Millerton Village Hall for sale ‘as-is’

The old Millerton Village Hall at 21 Dutchess Ave.

Photo by Christine Bates

Millerton Village Hall for sale ‘as-is’

MILLERTON — Five years after the Village of Millerton offices moved out of the village hall on 21 Dutchess Ave., the building has been listed for sale by Arleen Shepley of Elyse Harney Realty with an attention-getting asking price of $249,777 for the estimated 3,221 square feet of living space on .14 acres.

Built in 1904, the shingle- style building housed the E.H. Thompson Hose Company and is included in the Village Historic District.

After the fire company moved out, the structure was next to the village library, and later became the home of the Village offices and the meeting place of the Village Board of Trustees with the Police Department upstairs. At some later date a single-story addition was added which was used as a Senior Center. Due to a failed heating system, the Village Offices moved to their current rental location on Route 22, 5933 N. Elm Ave.

Village Trustees considered replacing the building’s failing heating system, repairing the foundation, making the structure ADA-compliant and seeking government grants but the estimated cost was deemed too “burdensome.”

In early 2022, the Board of Trustees commissioned an appraisal of the structure and then prepared a request for proposals to generate interest in purchasing the building while retaining its historic exterior and community use. Although offers were received, after due consideration, the board rejected them as too low and decided to put the building on the market.

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