Sharon Springs Holdings - Offering Details

Set on a ridge with 100 mile views over the Mohawk Valley and a short walk from Village restaurants and shops, Sharon Springs Holdings is a unique group of historic properties preserved by attentive owners. Now offered for sale, the properties include The Stone House Estate, an 8000 sf Victorian-era Italianate residence, ca. 1850 and the former Sharon Springs Golf Club, 73 acres of land and original clubhouse, ca. 1928. 

This unique collection is being offered “as-is” and includes The Stone House (built by Dr. & Mrs. John Gardner) AND the lands of the Sharon Springs Golf Club, golf course routing plan & development rights.

Asking price for both - $905,000. (See listings at www.howardhanna.com - search for “Sharon Springs” or “13459” zip code)

The Stone House (aka The Gardner Estate) - National Historic Register Residence

7 bed (+ 4 add’l bed possible) · 3 bath · 7000 Sq.Ft.

Built in phases between 1850 and 1870 by Dr. & Mrs. John Gardner (the founder of White Sulphur Springs Company and a niece of J.P.Morgan, respectively), The Stone House quickly became the grande dame residence of Sharon Springs and a gathering place for the Gardner family, friends and guests who had traveled to the community to "take the healing waters of Sharon Springs". Designed in the Italianate style, the home features;

• 7 bedrooms, 3 baths, two-story structure with full basement, attic and staff wing w optional 4 bedrooms possible.

• Interior features - 14 ft ceilings downstairs and 11 ft ceilings upstairs, eight (8) marble fireplaces, double door entry w marble foyer, formal living room, dining room, family room, library/office/solarium, large country kitchen w laundry/pantry, butler's pantry w hand-grained cabinetry, .

• More interior features - double-hung 12 ft windows downstairs, 8 ft windows upstairs, pocket doors w acid-etched glass panels, “period” plaster crown moldings, “period” mirrors, hardwood floors w 18-inch baseboards.

• Exterior/Structural elements - Victorian porch overlooking the Mohawk Valley, cut limestone block walls (2 ft thick), hand-hewn lumber beams/joists/trusses, interior brick walls, full basement, full attic the size of a NYC loft.

• The Stone House has historically been a private residence. Since 1850, it has been occupied by only three families the most recent being the current owner who, dating back to 1993, has restored/preserved/improved the property.

Asking price - $675,000. (See listings at www.howardhanna.com - search for “Sharon Springs” or “13459” zip code)

Current photos courtesy of Lance Manning Photography

SOLD!

Pavilion Cottages - Sole Vestige of the Historic Pavilion Hotel (photo above)

Five Units - EacH 2000 square feet

Set on five acres and constructed in the 1870s as one of the original guest houses of the Pavilion Hotel, this five (5) unit, two-story Victorian structure was designed/built to accommodate families w staff who had come to Sharon Springs for the healing waters and summer social season. Pavilion Cottages unique features include;

• Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths (design concept mirrors historic use).

• Marble fireplaces upstairs and down (original).

• Ten (10) ft ceilings (original).

• Original hardwood floors (original).

• Exterior porches overlooking the Mohawk Valley (restored in the design concept).

• Two-story structure w attic (original).

• Built into grade with 15 ft clearance on the basement level (original).

• Cut limestone block foundations & retaining walls, hand-hewn beams/joists/trusses (original).

The Pavilion Cottages project is uniquely suited for adaptive reuse conversion to townhomes or apartments (conceptual drawings below) SOLD!

Architectural drawings by Oliver Weirich, President - Oliver Weirich Architekt

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-weirich-544538a/

Restoring Historic Recreation or Preserving Open Space/Natural Habitat

SEVENTY THREE acres including the Sharon Springs Golf Club and CLUBHOUSE, circa 1928

• Bowl-shaped property w 100-mile vistas over the Mohawk Valley.

• 200 ft elevation changes.

• Natural habitat with indigenous flora and wildlife.

• Separate tax parcel.

• A single parcel in the Village of Sharon Springs (73+ acres), zoned Open Space/Recreational (former Sharon Springs Golf Club, ca 1928).

• 2000 sf Clubhouse (Structurally sound, interior gutted to stud, no mechanicals).

Although contemplated as a golf course, the property is also ideal for open space recreation (hiking, mountain biking, snowmobiling), preservation of scenic vista/natural habitat or private estate (one heck of a back yard).

Asking price - $230,000. (See listings at www.howardhanna.com - search for “Sharon Springs” or “13459” zip code)