Ancram Taghkanic NY Real Estate Homes
Office of Barns & Farms Realty
934 State Route 82, Ancram, NY 12502
Ancram-Taghkanic NY Real Estate Homes are in the southern part of Columbia County with a high concentration of second home owners. The Ancram-Taghkanic office also covers the neighboring towns of Claverack, Livingston and Germantown. The Ancram-Taghkanic Office is strategically located at the junction of the Taconic Parkway and Route 82, near Lake Taghkanic State Park. It is on the route to Hudson for those coming up the Taconic Parkway from Dutchess County and the New York Metropolitan Area.
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Ancram Taghkanic NY Real Estate Homes History
The name of Ancram was derived from the Livingston homestead in Anchoram, Scotland which was the birthplace of Robert Livingston’s father. The town comprised 27,000 of the total 160,000 acres the Livingston family had held from the initial grant by the English Crown in 1686. Philip Livingston, grandson of Robert, founded in Ancram the first iron works in 1743, which included four forges, a blast furnace and a refinery forge that employed 75 to 100 men at full operation. Three iron mines and a lead mine supported the iron works.
The Ancram iron works later became important as an early “defense plant”. It was in Ancram that iron was made for the cannon balls for the Continental artillery and the links for the great chain that was stretched across the Hudson River. It is also said that the same ironworks produced weaponry for the British. This iron works became a paper mill in 1854 and still operates as a paper mill today. It is the longest continuously operating mill in New York State and one of the largest employers in Columbia County
Ancram-Taghkanic Real Estate Homes Today
Ancram NY was an historic farming community which was originally part of the town of Gallatin. While a small number of farms remain, its most successful farming operation is the Hillrock Distillery which produces high priced Scotch and other hard liquor. It grows its grain ingredients locally. Ancram is known for its estate properties and gentlemen farms, and second home owners. It borders with the towns of Northeast and Pine Plains and is convenient to Millerton, NY and Pine Plains NY for shopping. It is most appealing to people interested in farming and rural living with the secluded views it provides.
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View a General Selection of Ancram Taghkanic Properties
- GERMANTOWN 2 BR RANCH WITH CATSKILL VIEWS
- Contact: David Birch
- $575,000
- GERMANTOWN COLONIAL ON 6+ PRIVATE ACRES
- Contact: David Birch
- $739,000
- CLERMONT FARM 47 ACRES, BARN, 2 PONDS
- Contact: David Birch
- $600,000
- Livingston Compound Catskill Views on 1.5 Acres 12534
- Livingston Compound Catskill Views on 1.5 Acres Charming early house almost totally redone large mastersuite and 2nd BR, 3BR possible, plus garage with apartment and large newly assembled barn with second level, 15 minutes from Hudson.
- Contact: David Birch
- $425,000
