Farm 75 Leaves the Building - SOLD
Ranches have been all the rage, and many times when I go to build something different we get a client or two who pass because they 'love the Ranch'. But as a builder of a diverse portfolio, we like to keep it fresh. In the recent project in Olivebridge in Ulster County, we did 3 Barns, 2 Farmhouses and 4 Ranches. We sold the last Ranch today and the last Farmhouse last week. I have two homes left up there, and we are going to sell them as finished projects ready to move in.
The American Four Square is a very recognizable home to anyone who loves quintessential American architecture. You see them in a lot of small towns, you see them in the Sear's turn of the century catalogue, you see them in Leave it to Beaver, Its a Wonderful Life, and other shows where American values hold sway. Like a lot of our farmhouses, they benefit from a floor plan and construction efficiency because of the floor plans, where the 2nd floor takes advantage of the foundation the same way as the first floor. Meaning, many don't have the vaulted ceilings which require a foundation and a roof line but don't give you any more space. I'm not throwing shade at vaulted room - we build them all the time, but looked at through a sq ft of floor plan size, it's takes a bigger shell to achieve the same square footage when you play around with 2nd height open areas.
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This home weighs in at around 3000 sq ft. Full bath in ground floor, and 2 on 2nd floor. We built this around the corner (figuratively not literally) maybe 8 years ago, and it was fun to reinvent it again with the new homeowners, who jumped on board pretty early - don't remember exactly when, and had a hand in the whole design scheme from tile to plumbing and lighting fixtures to paints, stains, counters and kitchens.
