Through the dining room is a family room with another marble-framed fireplace, as well as a powder room. The molding along the ceiling is original, as are the pine floors. To the left of the foyer is the formal dining room, painted a shade of rich blue, a color that would have been used in homes of this size and style in the 18th century. Also on this side of the house is a guest suite with its own fireplace and a full bathroom, and another study with a large, rear-lawn-facing window and more built-in bookshelves. A doorway connects the space to an alcove study with built-in bookshelves. Turning right leads to the formal living room, where the walls are painted a warm yellow and the fireplace is framed with marble. The foyer stretches from the front entrance to the back of the house, with high ceilings and a brass chandelier. Indoors: The house is separated from the street by a grass lawn, with a set of wide steps leading to the green front door. The house, on Kinderhook’s main road, is near several other historic sites, including an art museum owned by the Columbia County Historical Society, a home associated with Benedict Arnold and the post-presidency home of Martin Van Buren. The house was enlarged over the course of the 19th century, but the original facade, including a Palladian window and classic Georgian pediment, remains in excellent condition. John Burgoyne of Britain briefly stayed here as a well-treated prisoner of the Continental Army after his defeat at the Battle of Saratoga. This house, a few minutes from the center of town, is known as the Burgoyne House Gen. Kinderhook, about half an hour south of Albany and two and a half hours north of New York City, is a town with a year-round population of about 8,500 people. | $2.95 Million A Georgian house built in 1765, with six bedrooms, three bathrooms and one half bathroom, on a 6.4-acre lot
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