652 Albany Post Road, New Paltz, NY 12561 (MLS# 20262574)

652 Albany Post Road, New Paltz, NY 12561

New Listing

$1,575,000

Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2 Square Footage: 3,290 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 1,731,510 Status: Active

Current Price: $1,575,000 List Date: 6/03/2026 Last Modified: 6/03/2026

Overview

Description

There are homes you admire, and then there are homes you admire and carry them with you for years...the kind you pass countless times and quietly wonder about. Who lived there? What the lives looked like within those walls? What celebrations filled the rooms? What stories unfolded beside the fireplaces on winter evenings? Which generation planted the trees, walked the fields, gathered around the long kitchen table, or watched the seasons roll across the ridge from the same windows that remain today? 652 Albany Post Road is just that kind of home. Sited on 39 remarkable acres, beneath the Shawangunk Ridge, this c.1800 brick and stone Colonial, with its earlier stone wing, stands as one of Gardiner's most enduring historic presences. Timeless and deeply rooted in place, the home feels less like a property and more like a living piece of Hudson Valley history. Inside, centuries of craftsmanship remain beautifully intact. Wide plank floors worn smooth with time, hand-hewn beams, o ... (Read more) There are homes you admire, and then there are homes you admire and carry them with you for years...the kind you pass countless times and quietly wonder about. Who lived there? What the lives looked like within those walls? What celebrations filled the rooms? What stories unfolded beside the fireplaces on winter evenings? Which generation planted the trees, walked the fields, gathered around the long kitchen table, or watched the seasons roll across the ridge from the same windows that remain today? 652 Albany Post Road is just that kind of home. Sited on 39 remarkable acres, beneath the Shawangunk Ridge, this c.1800 brick and stone Colonial, with its earlier stone wing, stands as one of Gardiner's most enduring historic presences. Timeless and deeply rooted in place, the home feels less like a property and more like a living piece of Hudson Valley history. Inside, centuries of craftsmanship remain beautifully intact. Wide plank floors worn smooth with time, hand-hewn beams, original millwork, deep-set windows, Dutch doors, built-ins, and multiple fireplaces create interiors rich with warmth, texture, and memories. The oldest stone portion of the home centers around an extraordinary hearth kitchen where exposed masonry, dark timber beams, and the original fireplace evoke another era entirely, a room that feels made for lingering conversations, candlelight, and generations gathered together. The elegant brick and stone Colonial section offers gracious proportions and beautifully scaled rooms filled with soft natural light. Arched openings, antique mantels, and expansive living spaces create an atmosphere which feels both stately and deeply personal. A first-floor bedroom and full bath provide flexibility for guests or even potential single-level living. The upstairs bedrooms feel peaceful, private, and suspended back in time. Outside, the landscape unfolds into rolling lawns, meadows, mature trees, and some wooded acreage, with sweeping views toward the ridge of the 'Gunks'. The setting is quintessential Gardiner: pastoral, protected, and impossibly serene. What makes this property extraordinary is not perfection or trend-driven renovation. It is authenticity and history. It gives you the feeling that it has been lived in, loved deeply, and carefully carried forward for more than two centuries. A rare opportunity here to become the next steward of one of the Hudson Valley's truly unforgettable, iconic homes.

Listing Details MLS# 20262574

General Property Information

Bedrooms Total: 4
Bathrooms Total: 2
Bathrooms Full: 2
Above Grade Finished Area: 3290
Living Area: 3290
New Construction YN: No
Year Built: 1775
Garage YN: Yes
Attached Garage YN: No
Garage Spaces: 2
Lot Size Acres: 39.75
Basement YN: Yes
Sign On Property YN: Yes
Disclaimer: House to convey ''as-is''
List Price/SqFt: 478.72
Bathrooms Half: 0
Below Grade Finished Area: 0

Property Features

Appliances: Gas Range; Refrigerator Architectural Style: Stone Attic Features: Floored; Walk-In Attic Basement: Partial Construction Materials: Brick; Stone Flooring: Hardwood Heating: Forced Air; Oil Interior Features: Natural Woodwork Levels: Tri-Level Lot Features: Back Yard; Landscaped; Meadow Parking Features: Garage Faces Side Patio And Porch Features: Rear Porch Sewer: Septic Tank View: Mountain(s); Pasture; River Water Source: Well

Contract Information

Original List Price: 1575000
Listing Contract Date: 2026-05-20
Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence
Listing Agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
Owner Name: Roseanne M Cahn
Occupant Type: Owner
Occupant Name: Cahn
Lease Considered YN: No

Location Tax and Legal

Street Number: 652
Street Name: Albany Post
Street Suffix: Road
County: Ulster
State: NY
Zip Code: 12561
Town (Taxable): Gardiner

Remarks and Miscellaneous

Public Remarks: There are homes you admire, and then there are homes you admire and carry them with you for years...the kind you pass countless times and quietly wonder about. Who lived there? What the lives looked like within those walls? What celebrations filled the rooms? What stories unfolded beside the fireplaces on winter evenings? Which generation planted the trees, walked the fields, gathered around the long kitchen table, or watched the seasons roll across the ridge from the same windows that remain today? 652 Albany Post Road is just that kind of home. Sited on 39 remarkable acres, beneath the Shawangunk Ridge, this c.1800 brick and stone Colonial, with its earlier stone wing, stands as one of Gardiner's most enduring historic presences. Timeless and deeply rooted in place, the home feels less like a property and more like a living piece of Hudson Valley history. Inside, centuries of craftsmanship remain beautifully intact. Wide plank floors worn smooth with time, hand-hewn beams, original millwork, deep-set windows, Dutch doors, built-ins, and multiple fireplaces create interiors rich with warmth, texture, and memories. The oldest stone portion of the home centers around an extraordinary hearth kitchen where exposed masonry, dark timber beams, and the original fireplace evoke another era entirely, a room that feels made for lingering conversations, candlelight, and generations gathered together. The elegant brick and stone Colonial section offers gracious proportions and beautifully scaled rooms filled with soft natural light. Arched openings, antique mantels, and expansive living spaces create an atmosphere which feels both stately and deeply personal. A first-floor bedroom and full bath provide flexibility for guests or even potential single-level living. The upstairs bedrooms feel peaceful, private, and suspended back in time. Outside, the landscape unfolds into rolling lawns, meadows, mature trees, and some wooded acreage, with sweeping views toward the ridge of the 'Gunks'. The setting is quintessential Gardiner: pastoral, protected, and impossibly serene. What makes this property extraordinary is not perfection or trend-driven renovation. It is authenticity and history. It gives you the feeling that it has been lived in, loved deeply, and carefully carried forward for more than two centuries. A rare opportunity here to become the next steward of one of the Hudson Valley's truly unforgettable, iconic homes.

Status Change Information

Major Change Timestamp: 2026-06-03T07:15:05Z
Major Change Type: New Listing
Status Change Timestamp: 2026-06-03

More Information

Book Information

Liber/Book: 7075
Page: 96
Section: 85.4

Location, Tax, and Legal

911 Address: 652 Albany Post Rd, New Paltz
Township: Gardiner
School District: New Paltz Central
General Tax: 7070
School Tax: 22636
Tax Annual Amount: 29706
Assessors Full Market Value: 1645455
Tax Assessed Value: 905000
Tax Legal Description: 2400-085.004-0003-008.110-0000
Parcel Number: 2400-085.004-0003-008.110-0000
Tax Lot: 8.110
Tax Block: 3
Tax Exemptions YN: No
Zoning: RA
Directions: From New Paltz take Route 299 W to a slight left on Libertyville Rd. Continue on Albany Post Rd and destination is on right.

Appliances

Gas Range: Yes
Refrigerator: Yes

Architectural Style

Stone: Yes

Attic Features

Floored: Yes
Walk-In Attic: Yes

Basement

Partial: Yes

Construction Materials

Brick: Yes
Stone: Yes

Flooring

Hardwood: Yes

Heating

Forced Air: Yes
Oil: Yes

Interior Features

Natural Woodwork: Yes

Levels

Tri-Level: Yes

Lot Features

Back Yard: Yes
Landscaped: Yes
Meadow: Yes

Parking Features

Garage Faces Side: Yes

Patio And Porch Features

Rear Porch: Yes

Sewer

Septic Tank: Yes

View

Mountain(s): Yes
Pasture: Yes
River: Yes

Water Source

Well: Yes

Listing Courtesy of Compass Greater New York, LLC

Listing Agent: Donna Brooks

Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.