162 South Main St., Mechanicville (Photo: David Bibicoff)
This week’s selection is a classic brick Craftsman style home, built in 1913. The house is 2,300 square feet and has strong lines and a wide front porch. Attractive woodwork continues inside, along with the original leaded glass windows in the dining room and distinctive, 42-pane windows in the bedrooms. The layout is American Foursquare with bedrooms at each corner of the second floor, a common area joining them and a center dormer, formerly a maid’s room. Other highlights include a screened porch on the back of the house with a sleeping porch above, overlooking a large backyard and the Hudson River beyond. The house has two bathrooms and sits on just under an acre lot. There is a full, walkout basement. Mechanicville schools, oil heat, public water and sewer. Taxes: $6,190 before exemptions. List price: $299,900. Jean Maloney of 21st Century Properties is the seller’s agent. Contact her at 518-378-5478.
