629 Belden Street, Peekskill, NY 10566

Come sit with me a moment. I want to tell you about a house I would never describe by numbers alone, though the numbers are good to know. It stands at 629 Belden Street in Peekskill, and when you open the door, the first thing you notice is color. Blue draws you into the entry. Farther on, the living room wears a bright green that would be hard to forget. The kitchen has room for a table, and you know how I feel about a kitchen table: plans get made there, stories get retold there, and sometimes people stay long after the plates are cleared. Now, let me walk you through it properly. On the main level there is an eat-in kitchen, dining room, and living room, plus a bedroom and bath. Upstairs, there are three more bedrooms, another bath, a bonus room, an office nook, perhaps a playroom or walk-in-closet. Downstairs is a fifth bedroom, a third bath, laundry, and a room with a door to a small deck. Out back, a lawn and the trees give the eye somewhere to wander. With a little over 2,300...