Meadowbrook Farm: 54 Acres, a 1903 Barn, and a Former Cheese Factory Near the Adirondacks
$850,000
Meadowbrook Farm in Warren County (Thurman) comes with more pieces than most properties at this price: 54 acres, two residences, two cabins, a restored 1903 barn, and Glen Creek running the southern boundary — known regionally for brown trout fishing. The main residence is a converted tipped-purlin barn with exposed post-and-beam work, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, and an attached former cheese factory — walk-in cooler, aging area, and wash-down surfaces intact — that could revert to a licensed commercial kitchen for food production or a farm business. A second residence built in 2006 adds 2 bedrooms and 1 bath with its own attached garage and fenced yard. The 1903 barn was restored in 2012 with livestock stalls on the ground floor and a large open loft — previously used as a permitted event venue — framed with a distinctive ship-hull-inverted roof. Gore Mountain is 20 minutes out.
At $850,000, the asking price gets easier to understand once you price out what it would cost to build the barn, the cheese factory, and the second residence from scratch. Thom Milke has the listing.
Homestead Potential
Water & Infrastructure
Warren County properties of this kind typically rely on a private well — buyers should confirm depth, yield, and water quality before closing, and walk the full 54 acres for any seasonal creeks, springs, or low spots that could support a future pond.
Crop & Income Potential
At 54 acres, there's real room for a kitchen garden, a few fruit trees, and pasture for small livestock, scaling up to a genuine grazing or hay operation if the land and zoning support it. Buyers should walk the property to assess how much is open versus wooded.
Sustainability
A home of this size and age has its own heating and cooling profile worth asking the seller about directly. With 54 acres to work with, there's flexibility to add a wood-management plan, solar array, or rotational grazing system over time.
The Boundaries
Buyers should get a current survey to confirm exact property lines, especially on rural parcels where older deeds can be imprecise. Zoning should be confirmed directly with the county for any specific plans involving livestock, outbuildings, or further subdivision.
Beyond the Property Line
Local Flavor & Small-Town Character
Thurman bills itself as the "Maple Capital of New York," and it earns the name: Thurman Maple Days rolls across three weekends each March with wagon rides through sugar bushes, wood-fired evaporator demos, and pancake breakfasts at farms strung along the back roads. The Warrensburgh Riverfront Farmers' Market — a producer-only market — runs Fridays 3 to 6 pm from May through October at the village river access.
Agricultural Resources & Neighbor Networks
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County keeps an office at 377 Schroon River Road in Warrensburg and serves as the local go-to for ag and livestock questions. Dedicated feed stores are more of a commitment from Thurman — the best options are south toward Queensbury and Glens Falls — but the CCE network and the county's working maple and livestock community fill some of that gap.
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Surroundings
Gore Mountain, the tallest in Warren County and a 20-minute drive, offers the 4.7-mile Schaefer Trail to the summit plus a full resort-based trail network ranging from easy loops to half-day climbs. Beyond that, Warren County carries serious outdoor weight — 270-plus miles of trail, 200,000-plus acres of state land, and Glen Creek's brown trout fishery running the property's own southern edge.
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