Owned by the Tryon family for almost 75 years, the dwelling was upgraded and modified in 1990 to provide an upstairs apartment for extended family and accommodations downstairs for three people, two of whom required convenient wheel chair access.

The dwelling works very efficiently as a two family home but the size and configuration of this historic building invite a variety of other uses as well. With more than 3800± square feet to work with, one can envision a charming single family home with professional offices or studios, a consortium of antique shops and art galleries, a Bed and Breakfast, a charming Village Inn with an elegant restaurant or a variety of other innovative combinations of uses.

The building currently has six entrances. Each of the three front parlor rooms has a private entry directly from the wrap around porch. There are other ground floor entries at the back of the building; one on the west and another on the north through a spacious foyer/mudroom that provides access both downstairs and up. The upstairs apartment also has access over an exterior deck and stairway. An oil-fired hot water system, with new boiler installed in 2005, has four zones to accommodate the heating needs of the various areas of the building. Each of the units has a circuit box and electric meter. There are two kitchens and three and a half baths

During the 1990 upgrade, a 12' x 28' sunroom, with access from the kitchen, was added to the south of the kitchen. The kitchen was updated. An existing bedroom off the 14' x 20' kitchen was retained and the walk in pantry next door to it was converted to a full bath with handicapped access. . A laundry room was created from a former bathroom. This area might provide a discreet living space for proprietors of a future Bed and Breakfast. Another of the upgrades in 1990 was the addition of a half bath with extra wide door to one of the parlors, enabling it to be used temporally as a second bedroom.

All rooms, except the sunroom, have 8 foot or 9 ½ foot high ceilings and pine plank floors, some of which are painted, covered with wall-to-wall carpet or linoleum. Parlor rooms have wood trim, wainscoting, wallpaper or vertical oak plank walls. One of the inner parlors has a large bay window with three south facing windows. An extra wide sliding door can separate it from the front parlor. The other inner parlor, where the new half bath has been added, has an enclosed stairway, which provides access to the central area of the second floor.

The upstairs originally had six or seven bedrooms organized along a central hall with a stairway entering at midpoint. Modifications in 1990 include the conversion of the western most bedroom(s) to a kitchen, the addition of stairs from the mud room/foyer up to the kitchen and a deck at the west with stairs down to the parking area. The bedroom at the front (East) of the building is 16' x 16'. There are two baths and four other bedrooms, ranging in size from 9'6"x 10' to 11'6" x 12'6".

A partial basement with cement floor as well as an exterior utility shed, houses the boiler and the oil tank.

There are mountain views from this village setting. Several perennial gardens, planted in recent years, have been professionally designed and are comprised of a great variety of plants and shrubs. These include Ladies’ Mantle, Astilbe, Iris, Lilies, Hardy Geranium, giant fall crocuses, and hydrangea among many others that bloom throughout spring summer and autumn. A lovely private garden, shaded by ancient lilacs, can be enjoyed through the sunroom windows.

Tryon House is within walking distance of the library, the post office, the grocery store, the Congregational Church, The Birch Store (a charming gift store), the Rooster’s Comb Trail, the school pond, the AuSable River, two restaurants, a diner, a gourmet shop, the fitness center and the tennis and swimming facilities at the Keene Valley Country Club. The Neighborhood House, an assisted living home for senior citizens, is across the street.

Whiteface Mountain is located just 25 minutes to the north. Lake Placid, with its Olympic venues, shopping and fine restaurants is located just 20 minutes away and the International airports at Albany, New York, Burlington, Vermont and Montreal, Canada are all within a two hour drive. Lake Champlain and the ferries to Vermont are 35 minutes to the east.

Keene Valley, New York $299,000

* See Two Adirondack Hamlets in History: Keene and Keene Valley, Richard Plunz,Editor.1999

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