Built in 1755 by a Patroon of Rensselaerwyck, Oriskatach, an old fashioned spelling for Onesquethaw - name of the road it is fronted on and creek. Constructed of local lime-and-field stone w/clapboard addition and attached 3-car garage of same stone. Ground floor contains kitchen, dining rm, family rm, office & 3/4 BA, while the first floor has a large formal Dutch door foyer, two elegant parlors, 3 bedrooms, a full & a half ba. Second floor features an en suite BR & a huge open rm that once served as barracks for soldiers during the French and Indian Wars, explaining why the first fl windows are barred. Lots of original details, including exposed beams, wood floors, windows, doors, hardware and fireplaces. Gardens are documented in the Smithsonian Gardens. Surviving native specimen Black Locust trees planted at measured intervals line the road. Pond, creek, in-ground pool, tennis ct, stone milk or ice house, 2 sm barns, workshop in garage & remains of original stone kitchen,

The manager has listed the unit size as 4758 square feet.