The Captain Schermerhorn House is a solidly built brick river mansion in a rare unrestored state. A grand sweeping staircase connects the original basement kitchen all the way up to the fourth floor full-height attic. Wide board floors and plank walls as well as later french doors remain intact and untouched. Typical of the Hudson River Federal Style, the house faces the Hudson River and was designed to impress passing ships with its grand Palladian Window and 5-bay facade. Sited high on a bluff directly overlooking the Hudson River with unobstructed western views that include The Catskill Mountains and an active Bald Eagles nest.