First time on the market in 55 years! Charming rustic-contemporary style home on 58.8 acres in the Ithaca School District. Adjoining 10-acre building lot now on market,too. If interested,it can be purchased separately or combined with this parcel. High-country, open feel near the home. Walk from the house along a mowed path to a gorgeous swimming pond & explore the 2 gorges in the deep woods near the north end. Property adjoins 87-acre Eldridge Wilderness Preserve. Sellers protected this land with a new Danby Conservation Easement that permits construction of 1 more home, but still permits pools, garages & tennis courts near the homes, & ag activities & assoc. bldgs on much of the acreage. Area near the gorges is protected & magical. Danby Easement confers significant property tax abatement on land value. New owner can apply for NYS abatement for additional tax relief. The 3 or 4 br, 1 full bath house was built in 2 phases. The south side was built in 1957 by the Hillick family & the northern addition was built in 1971.Brs on main & upper levels. Lennox propane furnace, central AC, & 2 wood-burning stoves- kitchen chimney needs work.1990s barn for storage & fenced veg garden.
