Taghkanic House, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Dec 27th 2010 at 1:01PM

Today's home is an architectural treasure on 350 acres that represents the work of both a skilled architect and a landscape designer. This home overlooking hills and fields of the Hudson Valley, includes a glass-and-steel 1800 sq.ft. pavilion designed by architect Tom Phifer. A 7,000 sq.ft. substructure has six bedrooms, study, media room, kitchen, breakfast room, wine cellar, refrigerated cheese room, indoor pool and service area all built into a hill. The home get east and west sunlight from windows at either end as well as skylights above.

Garden designer Dan Kiley created a landscape of ponds and plantings, clipped lawns and mowed fields. There is a tennis court, an outside pool, a bocce court, an organic vegetable garden and a three bedroom guest house. The land itself is protected by conservation easements. This home is listed at $9.75 million.

Gallery: Taghkanic House

Tags: dan kiley, estate of the day, new york real estate, taghkanic house, tom phifer

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Rod Dec 27th 2010 2:41PM

They certainly photographed the estate grounds at the right time of year. It is beautiful, but I'm sure it doesn't look that way for very much of the year.

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JLS Dec 28th 2010 4:13AM

This mansion is cold. It looks like an institution (and I like modern). The kitchen looks like an operating room, or even a morgue. Is all that stainless steel there so that one can hose it off for speed in cleaning it? Some is good and trendy-this is so far over the top it's bizarre.

Grass right up to the edge of the home and pool? A grooming nightmare even IF you hired gardeners. It would be an ongoing frustration.

And finally, the entire place is devoid of the warmth you would expect given the surroundings and trees. Say something nice... The driveway to the mansion is just stunning. Mountain views to die for, trees, and ponds are all so wonderful. Why kill it off with this home?

beanspants Dec 28th 2010 3:52PM

The tree lined path is cool.

In the photo you can see all the leaves in the pool. I'd bet it's full of grass clippings as well, unless a wall rises out of the ground when the guy mows and edges.