is a pure historical set piece.

It has been augmented by a tasteful Federal Period style addition which brings 21st century extreme comfort and elegance into a harmonic, sensitive and seamless relationship with an Historic Deerfield quality restoration of an early 1700's living museum.

sits on the old Dover Turnpike (now renamed Killearn Road), a still gravel and horse-friendly byway that once conducted eighteenth century wayfarers between Poughkeepsie and Dover, NY. Here you are lost in time, surrounded by perhaps in fact - or nearly - 300 year old fireplaces (3 original) in period rooms whose very names (Tavern Room, Informal Parlor, etc. ) are different from present day vernacular. A place of stage stops, stables and animal pens for the stock of drovers.

The setting is now one of salutory country estates, leisurely living and proximity to the Dutchess Day School, the historic village of Millbrook and major equestrian centers. The 10 acres being offered are bisected by an overgrown and shaded gravel road evoking earlier centuries. These 10 acres, presided over by the Tavern, include an ancient allee of maples, a pond, formal and informal gardens, meadows with views, and woods.

The fine original woodworking and panelling are a source of endless enjoyment, now reclaimed by the carefully researched restoration conducted painstakingly by the current owner, Dr. Jamie Turndorf, known to countless broadcast fans as "Dr. Love". Individual refinements such as the beaded edges of the full span squared beams of Dutch Colonial installation, original corner cupboards in three rooms, and the evocative panelled fireplace walls of the Tavern Room, Informal Parlor and Kitchen enrich an environment the discerning buyer recognizes as most rare.

Its many rooms afford myriad niches in which to contemplate and enjoy either a fire in an antique fireplace, timeless views from ancient sash windows, rooms stretching back to the ways of the European settler and vintage aged floors that have supported three centuries of inhabitants. At you are literally coddled by history.

The outlandishly elegant Great Room that opens to the Conservatory and terraces lies underneath a sumptuous Master Bedroom Suite and Master Bath of stunning elegance and comfort. Gold fixtures and marble surrounds are set in high Federal fashionability and decor.

If you come to the country to experience it as it was while living in the utter comfort of luxurious modern mechanicals may be the place for you.