345-347 Lauer RD Active Save Request In-Person Tour Request Virtual Tour
Poughkeepsie,NY 12603
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,206 sqft
Price per Sqft $247
MLS Listing ID H6295285
Style Ranch,Farmhouse
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 1
Year Built 1948
Annual Tax Amount $21,000
Lot Size 9.650 Acres
Property Description
A one-of-a-kind property that includes 3 parcels for a total of 9.65 acres, this listing includes 2 cottages, a barn, a pond, waterfall, stream, open field and some woods. It has been loved and virtually unchanged for 75 years, and is now ready for a new beginning. In 1949, artist and advertising "Mad Man" Arthur Sudler and his artist wife, Janet Sudler, purchased the compound at Lauer Road in LaGrange for their weekend painting retreat and escape from NYC. Sudler was the President of Sudler & Hennessy, one of the most renowned and cutting edge ad agencies in the world at the time; Andy Warhol got his first job there and one of the shining stars of the company, Herb Lubalin, created the first NBC peacock for television. Their artist daughter, Gail, married Thomas Rockwell, writer and son of the American painter, Norman Rockwell. The property's history has a rich, artistic heritage. For 75 years, the Rockwells and Sudlers held this timeless landscape as a foundation for their artistic inspirations: the natural waterfall the always dynamic source; past the falls on the horizon point, the sun drops down behind the ridge overlooking the property, adding even more secret magic. The high point of the property is the additional pasture land, originally part of the Chorney Farm which was one of the oldest working farms in the area offering breathtaking vistas of the mountains beyond, which remain virtually untouched by time. This is the kind of property that rarely comes on the market perhaps because it's been cherished and held as sacred to those who have been given the gift of residing here for many generations. May this beloved property welcome its new inhabitants with its ever-changing light, reflective ponds and natural, rustic beauty. Many happy holidays were spent here, sledding down the hills, riding Jenny Penny, the donkey, watching the ducks and drinking cocoa in its peaceful quiet. Every season reveals new wonders. It is time for its new story. Perhaps you will tell it.
Location
State NY
County Dutchess
Interior
Heating Oil,Forced Air
Cooling None
Exterior
Garage Detached,2 Car Detached
Garage Spaces 2.0
Building
Lot Description Level,Part Wooded,Sloped
Sewer Septic Tank
Water Well
Structure Type Frame,Wood Siding
Schools
Elementary Schools Noxon Road Elementary School
Middle Schools Union Vale Middle School
High Schools Arlington High School
School District Arlington
Others
Special Listing Condition None