By Devin Gannon, Thu, March 16, 2023 All photos courtesy of Andrea B. Swenson/Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty
A 150-year-old Gothic Revival-style New York home that once belonged to actor Bill Murray is for sale. Built in the late 1860s, the charming four-bedroom abode at 124 Washington Spring Road sits within Snedens Landing, a quiet hamlet in Rockland County known for its many celebrity residents and Revolutionary War history. Murray lived at the home for several years during the 1980s before selling it in 1990, according to the New York Post. The home, known as “The Manse,” is asking $2,075,000.
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By Michelle Cohen, Mon, February 27, 2023 Photos courtesy of Covered Bridge Realty
This early modernist home tucked away on the western shores of Lake Champlain in the Adirondacks was designed by Philip Johnson in 1948, the same year the noted architect designed his iconic Glass House. Asking $3,500,000, this unusual property at 314 Point Road in the northern New York town of Willsboro, which Johnson designed with partner Landis Gores (both were members of the famed Harvard Five architectural group that also included Marcel Breuer, John Johansen, and Eliot Noyes) appears in the book “Houses of Philip Johnson.” Known as Paine House, the home’s two subsequent owners have maintained it in its original state. Situated on 20 acres surrounded by forest and lake (with 850 feet of waterfront), the home’s seclusion has kept it from the public eye.
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By Michelle Cohen, Mon, February 13, 2023 Photo credit: Annabel Taylor/Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty
Down a tree-lined drive in the deep woods of East Chatham, New York, this shaker-style farmhouse looks every inch the traditional side-hall colonial. In reality, this 1,680-square-foot home was built in 1991. Situated on a private five-acre site surrounded by forest, the house, asking $695,000, has the clean lines, gabled roof, and classic fenestration of a historic country home.
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By Michelle Cohen, Fri, February 10, 2023 Photo credit: Annabel Taylor/Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty
From the bold geometric-tile vestibule to the designer print wallpaper and statement marble kitchen, this sweet upstate home at 516 Warren Street in Hudson, New York is every bit the elegant city townhouse–without the city. At the center of the small-town atmosphere in the sought-after upstate village, this 1882 Queen Anne Victorian, asking $2,100,000, reflects a keen design eye and a nose for the best interior trends of today. The masterfully-restored three-story home has made great use of the compact space, while preserving its historic details, including original tin ceilings, Second Empire light fixtures, onyx mantels, and original crown molding.
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By Devin Gannon, Thu, November 10, 2022 Photo credit: Zimmer/Annabel Taylor, Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty
Situated on a little over an acre of land in the charming Columbia County city of Hudson, this 200-year-old Colonial farmhouse mixes historic details with modern, designer-approved interiors. Constructed in around 1810, the home at 52 Lotta Lane measures nearly 2,600 square feet and has three bedrooms and one and a half baths, plus an in-ground pool and cabana. The property, about two hours from Manhattan, is currently asking $995,000.
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By Michelle Cohen, Thu, November 10, 2022 All photos courtesy of Stephen Dolinsky
In 2018, 6sqft reported that the 50,000-square-foot compound on four acres at 14 Lake Shore Road in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., owned by former Yankee shortstop and Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, was on the market for $14.75 million. The baseball star reportedly purchased the property, known as Tiedemann Castle after its previous owners, for $425,000 in around 2003. The last 15 years have been spent renovating the “castle.” The Wall Street Journal reports that the property, which has been on and off the market for several years, will be heading to the auction block on December 15, with a minimum bid of $6.5 million. The property has a familiar connection for Jeter: His grandfather, Sonny Connors, was raised there as the adopted son of John and Julia Tiedemann, who had purchased the 1903 estate in 1952.
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By Michelle Cohen, Mon, November 7, 2022 Photo credit: Daniel Milstein Photography
This captivating modernist home at 15 Colonel Sheldon Lane in Pound Ridge, N.Y., asking $5,985,000, is currently owned by “Dirty Dancing” producer Mitchell Cannold. The home was designed by architects Gilles Depardon and Kathy Ogawa; the surrounding grounds, reimagined by landscape architect Glenn Ticehurst under Cannold’s direction, were inspired by Maya Lin’s “Wavefield” at Storm King Art Center. The home offers six bedrooms, with walls of windows throughout for a front-row seat to four seasons of nature’s finest performances.
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By Lucie Levine, Wed, October 26, 2022 Photo (cropped) by H.L.I.T via Flickr cc
Have you ever noticed a castle in the middle of the water about 50 miles north of New York City? That’s Bannerman Castle, a long-abandoned arsenal turned adventurer’s hotspot. Stationed on Pollepel Island, the early 20th-century structure sat as an abandoned ruin from the time it caught fire in 1969 until 1992 when a resident from nearby Beacon, NY started the Bannerman Castle Trust and subsequently stabilized the structure and opened the island its famous relic up for tours. Ahead, we uncover the sensational history of Bannerman Caste and fill you in on how you can visit.
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By Devin Gannon, Wed, October 26, 2022 Photos courtesy of Arcus
A new development consisting of 12 ground-up homes in the hills of the Hudson Valley launched this week. Dubbed Fox Hollow, the countryside community is located in Germantown, a quiet town along the east bank of the Hudson River about two hours north of New York City. Fox Hollow offers two styles of houses to choose from, a mid-century modern home or a Scandinavian-inspired residence, along with the ability for customized add-ons, like a heated saltwater gunite pool, screened pavilion, outdoor kitchen, and more. Homes, which could include up to 15 acres of land, start at $1,895,000.
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By Devin Gannon, Fri, October 7, 2022 Photos courtesy of Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty
A well-preserved mid-century prefab home in New York designed by prolific architect Frank Lloyd Wright hit the market this week. Surrounded by woods in the Hudson Valley hamlet of Blauvelt, the “Socrates Zaferiou House” was designed by Wright in a variation of his trademark Usonian style. Asking $1,525,000, the single-family home features a flat roof, L-shaped open floor plan, asymmetrical forms, and large windows to bring the outside in.
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