$1.8M restored Marcel Breuer house on the Hudson has kept its mid-century modern spirit intact
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Restored with the architect’s signature style in mind, the Marcel Breuer-designed Marshad House in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., was brought into modern times by owners who wanted to preserve the Bauhaus-trained architect’s signature style. The pair gave the 1950 home 21st-century livability while enjoying the uniqueness of the modernist residence. Asking $1,800,000, the 2,292-square-foot, three-bedroom home at 204 Cleveland Drive is sited on three-quarters of an acre next to public woodlands, surrounded by landscaped modern gardens, walking trails, and the nearby village.
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Commissioned by Jay Marshad, art director for Look Magazine, the home’s original footprint, built against a natural rock outcropping, included a screened porch–now enclosed–and its distinctive butterfly roof, along with cypress vertical siding, and steel casement windows. The current owners have also added an office/studio and mudroom while preserving the original bluestone floor. Herbert Beckhard, who had been a partner in Breuer’s firm, was hired to help inform the design.
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Past a central entry, the house is divided into two wings, one with open living spaces and another with three bedrooms. Additions include a mudroom at one end of the original house and a large, sunny studio.
Anchoring the living room is a fireplace of locally quarried stone. A large picture window frames a private patio and gardens.
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The renovated kitchen offers cabinets fronted by stainless steel. Caesarstone counters frame Bosch appliances.
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The home’s screened porch was enclosed as a sun-filled family and dining room. This space opens into a cheery mudroom. Nearby is a spacious home office/studio. There is central A/C throughout the house.
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In the opposite wing are three bedrooms. The primary suite includes a capacious walk-in closet, and there is plenty of closet space throughout. Baths are designed to be clean, modern, and timeless.
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The original separate one-car garage has been converted to a 290-square-foot finished space, currently used as a studio. Stone patios, yards, trees, and planted gardens surround the home. There is a fenced organic vegetable garden for a fresh, in-season bounty.
Just an hour north of Manhattan along the Hudson River, the property is close to the Croton Gorge Trail, and a small local beach on the Croton River. It’s a short walk to town for schools, shopping and dining, and parks. The train station with express service to Grand Central Station is a five-minute drive.
[Listing details: 204 Cleveland Drive by Dalia Valdes and Inger Stringfellow of William Pitt • Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty]
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