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This farm has an abundance of potential for whatever your dream, passion, or plan may be.

Contact us to take advantage of this incredible property and realize your dream of life in the country.

Jay and Carol Engels

554 Scofield Rd.

Groton, NY 13073

(Groton mailing address, town of Lansing and Lansing Schools!)

cengels969@aol.com

607-533-3608 home

607-227-9963 cell

Location

Location, Location, Location

The farm house is located only four miles from The Shops at Ithaca Mall, fifteen minutes to Cornell University, twenty minutes to Ithaca College, fifteen minutes to downtown Ithaca, and twenty minutes to Cortland. This home is located in the heart of the Finger lakes wine country!

The central location is perfect while still maintaining your privacy in the country. One of the biggest advantages to this home is that it is located in the Lansing Central School District, which consistently receives 8 and above ratings on GreatSchools.org.  It is only a six minute drive to the school but is right on the bus route.

The Barns and Animals

The Barns and Animals of Angel Tree Farm

The barns are an important part of Angel Tree. The larger barn is made of solid posts and beams. The construction of both barns is structurally sound, and dates back a hundred and eighty five years!


The barns house chickens, peacocks, alpacas, llamas, and a bunny rabbit. You name the animal and it has probably been raised in one of these beautiful barns.  The back portion of the larger barn has stalls for your animal of choice (in our case, alpacas) with sliding doors opening to all sides of the pastures and fields. We have maintained the roof and store four hundred plus bales of hay in the hay mow. The larger barn also houses our chicken coop. We open the door of the coop and the chickens free range safely in the yard and surrounding area, entering the coop again independently at dusk! The peacocks have stalls and a corn crib on the outside of the barn.

These are some of our beautiful free range eggs!

                                                   

Indigo Blue Peacocks and White Peacocks in their outdoor coop

 (some could transfer if interested)

The second barn features a garage door that opens to more stalls and more pastures and fields. This space could be used for a car, tractor or farm vehicles. We run the entire farm with a four wheeler!
The other side of the second barn is the home to an 1830's blacksmith shop. The original broken stone floor has been replaced (by us) with a rough cut wood floor, and it functioned as our farm gift shop for a period.

The second barn has barn board and plaster walls as well as a primitive work bench made from old ammunition boxes. The blacksmith's forge and fire pit with original flue remain. Another unique feature of this blacksmith shop is a window (again, installed by us) into the barn to view the stalls. The barn has a set of stairs that can be raised and lowered on a pulley system and lead to an upstairs storage area.

When we decided to go into the alpaca farming business we knew we would need to make special time for family. We created a meandering path through the woods to a 10"x18" Amish built cabin in the woods, our own little Angel Tree campsite! It has been the site for the making of lots of family memories and time spent around the campfire.

This farm has meant the world to our family and we will forever cherish the memories we have made here.  Our children have their own journeys now and we plan to recreate a new home for them to return to.

This farm has an abundance of potential for whatever your dream, passion, or plan may be.  Contact us to take advantage of this incredible property and realize your dream of life in the country.

***This farm may be purchased with or without the animals.

Jay and Carol Engels

554 Scofield Rd.

Groton, NY 13073

(Groton mailing address, town of Lansing and Lansing Schools)

cengels969@aol.com

607-533-3608

607-227-9963

The Basement

The Basement

The basement of the home features a level fieldstone/slate floor and is reached through a small staircase from the laundry room. In a hole in one corner is a sump pump, which leads to a natural spring located under the home. This natural spring water comes right from the taps in the sinks, and we have never needed to use a water softener. In another corner of the stone basement is the original cistern. We have never used it, but  appreciate it as evidence of the long history of our beautiful home. A door in the basement leads to a second area that houses our coal bin, wood pile and oil tanks. We installed a new furnace that is capable for use with oil, coal and wood. We have used a combination of coal and wood and found it to be incredibly economical. We have used wood from the property and have two deliveries of coal during the winter months. The coal delivery truck backs up and shoots the coal right through the basement window into the bin. The basement houses a few old wooden cupboards perfect for preserves, and features a door that leads to the exterior of the home.

The Second Floor

The Second Floor

Two separate sets of stairways lead to the second floor of this home.  One stairway leads to the formal dining room and was once considered to be "the help's" staircase. The other stairway was used by the family, and leads to the upstairs hallway next to the master bedroom. The upstairs hallways have hardwood floors still partially painted with their original white paint. The upstairs hallway also features a very large closet.

Master Bedroom

The master bedroom features wide plank hardwood floors that span the spacious room. We turned the adjacent bedroom into an extra large closet through the master closet. We custom built pine shelving in the room for hanging clothes, shoes, ball caps, etc. We also installed a recessed cupboard-door style wall ironing board. With six bedrooms in the second story alone we felt we could spare a room, because can you ever really have enough closet space? There is also a walk in closet off the bedroom.

Sitting Area

Outside the master bedroom is this welcoming little sitting area. It is an open space just before going down the hall separating the master bedroom from the other five second story rooms.

Bathroom

The second story bathroom is large and features a Jacuzzi tub and shower, sky light, double sink, and hardwood floors. It has wainscot with chair rail, slanted roof lines, and tons of character. We remodeled shortly after moving in and replaced old out dated wallpaper and linoleum flooring with hardwood and wainscoting, repainted with spong technique. Tile was left in place as was double sinks.

Bedroom #2

Bedroom #2 features dark blue ceiling and walls covered in glow in the dark stars. We have not had the heart to redo this room as it quickly became our son's favorite when we moved in. This room has a closet that adjoins the next bedroom. 

Bedroom #3

We have used Bedroom #3 for storage, but it has incredible potential.  It is long and thin and has been wired for heat, though it is not yet completed.

Bedroom #4

Bedroom #4 is white with clouds and stars on the ceiling, Buffalo Bills turf carpet covering the hardwood floor, and a large walk-in closet.  This bedroom has also been wired for heat, though it is not yet completed.

Bedroom #5

Bedroom #5 is very large and has new laminate wood floors.  The windows in the bedroom overlook the farm and barn yard.  This room has a doorway that could be closed off separating it with its own private bathroom.


More pictures to follow....still moving and emptying the home! 

The First Floor

The First Floor

This beautiful 3219 square foot farm house was built in 1830.   It is filled with nooks and crannies and tons of character.  The floors are solid, level and are in wonderful shape given the age of this historic home. Most of the door hardware are latches or original ceramic or glass door knobs.

The exterior is in need of paint, and as we have been unable to decide on a color, we will let you decide what color you will paint your new home. The same is true of the shingles, which need to be replaced soon. We were undecided on whether to replace with shingles or a metal roof...once again we decided to let the new owner decide.  The home has two front entrances, one which is used as a formal entrance and the additional front entrance. We use this one to replace the eggs in the fridge on the front porch where we sell our country eggs! There is an additional side entrance which is used on a daily basis.

Kitchen

The side entrance leads to the kitchen. The kitchen is large and beautiful and features windows that open up to the whole farm and barnyard. You can spend hours there at the kitchen table watching the animals in the fenced in pastures around the house and the free range chickens in the farm yard.  The kitchen features beautiful cherry wood cupboards and dark green Corian counters. The kitchen contains a mini pantry door that is one hundred years old. The kitchen features a professional Viking stove/oven/convection oven with a new backsplash. The kitchen features a five foot chopping block island for a quick bite at stools but perfect for prepping foods! The appliances are all stainless steel, and the floor is linoleum.

Main Living Room

The formal entry features a transom door with sidelights that leads to a sitting room, a formal staircase leading to the second floor, and the main living room. The main living room was refinished in cherry (floors, trim, pillars, accents) before we moved in. We installed a cherry chair rail to break up the living room and sitting room.  The living room also features a large, working fireplace.

Laundry & Mud Room

What farm is complete without a mudroom for the barn boots? This combination laundry and mud room has its own exterior entrance and contains a new stacked front-load washer/dryer, a utility sink, and a set of stairs that lead to the basement. This room also houses a freezer and wall of shelves. There is a door to the back porch, which currently houses an additional refrigerator.

Formal Dining Room

The large formal dining room features raised panel wainscoting and is lined with windows that overlook the barn yard.

Bathroom

The downstairs bathroom was recently remodeled with a new sink and vanity, tile floor, and chair rail.  The bathroom features the original crown molding and inset cabinet and shelf. The portion over the built in tub has a secret door and storage space. The bathroom door features a transom.  There is another door in the bathroom which leads to the laundry/mud room.

Bedroom

The guest room is steps away from the downstairs bath. 

Office

The room we are currently using as an office can easily be used as an extra bedroom or TV/play room.  The office is a very large room with high ceilings and a faux fireplace with decorative tile and mantle. This room features Large Barrier replacement windows specially designed for the home in order to accommodate the  decorative woodwork.  There is also a door that can be used as an entrance to the office. 

Why We Are Selling

Why We Are Selling

This was our dream home.  We originally planned to run a bed and breakfast at retirement, and while the potential remains, our goals and dreams have changed. However, we LOVE our home and we are in a position to stay if someone doesn't come along that sees the potential in this farm that we saw and continue to see. The decision to sell Angel Tree Farm Alpacas was not made lightly, as this piece of land and what has become our home is a big part of our family history. We love the area, central location, and the land. When we sell our home, we will build another home in another location on our property.