Rosendale, New York

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NYTimes story here:

After finding the historic stone house of his dreams, John Masters wasted no time dragging its 1755 bones into the 21st century. “I wanted to show that you can take one of the oldest existing homes in the country and make it green,” said Mr. Masters, 52, the owner of the wind-powered John Masters Organics beauty salon in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan.