Meadowbrook Farm
Property Overview
Meadowbrook Farm offers a rare opportunity to own a historic working farm with exceptional natural beauty and versatile income potential. With its combination of residences, restored barns, cabins, and a renowned trout stream, this property can support agricultural operations, hospitality ventures, or an expansive private retreat. Highlights include:
-A restored 1903 gambrel barn with a loft perfect for events
-2 main residences, 2 cabins, and multiple farm outbuildings
-Glen Creek, home to brown trout, flows through the property
Location
Meadowbrook Farm is located in Thurman, New York, in the southern Adirondacks. The area is rural, with large private forestlands as well as New York State Forever Wild lands. Thurman is regionally known as an agricultural hub with many small family-run farms. Warrensburg, just 15 minutes away, is the closest commercial center with he...
Meadowbrook Farm is located in Thurman, New York, in the southern Adirondacks. The area is rural, with large private forestlands as well as New York State Forever Wild lands. Thurman is regionally known as an agricultural hub with many small family-run farms. Warrensburg, just 15 minutes away, is the closest commercial center with healthcare, restaurants, hardware stores, and garden centers. Gore Mountain ski area is 20 minutes north, and Hickory Hill, a nationally recognized backcountry ski area, is 10 minutes south. Several popular trailheads, including Crane Mountain, are within 15 minutes. Albany International Airport is one hour south.
Access
The property has approximately 875 feet of frontage on South Johnsburg Road, a paved and town maintained road, with a primary driveway leading to the farmhouse and a secondary northern driveway providing access to the barns and outbuildings. Deeded access also exists via a gravel road through the southern neighbor's property.
Property Description
Meadowbrook Farm has been a working farm for generations and is currently operated as an animal sanctuary. The property includes multiple farm buildings, a barn adapted as an event facility, a caretaker's cottage, and two residences. It is comprised of two tax parcels totaling 54.15 acres. Glen Creek, a Hudson River tributary known for its exceptional brown trout, runs along the southern boundary. Toward the back, the creek flows into a wetland and beaver pond with sweeping mountain views. Beyond the main cluster of farm structures are fenced pastures with woods roads connecting the fields and forest.
House / Buildings
Meadowbrook Farm features two residences, several barns, and sheds. The main farmhouse is an approximately 2,300 square foot converted tipped-purlin barn with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as an attached former cheese-making facility that includes a walk-in cooler, kitchen, and aging rooms. A second residence, built in 2006, offers two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached garage. The property also features a historic gambrel-roof barn built in 1903 and fully restored in 2012, with a loft whose soaring design resembles an inverted ship's hull and has been used as an event space. In addition, there are two smaller cabins that have traditionally served as staff housing, along with multiple smaller barns, sheds, and outbuildings that support the farm and sanctuary operations.
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From exit 23 of the Adirondack Northway go north on Route 9 for 0.4 miles, take a left and cross the Schroon River then an immediate right onto River Street. Take River Street for 3.9 miles to Warren County Route 4 on the right. Continue on Warren County Route 4 for 3.5 miles to Mountain Ave. Go right on to Mountain Ave, continuing for 3.4 miles until it merges with South Johnsburg Road. Continue straight on South Johnsburg Road for 1.5 miles and the farm is on the right.
About Sam Caldwell
Sam joined Fountains Land in 2022 as a New York State licensed salesperson. He owns Blue Line Barn, a construction company specializing in timber frame barns and custom homes. He is also the owner of Bixbys Best Pure Maple Syrup which he started by hanging buckets on any maple tree he could find and boiling on an open pan in his great grandfathers sugarhouse. Bixbys Best now focuses on modern high-efficiency sap yield and secondary understory crop propagation and management. Born and raised in the Adirondacks, Sam's family has been in the region since 1790. A graduate of Colorado College, Sam has worked in the biodynamic farming industry and was involved in the early northern elk herd impact studies related to the reintroduction of the grey wolf to the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. Outside work, Sam spends as much time as possible on skis, chasing brook trout and exploring the woods with his wife and three mutts.