This 1863 center hall Victorian home, painted in the style of the San Franciscos Painted Ladies, updated to todays standards. Located on the North edge of Gloversville, NY, in the foothills of the Adirondacks, just over a mile from Adirondack State Park. A double entry gentle curved drive sets the house back from the street. The front entrance has two sets of double doors with a foyer between. The outer set has exchangeable screen and storms, the inner has cut glass windows. The front hall has a spectacular oval winding staircase with a Peace stone in the newel post. Coat closet in the front hall with Palladian style door with portire lace treatment, accessible from both sides. The lower and upper hallways have four gold Florentine chandeliers and a cut glass Chech chandelier hanging in the central opening. Living room has original carved wood window cornices with gold leaf trim and matching mirror frame over a working fireplace, a faux gas and electric period chandelier and twelve foot ceilings and tall windows that are throughout first floor. Eleven foot folding doors lead to dining room with painted faux skylight, working fireplace, Waterford chandelier and four sconces. Large enclosed sitting porch off of dining room. Media room with working fireplace and lower and partial upper paneling. Library with built in surrounding bookcases, fireplace and Chech chandelier and wall sconce. Honey oak kitchen with custom stain glass cabinets, gas stove with microwave above, gas grill, Corian and butcher block counters with molded sink, restored Hoosier baking cabinet with pull out working surface, built in flour hopper and sifter, refrigerator/freezer with oak-clad cover in icebox style, tin ceiling and fan. Porch leads to street. Centerpiece of the kitchen is large working fireplace that becomes hub of the house in the winter. On the far side of the kitchen is dining area with Tiffany style hanging light fixture, brass wet bar sink and stained glass cabinets, cleaning goods pantry and stairways up and down. Dining area leads to an office area with fireplace and butlers pantry and large enclosed porch leading to Jacuzzi/ conservatory room and to slate patio surrounded with bushes, ground cover, flowers, herb garden and backyard. Downstairs powder room has authentic pull chain toilet, Victorian style stained glass window and Sheryl Wagner sink in dark oak cabinetry. Upstairs hallway has front sitting area and winds past three bedrooms, bath and linen closet to laundry room with walk in cedar closet. Ten foot ceilings and tall windows upstairs. Master bedroom suite has Diamond/Daisy chandeliers and wall sconces, fireplace, walk in closet with built in drawers and cabinets, step up bathroom with sunken bath tub and steam bath, a bidet toilet, a double Corian sink with gold plated fixtures, a stained glass skylight and enclosed sitting porch. All showers are paneled with Corian for easy cleaning. The next two bedrooms each have large windows, fireplaces and closets and shared bathroom with shower/tub and baby/shampoo sink and linen closet. The laundry room has built in ironing board cabinet, storage closet and hanging area above washer and dryerno need to cart laundry all over the house. This leads to hallway that has large closet leading to huge workout room (28x20) with partially mirrored wallsa virtual gym. The hall also leads to the fourth bedroom that could be used as a mother- in-law suite. It has large closet and bathroom with shower/tub and linen closet. Hallway leads to the stairway to kitchen. Large finished game room (38x16) with stained glass windows in the basement houses pool table, wet bar, piano, TV, etc. has an old pub feel. A wine cellar is at far side of game room. Basement also houses natural gas eight zone heating and hot water systems, work room, train room, storage and leads to the attached three car garage under office/pantry area. Attic storage is accessible from upstairs hallway. House is protected by a central alarm system and neighbors who watch out for one another. Landscaping is mature and luscious. Front and side yards have numerous street and boundary trees surrounded with ground cover and flowers. Foundation and fencing have small trees, bushes and flowers. Patio leads to back yard via a seven step stairway integrated into a stone wall on the house side of yard. This leads to the pool area and a lower wall extends around yard. 20 by 45 foot Gunite pool has an automatic cleaning system, spa, solar and gas heat, solar pool cover on roll away reel, diving board, slide and 10-12 feet of cool deck cantilevered decking. This area is very secluded and one wonders if they are even in town. Beyond this is a large playground yard, a vegetable and flower garden, a slope with fruit trees and is surrounded by numerous other trees and bushes. To the street side is a leased five unit apartment with five car garage that shares flower lined driveway with the home and is screened from the home by bushes and trees. The apartment provides additional storage, income, tax advantages and control of its environment. Dining, sports and entertainment are in abundance with golf being only a five minute walk, the Great Sacandaga Lake ten minutes drive with fishing, boating and water sports, Royal Mountain Ski Area and hunting fifteen minutes away. Saratoga with its track, shopping, dining and the Saratoga performing Arts Center are just over a half an hour, forty minutes to Schenectadys Proctors Theater and Albany airport is under an hour. Many excellent colleges, universities and professional schools are within fifteen to seventy five minutes. The rapidly developing nanotech areas are thirty to sixty minutes drive. The home is ideal for an executive or professional relocating to the Capital, Saratoga or Mohawk Valley area, who desires to live and work in a four season vacation setting. A quick change from business suit to swim suit lets you decompress in minutes after arriving home from a days work. Virtual tour: http://www.freewebs.com/illustr8home/ Contact: illustr8@citlink.net or 518-725-8769. Features: Security System, Patio/Balcony.