches of the Delaware River begin. That's right that river that ends in the state of Delaware begins in upstate New York. Another town that we would go visit is Cooperstown - home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Glimmerglass Lake and the Glimmerglass Opera (my Mom loves them!).
What about the house?
The house is a two-story red house with a green roof. There is a separate 2 car garage. The house is covered in aluminum siding but it looks totally like it is wood! There is a front door that no one ever uses - except during the summer when it is open a lot. Enter through the side door and onto the enclosed porch. The porch has a closet for junk and jackets - and is a great place to put your shoes and outer clothes. Next is the kitchen -it is not a big kitchen but it is big enough. The kitchen has beautiful cabinest done by my father. It has a center island with two bar stools to sit and chat while dinner is made. The washing machine is in the kitchen but when the door between the kitchen and porch is open (almost always) the washing machine is not seen. There is a microwave oven, an oven, a refrigerator, and a small dishwasher on wheels with a butcher block on top. The dryer is over on the other side of the kitchen. The bathroom is next, it was completely redone by my father and is of fresh new tile and easy clean and care bathtube and shower. There is a door across from the bathroom - this leads down to the basement but we'll go there later. There is a linen closet in the hallway next to the bathroom. You will notice the beautiful wooden floors throughout most of the house. It is extremely well kept. Into the living room - and you immediately see the picture widow looking out onto the yard, trees and reservoir. Make sure you look for the rabbits and deer! There is an old stone fireplace in the lving room along with a cherry wall. There is a staircase for the upper level here. There is a closet right across from the staircase leading up. There is also the front entrance door that leads out onto another porch and the front yard. Next we have the dining room - this room has evolved over the years.
I grew up in Andes, New York a small town about a 3 hour drive from New York City. Andes is a tiny, nice and friendly community to live in. My parents own 66 acres of land and finished their house themselves. The house was built back in 1963 and is a red Cape Cod style house. The Pepacton Reservoir is situated below the house and at different times of the year offers a spectacular view. My mother is an out-of-control gardener - having slowly expanded to have numerous gardens and a greenhouse and potting shed. My father has meticulously maintained the house - you will find everything in tip-top shape here. They have two ponds - the initial pond was in case of a fire - you could use the water in the pond. There are gorgeous weeping willows behind the pond and on occassion you will have ducks or turtles or geese or whatever is passing by in the pond. When I was young we used to catch frogs, salamanders, newts, and fish from the pond. We also went swimming in it during the summer and ice skating on it during the winter. I remember playing ice hockey with my brother a lot. My parents created a second pond and my father built a fully working waterwheel. There are benches all around the ponds and gardens everyone. Behind the first pond we planted tons of scotch pines and larch trees - they are huge now. In fact my parents were avid planters of trees and reforested a lot of the 66 acres. During my summers I would hike all over the mountain - there are old logging trails, and tons of paths - you won't see any civilization here. I would hike up the mountain or even down to the river, streams and reservoir below. This was great fishing and my father would often spend his time fly fishing on the streams - the funny thing is he doesn't eat fish - so he would catch and release them or we would stock the trout in our pond. I remember the beavers, deer, fish, rabbits, woodchucks, and more. In the winter we would sled down our road to our mailbox to get the mail or even take the sled down to the school bus. During our time off we would go up the mountain and go cross country skiing or sledding in the upper fields. We would build snow forts in the front yard, treehouses in the back yard and explore our wilderness. I can probably identify more trees and plants then most anyone - simply from growing up on the mountain and exploring. Summers we would ride our bikes on the roads around the reservoir - it was beautiful - and when I got older I would ride my bike into town as a means of transportation.
It is about 7 miles until you get to Andes. In Andes you have the Andes Town Pool (I was a lifeguard and taught swimming there for years). The town has really cool 19th century architecture. - you will see what I mean when you drive through. This is a small town but all the houses are - for lack of a better word - cute and quaint. The heart of the town is the school - Andes Central School has been around for a long time. It is Kindergarten through 12th grade all in one building. When I graduated I had 18 kids in my high school class - about 14 of them I had been in school with since kindergarten. Out of all the kids graduating - all went to college except for one - he went into the military. I was on the soccer team, the volleyball team, the skiing team, the basketball team, the tennis team and the softball team. Everyone joined the teams because you needed everyone just to have the team! If you go through the school I guarantee you will see my name, my sisters name, my brother's name and even my father's name on plaques throughout the school. My father was on the school board for more than 20 years. Andes is small but there are tons of things to get involved in - believe me I was not bored growing up! Bobcat Ski Center was located on Mt. Pisgah down Gladstone Hollow Road - it was really a great place to go skiing! Mt Pisgah (3440 ft) is the highest peak in Delaware County outside the Catskill Park and it is a great place to hike. One place that I spent a lot of time was the library - I checked out thousands of books there - bringing a pile of books home every week and staying up all night reading them. I loved the town library - it was great! There is now a local history museum (learn about the anti-rent wars that Andes was the center of), galleries, antique shops or play tennis (for free) on the courts behind the school. There are a lot of churches in town - growing up we actually didn't attend church in Andes but went to Margaretville - a nearby community where my father had his business.
What is Andes close to?
When I grew up I went to college in New York City - and then on weekends we would drive a carpool home. I went to college in the Bronx and it would take about 3 hours to get home. When I was visiting my parents recently I didn't want to drive into New York City so I went to Kingston - caught the express bus and was in New York in a flash. On the way back we took the train up the Hudson (beautiful trip) and got off in Poukeepsie. When I'm flying back to see my parents I usually fly into Binghamton. My father decided later in life to get his college degree - he would attend night classes at Sullivan County Community college - he ended up being the class validictorian at 69 years old. For shopping you can go to Andes, Margaretville, Delhi or even over to Oneonta. My parents usually go to Oneonta once a week - it is considered the closest big city or sometimes they go to Binghamton and Kingston. Andes is in Delaware County New York - so named because this is where the east and the west branches of the Delaware River begin. That's right that river that ends in the state of Delaware begins in upstate New York. Another town that we would go visit is Cooperstown - home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Glimmerglass Lake and the Glimmerglass Opera (my Mom loves them!).
What about the house?
The house is a two-story red house with a green roof. There is a separate 2 car garage. The house is covered in aluminum siding but it looks totally like it is wood! There is a front door that no one ever uses - except during the summer when it is open a lot. Enter through the side door and onto the enclosed porch. The porch has a closet for junk and jackets - and is a great place to put your shoes and outer clothes. Next is the kitchen -it is not a big kitchen but it is big enough. The kitchen has beautiful cabinest done by my father. It has a center island with two bar stools to sit and chat while dinner is made. The washing machine is in the kitchen but when the door between the kitchen and porch is open (almost always) the washing machine is not seen. There is a microwave oven, an oven, a refrigerator, and a small dishwasher on wheels with a butcher block on top. The dryer is over on the other side of the kitchen. The bathroom is next, it was completely redone by my father and is of fresh new tile and easy clean and care bathtube and shower. There is a door across from the bathroom - this leads down to the basement but we'll go there later. There is a linen closet in the hallway next to the bathroom. You will notice the beautiful wooden floors throughout most of the house. It is extremely well kept. Into the living room - and you immediately see the picture widow looking out onto the yard, trees and reservoir. Make sure you look for the rabbits and deer! There is an old stone fireplace in the lving room along with a cherry wall. There is a staircase for the upper level here. There is a closet right across from the staircase leading up. There is also the front entrance door that leads out onto another porch and the front yard. Next we have the dining room - this room has evolved over the years.
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