There is a new, craftsman-style, two-car garage with a one-bedroom, one-bath apartment above. The apartment has an open floor plan with a large living room/dining area with a spectacular view overlooking the Jay Range, and a kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. There is a soapstone wood stove in the living area, a separate bedroom and full bath, and hardwood floors throughout.

This home is of a post and beam and cordwood masonry construction. Cordwood masonry construction is a building technique where logs, surrounded by insulating material, are laid widthwise within a 16 inch thick masonry wall. This esthetic, ecological, and energy-efficient method of construction is a time-honored one, dating back to the early days of American pioneer growth, as well as to 1000 year old structures still standing in Siberia and northern Greece. For more information, please refer to the "Complete Book of Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding: The Earthwood Method by Rob Roy.

Jay, a sleepy little community with one of the few remaining New York covered bridges, is convenient to skiing at Whiteface Mountain and the quaint Village of Lake Placid with its fine dining and many shopping opportunities. Through the village runs the beautiful Ausable River, well known for its trout fishing. Lake Champlain and the ferries to Vermont are only a short distance away.

Jay, New York $549,00

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