Greek Revival home donated to Carey Institute

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 09:40

— Photo from House Hudson Valley Realty
For sale: Listed with House Hudson Valley Realty Realtor James Male, this Greek Revival home in Rensselaerville has a commercial grade kitchen, dining area, two parlors, four bedrooms, an elevator, and two-and-a-half baths.

RENSSELAERVILLE — An 18th-Century Greek Revival home in the center of the Rensselaerville hamlet is for sale for $695,000 — with the proceeds to be donated to the Carey Institute for Global Good, a not-for-profit organization just down the road, which, according to its mission statement, is “dedicated to building a strong, educated and just society.”

The sale is to support the institute’s programs in education, nonfiction and sustainable communities.

Originally known as the Hyde House, it was a small home that was expanded by Dr. Isaac Hyde to accommodate a home and hospital, according to a press release from the Carey Institute. The columns were added later by owner Francis Conkling Huyck Sr.

Descendants of the Huyck Family owned the home for the next 40 years and gifted it to Union College for summer programs. The most recent owners, Anne and Richard Ballinger restored the home and the Ballinger family is making the gift to the Carey Institute.

The 4,000-square-foot home is on a one-acre property on the hamlet’s main street, and also includes  a guest house, a garden studio, and a billiards pavilion.

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