A Cube in the Corner of the Sky in Canaan
A spare, well-considered house on Mercer Mountain, where the windows face west and the views go on for miles.
Mercer Mountain Road climbs into the Taconic foothills of Canaan, to a ridge where the views west toward the Catskills run to 75 miles on a clear day. 156 Mercer Mountain Road sits at 1,500 feet above sea level on six acres of that ridge, built in 2005 with the orientation clearly in mind: floor-to-ceiling windows, clean lines a little warn from weather and activity, and a single wood-burning fireplace in the living room make for modern hermit's dream.
The house is 1,600 square feet of finished space above grade, with an additional 750 of walk-out basement. There's two bedrooms, two full baths, hardwood and tile floors and radiant heat. The layout is spare, and the rooms are well-proportioned. The deck extends the living space outward when the weather allows, which at this elevation and this orientation means long evenings facing the range.
Chatham village is close, Hudson a bit farther, and the Berkshires begin close by.
156 Mercer Mountain Road, East Canaan is listed at $695,000, offered by Terry Cozzolino at Cozzolino Real Estate Inc.
Written by
After a decade of writing for RI (along with many other publications and organizations) Jamie took over as editor in 2025. He has a masters in journalism from NYU, a wonderful wife, two kids and a Carolina dog named Zelda.
