Chef Nancy Fuller is known for her great taste — and it extends to real estate.
The Food Network star of “Farmhouse Rules,” Fuller has filmed the popular show from the kitchen of her fully restored, pre-revolutionary Dutch farmhouse that dates to 1766.
Fuller tells Gimme she loves the Dutch colonial home — and loved skiing nearby — but she no longer skis and it’s time to move to a warmer locale.
The Hudson Valley estate, which sits on 143 acres, is now on the market for $3.99 million — down from its 2020 asking price of $5.9 million.
Fuller and her husband David Ginsberg bought the home for $405,500 in the early 2000s. Together, they co-own Ginsberg’s Foods, a food distribution service. Fuller has also been a judge on the Food Network’s hit series “Holiday Baking Championship” and “Spring Baking Championship.” Additionally, she’s the author of “Farmhouse Rules: Simple, Seasonal Meals for the Whole Family,” a mom to six kids — and grandmother to 13 grandchildren.
“A home is made of memories, and this home has over two centuries of life lived on the farm,” Fuller told Gimme Shelter. “What I love most about my home is the deep history and the passion that it instills within me, year after year, as I become yet another steward of this historic property. Our home is warm and welcoming and has served our huge family well for many years. The child that swung on the tree swing for the first time is still swinging 18 years later. The fascination of the creek still draws the then toddlers who are now college kids back every time they visit.”
Known as Locust Dale Farm, the stunning property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At 6,485 square feet, the residence comes with five bedrooms and is “just minutes” from the center of Claverack and downtown Hudson.
The home itself features cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors and four woodburning fireplaces — including a Dutch jambless fireplace with the original iron fireback and an early cooking hearth with a beehive oven which can take up to four hours to heat.
The home also features a recent post and beam addition with a modern “dream” chef’s kitchen with hidden refrigeration drawers to save on space. There’s a great room, a media room and a large bedroom suite. All of the outbuildings have also been restored including a brick summer kitchen, an 1860-built barn, a stone well and an icehouse. And, of course, there’s a reconstructed traditional Dutch barn and a generator.
The property is bordered by Claverack Creek and bisected by Loomis Creek with views of the Catskills.
The listing brokers are John Barbato and Matthew Snyder of Compass.
