Catskill, N.Y. | $395,000
An 1860 brick rowhouse with two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.05-acre lot
This house is a block from Main Street, putting it within easy walking distance of the village’s restaurants, bakeries and art studios. It is a 10-minute walk from the Avalon Lounge, a popular music venue, and from Catskill Marina, on Catskill Creek. Dutchman’s Landing Park, which has a playground, picnic areas and walking trails along the Hudson River, is about 15 minutes away on foot.
Driving to Hudson takes about 10 minutes; from there, Amtrak trains make the trip to New York City in a little more than two hours. Albany is about 40 minutes north.
Size: 1,300 square feet
Price per square foot: $304
Indoors: The front door opens into a foyer with wide-plank floors, a wall of exposed brick and a staircase with a wood banister.
To the left is a combined living-and-dining area with more exposed brick and large, street-facing windows that fill the space with natural light. At the back of this room is an open kitchen with butcher block counters, stainless steel appliances, a patterned-tile backsplash, a breakfast bar that seats four and access to a powder room.
Both bedrooms are upstairs and have en suite bathrooms with walk-in showers.
Outdoor space: The house has two off-street parking spots at the back of the property.
Taxes: $6,948 (estimated)
Contact: John Peterson, The Truss Group, 646-752-5977; nystatemls.com
Holly Springs, Miss. | $398,000
A circa 1870 Queen Anne Revival house with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.6-acre lot
This house, known as the Pines, was owned by the same family for more than 100 years and comes with the family’s Chickering & Sons piano. The current owners bought it in 2017 and have replaced the roof and installed new HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems.
The property is a few blocks from the center of the city, putting it within walking distance of a barbecue restaurant, a hardware store and a pharmacy. It is a little more than half an hour from Oxford. Driving to Memphis takes about an hour. New Orleans is six hours away.
Size: 4,200 square feet
Price per square foot: $95
Indoors: A paved path leads from the sidewalk to the front door, which opens into a long foyer with high ceilings and a chandelier.
The parlor, to the left, has another chandelier, a decorative fireplace with a marble surround and a bay of street-facing windows. This space connects to a dining room with yet another chandelier, high ceilings and decorative molding.
Behind the dining room is a kitchen with stainless steel appliances and access to a powder room and a mudroom. The kitchen is open to a family room with a brick fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves.
The primary bedroom, off the foyer, has high ceilings, tall windows facing the street and an en suite bathroom with a claw-foot soaking tub and separate shower with two shower heads.
Three more bedrooms are on the second floor, reached from stairs in the foyer. Two are connected; one holds a queen-size bed and the other is used as a den. The third bedroom, at the end of the hall, has a decorative fireplace and white shutters. All three share the two bathrooms on this level: one with a stall shower and the other with a combined tub and shower.
Outdoor space: Off the mud room is a covered brick patio with a ceiling fan. The backyard beyond is landscaped with mature trees. The property includes a detached studio set up as a home gym. Several cars can be parked in the long driveway.
Taxes: $4,092 (estimated)
Contact: Amanda Linton, Coldwell Banker Collins-Maury, 813-220-9594; coldwellbanker.com
Westminster, Md. | $407,000
An 1850 farmhouse with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, on a 0.7-acre lot
This house is part of an enclave of 19th-century homes surrounded by agricultural land. Next door is a former one-room schoolhouse, now used as a community center. An orchard with a farm store and a public elementary school are five minutes away; Francis Scott Key High School is about a mile away.
A Safeway grocery store, an Irish pub, several restaurants and a municipal swimming pool are in the city center, about 10 minutes away by car. Gettysburg, Pa., is half-hour drive. Baltimore is about an hour away.
Size: 2,256 square feet
Price per square foot: $180
Indoors: The house is set back from the street, behind a yard landscaped with flowering plants. The deep blue front door opens into a foyer with hardwood floors and a staircase to the second level.
The hardwood floors continue to the left, into a living room with porch-facing windows and access to a full bathroom with a walk-in shower and a porcelain pedestal sink. Through a doorway is a dining room with a built-in china cabinet.
The kitchen, at the back of this level, has white cabinetry, quartz counters, stainless steel appliances and exposed ceiling beams. Off the kitchen is a space that could be a den or breakfast room, with doors opening to a deck.
All three bedrooms are on the second floor. The primary bedroom, at the top of the stairs, is connected to a smaller bedroom, a full bathroom with a combination tub and shower, and a laundry room with a side-by-side washer and dryer. The third bedroom, large enough to hold a king-size bed, is at the front of this level, with access to the full bathroom next door.
Outdoor space: The deck is framed by lawn and mature landscaping, and has ample space for dining. The property’s outbuildings include a workshop with electricity and a two-story carriage house that could be used as an event space. There is room to park three cars in the driveway.
Taxes: $2,592 (estimated)
Contact: Michelle Trageser and Katri Hunter, Compass, 410-409-2553 or 202-386-6330; compass.com
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