Archer Road, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 17th 2011 at 1:01PM

Today's home is a Norman-style estate in the town of Harrison, New York. The six-bedroom home, built in 1931, was designed by architect Frank J. Forster and is on 1.9 acres. A gated, stone-pillared entry adds to the feeling of stepping into the past. The home has its original Ludowici tile roof, stone and original brick construction and three turrets. A hand-carved Gothic door opens into the stone reception hall with powder room. To the right is a turret with a circular staircase embellished by medallion windows. An arched entry leads to the sunken living room with wood ceiling beams. The living room has a Norman-style fireplace with built-in side seating, random-width pegged floors and the luxurious space to accommodate numerous seating arrangements.

Another nice feature is the paneled library with a corner fireplace includes a built-in wet bar. The formal dining room has a fireplace, hand hewn beams and wide plank oak floors with French doors leading out to a private stone terrace. An updated eat-in-kitchen has a reclaimed antique terra cotta floor, tumbled marble counters and a center island. There are modern appliances, an adjacent laundry room, new powder room and mud room. Double doors lead out to the porte cochere, four car garage and beamed-ceilinged tack room.

On the second floor there is a master suite with the original tray ceiling and a cozy fireplace and sitting area. The renovated master bath has a Jacuzzi and separate shower plus a dressing area with floor-to-ceiling closets. There are two bedrooms with connecting bath, two bedrooms each with private baths, an additional wing with bedroom, new bath and an expansive family room. Outside a free form pool has its own terrace and is surrounded by a wrought iron fence. This home is listed at $3.5 million with Michele Flood of Coldwell Banker. The property website with larger photos is here.

Gallery: Archer Road

Tags: estate of the day, harrison, harrison new york, new york real estate

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Spectacular Bid Feb 18th 2011 4:04PM

The exterior architecture alone is something you could not replicate today with materials and workmanship for under $3M. Exceedingly charming from the outside, but the drawback does remain the interior. It needs an overhaul and I suspect the absence of taller windows makes for a relatively darker, cave-like interior at times.

Not that I advocate gutting the interior and going stark modern, but it does need something to make it more inviting and welcoming inside.

For the relatively small postage sized lot (1.9 acres) it doesn't appear to be encroached visibly by neighboring homes. The mature landscape does its job to keep this a regal oasis not visible from the road.