This charming 1850's home, lovingly restored by a European Craftsman and originally a Baptist Church parsonage, is located in the historic Bangall hamlet of Stanfordville, and is sited on a .80 beautifully landscaped acre. The property is level with an open back lawn and many mature flowering trees, bushes, perennial flower beds, and a bluestone patio to relax on. The home has an abundance of space for living and entertaining and a pleasing flow between spacious rooms. High ceilings and tall windows invite light and air into every room. Charm abounds with newly refinished original wood floors - many wide-planked, original banister/staircase and tall windows with hand blown glass panes, original doors, mouldings, and period details. Featuring 3 bedrooms, a grand open foyer, a recently updated open concept kitchen with custom cabinetry & a cozy fireplace perfect for gatherings, an all-season sunroom with new energy-efficient windows, solid birch flooring and shiplap paneling, formal dining room & living room both with tall windows, a 1st flr office (easily purposed as a 4th BR), 1.5 bathrooms, and a laundry/mudroom with new terracotta quarry tiles. There is a detached 2 car garage with electricity. This house has minimized its carbon footprint by utilizing clean low carbon heating sources - a newly installed System 2000, 2500 BTU heat pump and electric heat - no oil. This historic house, constructed of quality red oak and a rock-solid fieldstone foundation, has been lovingly restored to maintain its original integrity while incorporating modern conveniences. Many recent updates include period clapboard siding, antique lanterns, bluestone landing & cypress banisters at front entry, new windows and insulation, walk-in tiled shower & farmhouse vanity w/Carrera marble top in master bath, new gutters on house and garage, lean to for wood storage, Regency Cascades fireplace insert & new chimney lining, terracotta quarry tiles in kitchen, mudroom, and high traffic areas, meticulously repointed fieldstone foundation, new Bilco cellar doors & rebuilt steps to basement, period hand hewn posts, commercial grade 50 gallon hot water heater, new 220 amp electric panel, and much more. Convenient to Millbrook, Pine Plains, and Rhinebeck, this historic home offers tranquility of country living yet minutes from the best Hudson Valley restaurants, vineyards, antiquing, and an abundance of outdoor opportunities. Minutes to Taconic State Parkway and close to the train.