This vintage 1780 Salt Box with an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) Second house/Barn is approximately 2,000 sq. ft.(commercial, electric for barn) sits high on 3.9 private acres in a peaceful quiet area just a few minutes from the Wassaic train station which is the last stop on the Metro-North Harlem Line & two hours to Grand Central Terminal. The property abuts the rail trail and is 5 miles from Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. The village of Amenia is tucked along the Connecticut border in the eastern part of Dutchess County. Three local restaurants with Michelin Starred Chefs are within a few miles from the property: The Lantern Inn is a fabulous restaurant featuring the Michelin-starred chef Johnny Dearth, from Brooklyn’s Far and Meatball’s Shop; The historic landmarked Troutbeck Inn, a 250-acre Hudson Valley estate hotel has been a home for centuries to naturalists, poets and romantics… revived and renewed for the locals, the creative, the curious and the adventurous. Chef Vincent Gilberti from the Finch in Brooklyn is known for bringing a thoughtful, seasonal approach to Troutbeck’s menues; Isabel’s, with Chef Jose Ramirez-Ruiz is an American bistro with French and Italian influences is in the center of the village along with Silo Bakery, Le Jardin Flower Shop and a very popular Drive-In movie Theater with a restaurant canteen. The area has a growing artistic community thanks to the neighboring hamlet where the Wassaic Project, which is housed in the largest preserved grain mill east of the Mississippi and boasts a contemporary arts institution that hosts exhibits and artist residencies.