31 Dawson Lane

Some houses you find. This one you have to go looking for. A private road winds through the woods, shared by only a few homes on lots of five acres or more, and near its end, where the trees open up, sits a modern farmhouse that feels like it has been here far longer than it has. Mornings start on the screened porch, coffee in hand, the woods waking up just beyond the screens. It's a true room, large enough for a dining table and a deep outdoor couch, and it will host more breakfasts, long lunches and slow conversations than any room inside. Past the porch, a deck opens onto a level backyard with space for a garden, outdoor dinners with friends, or a pool when the time is right. Inside, wide board pine floors bring the warmth and character of an 1800s farmhouse to an open main level where the living room, kitchen and dining area move together as one. A stacked stone fireplace anchors it all, the kind you light on a cold October morning and keep going all day. A generous powder room keeps the main floor easy when people come over. Upstairs, three bedrooms look out into the trees and share a spacious full bath. The lower level is a world of its own: a fourth bedroom, a full bath and a separate living area. Weekend guests get their own floor, their own bathroom and every reason to stay an extra night. Everything that should be new is new. The house is turnkey, with the systems and comforts of newer construction and an EV charger outside. Nothing to fix, nothing to wait on. You just move in and start living. And when you want the world, it's close. Accord and Stone Ridge, with their restaurants, cafes and farm stands, are about 20 minutes away. Trails along the Shokan Reservoir and some of the best hiking in the Catskills are right nearby. Pick apples at a local orchard in the fall, plant a garden in the spring, and come home to a fire after a long walk in the woods. Private, quiet and ready from day one. This is the upstate house people picture when they picture leaving.