405 Troy Road Ithaca, NY 14850

First time on the market in 55 years! Charming rustic-contemporary style home on 58.8 acres in the Ithaca School District.Adjoining 10-acre building lot now on market,too.If interested,it can be purchased separately or combined with this parcel.High-country, open feel near the home.Walk from the house along a mowed path to a gorgeous swimming pond & explore the 2 gorges in the deep woods near the north end.Property adjoins 87-acre Eldridge Wilderness Preserve.Sellers protected this land with a new Danby Conservation Easement that permits construction of 1 more home, but still permits pools, garages, & tennis courts near the homes, + ag activities & assoc.bldgs on much of the acreage.Area near the gorges is protected & magical.Danby Easement confers significant property tax abatement on land value.New owner can apply for NYS abatement for additional tax relief.The 3 or 4 br, 1 full bath house was built in 2 phases.The 1957 south side was built by the Hillick family & the northern addition was built in 1971.Brs on main & upper levels.Lennox propane furnace,central AC, & 2 wood-burning stoves- kitchen chimney needs work.1990s barn for storage & fenced veg garden.