A Centuries-Old ‘Floating Farmhouse’ Lists for $2.9M in the Catskills
The 3,400-square-foot home in Eldred, New York—originally featured in Dwell in 2012—is seeking a new owner after an extensive remodel by self-taught designer Tom Givone.
The 3,400-square-foot home in Eldred, New York—originally featured in Dwell in 2012—is seeking a new owner after an extensive remodel by self-taught designer Tom Givone.
Property Details:
Location: 1 Marcel 4 Road, Eldred, New York
Price: $2,875,000
Year built: 1820
Footprint: 3,400 square feet (four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths)
Lot size: 8.69 acres
From the agent: "Floating Farmhouse, available for the first time. The circa 1820 four-bedroom home extends over 3,400 square feet and 8.7 idyllic acres of open fields, apple trees, and virgin pine forest in picturesque Sullivan County. Perched at the edge of a pristine Catskills swimming creek and waterfall cascading over a restored dam of ancient hand-laid stone, the home and its sprawling cantilevered covered porch ‘float’ above the surface of the water, giving this home its iconic name. Following a four-year design/rebuild process by acclaimed designer Tom Givone, the home has been meticulously restored to its period grandeur while melding uniquely modernist architecture."
Designer Tom Givone transformed a 19th-century homestead in Eldred, New York, into his peaceful weekend retreat, dubbed the Floating Farmhouse. During the renovation, Givone added a new wing to the original gabled structure that is finished with a 22-foot-tall wall of glass.
Courtesy of Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty
"The enormous kitchen includes 20-foot vaulted ceilings with massive hand-hewn beams, radiant polished concrete floors, and a soaring ‘curtain wall’ of glass and steel," says the listing agent. The updated space is finished with locally quarried bluestone countertops and custom cabinetry.
Courtesy of Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty
"The wall’s latticed steelwork was hand-bathed in acid over many months to achieve its uniquely rich patina, as was the floor-to-ceiling, sculptural steel tower opposite with a built-in woodburning pizza oven at its base," says the listing agent.
Courtesy of Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty
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