Some properties are just houses. This one is a legacy. Cherished by the same family for eighty years and lovingly reimagined between 1987 and 1990, this lakefront retreat is the kind of place people do not sell, until life insists. Step onto the deck and drink in unobstructed lake views, a peek at Cornell on the horizon, and a sky that puts on a daily show with ospreys and eagles soaring overhead, hot air balloons drifting past, and rainbows arching over the water. Below, crew teams glide past in perfect synchrony and sailboats drift lazily by, turning the lake itself into a living postcard. The main house features three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms, with a sweeping wall of windows that frames the lake from nearly every room. Hand-hewn beams salvaged from an eighteen hundreds barn bring warmth and character, while central air conditioning keeps things comfortable no matter the season. A basement workshop awaits your projects, and the level lakefront lawn invites evenings around a fire with the water lapping quietly nearby. An aluminum twelve-volt boat hoist and dock make lake life effortlessly accessible. A charming one-bedroom cottage on the property has served as a rental and is equally perfect for guests, in-laws, or as a steady income stream. An unfinished upper level offers a blank canvas for your vision, whether that is reimagining the floor plan with extra living space, adding a studio or maintaining storage. All of this is less than a mile from the Ithaca city line, with municipal services close at hand, wineries up the road, and the full bounty of the Finger Lakes region at your fingertips.