Property
| Type: | Single Family |
|---|---|
| Rooms: | 8 |
| Bedrooms: | 4 BR |
| Bathrooms: | 3½ |
| Pets: | Pets Allowed |
| Lot Size: | 0.5 Acres |
Financials
Listing Courtesy of Compass Greater NY, LLC
A rare architectural icon, The Rifton is a masterfully restored stone church originally built in 1876, now transformed into an extraordinary single family residence with a dedicated gallery studio work ...
- View of side of property featuring a metal roof and stone siding
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- Living area with a premium fireplace, beamed ceiling, radiator, and hardwood / wood-style flooring
- Dining space featuring radiator, hardwood / wood-style floors, a high ceiling, and a chandelier
- Living room featuring hardwood / wood-style flooring, radiator, high vaulted ceiling, and beamed ceiling
- Kitchen with light countertops, radiator heating unit, open shelves, beam ceiling, and freestanding refrigerator
- Kitchen with open shelves, wall chimney exhaust hood, backsplash, a breakfast bar area, and beam ceiling
- Miscellaneous room with hardwood / wood-style flooring and beamed ceiling
- Stairway featuring plenty of natural light
- Stairway with beamed ceiling
- Doorway to property with stone siding, a standing seam roof, and a metal roof
- View of hall
- Hall featuring a sink
- Bar area with open shelves, light countertops, wall chimney range hood, freestanding refrigerator, and light wood-type flooring
- Kitchen with radiator heating unit, a kitchen breakfast bar, light countertops, stainless steel appliances, and beamed ceiling
- Kitchen featuring range hood, open shelves, stainless steel appliances, light countertops, and modern cabinets
- Living room with a premium fireplace, beamed ceiling, and hardwood / wood-style floors
- Dining area featuring radiator heating unit, beam ceiling, and hardwood / wood-style flooring
- Staircase with a high end fireplace and wood finished floors
- Dining space featuring dark wood-type flooring, radiator heating unit, high vaulted ceiling, and beamed ceiling
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- Dining space with hardwood / wood-style flooring, a high ceiling, and plenty of natural light
- Dining area with hardwood / wood-style floors and radiator
- Detailed view of stone siding
- 25
- View of bedroom
- Bedroom featuring radiator, beam ceiling, and hardwood / wood-style flooring
- Bathroom featuring a marble finish shower and vanity
- Full bath with vanity and a marble finish shower
- Bedroom featuring radiator heating unit and beamed ceiling
- Full bath featuring a freestanding tub, vanity, light flooring, and a stall shower
- Bathroom featuring a freestanding tub and concrete floors
- Bathroom featuring a freestanding tub, vanity, a towel warmer, and beam ceiling
- View of bedroom
- Bathroom featuring vanity and hardwood / wood-style flooring
- Stairs featuring a wood ceiling with exposed beams
- Hallway featuring a wood ceiling with exposed beams, an upstairs landing, and dark wood finished floors
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- Stairway featuring hardwood / wood-style flooring
- Staircase featuring beamed ceiling, a towering ceiling, and wood-type flooring
- View of bonus room
- View of subject property
- View of deck
- Doorway to property featuring stone siding
- View of home's exterior with stone siding and a metal roof
- Aerial view of property and surrounding area with a forest
- Back of house featuring stone siding and a metal roof
- Aerial view of property and surrounding area featuring a forest and a large body of water
Description
A rare architectural icon, The Rifton is a masterfully restored stone church originally built in 1876, now transformed into an extraordinary single-family residence with a dedicated gallery/studio/work-from-home wing. Nestled in Ulster Park, just minutes from Kingston, this one-of-a-kind property has garnered international acclaim, with features in Dwell Magazine, Inside+Out Upstate and leading design publications - celebrated for its sensitive preservation and inspired reinvention.
Inside, the dramatic great room unfolds beneath soaring 30-foot ceilings, where exposed beams and original rough-hewn stone walls create a breathtaking sense of scale and history. An open wood-fired stone hearth anchors the space, inviting intimate gatherings beneath cathedral proportions. A wall of glass opens to a deck perched in the trees with views stretching toward the Wallkill River - blurring the line between nature, history and modern luxury.
The home offers four bedrooms across three floors - two of which are en suite, balancing grandeur with warmth, livability and privacy. A fully renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances provides access to the side yard for al fresco dining. Updated bathrooms introduce modern comfort with a restrained, timeless touch, while details such as a classic clawfoot tub nod to the building’s 19th-century origins.
An entire wing unfolds as a dramatic, light-filled studio and gallery space, defined by soaring stone walls, exposed beams, and multiple mezzanine levels connected by a striking steel spiral stair. The volume and layout naturally support art installations, exhibitions, workshops, wellness or movement practices, private events, and refined professional use, offering rare flexibility rarely found in a single-family residence. Visually stunning yet highly functional, this extraordinary space allows creativity, hosting, and work to coexist seamlessly -making The Rifton a true destination for artists, educators, and visionaries.
Perfectly positioned between New Paltz, Rosendale, and Kingston, The Rifton sits at the crossroads of the Hudson Valley’s most dynamic cultural and outdoor destinations. Enjoy easy access to waterfront destinations + dining, the Kingston marina, historic districts, and an extensive network of hiking trails - all within 90 minutes of NYC and a convenient drive to Metro-North.
At once a home, a creative sanctuary, and a celebrated work of adaptive reuse, The Rifton offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rent a piece of Hudson Valley history for the season, lease term flexible (30 days plus.)
Amenities
- Back Yard
- beamed ceilings
- Breakfast Bar
- Built-in Features
- Cathedral Ceiling(s)
- Chandelier
- Dishwasher
- Dryer
- Electricity Available
- Electricity Connected
- Garden
- Gas Oven
- Gas Water Heater
- Kitchen Island
- Landscaped
- Lighting
- Living Room
- Microwave
- Natural Woodwork
- Pantry
- Private
- Refrigerator
- Stainless Steel Appliance(s)
- Walk-In Closet(s)
- Washer
- Water Available
- Water Connected
- Wood Burning
- Wooded

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