Real Estate
Wow House: Arts And Crafts Woodstock Weekend Retreat
Owned by a famous graphic designer, the home has been described as a treasure.
WOODSTOCK, NY --This one-of-a-kind home is set within a garden oasis.
- Address: 148 Lewis Hollow Rd, Woodstock, New York
- Price: $1,800,000
- Square Feet: 3427
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2 Full and 1 Half Baths
- Built: 1970
- Features: Truly a treasure, this unique and private Arts and Crafts home with extraordinary contemporary additions is set within an establish protected garden oasis and surrounded by 76+ acres of woodland- all just minutes to the center of Woodstock. The stone & glass home creatively weaves together two distinguished artists who deeply loved the mountainside from which this Woodstock home rises. Bruno Zimm built the home in the early 20th century. It is his poetic mastery of stone & wood carving, full of spirit & craft, which one discovers both inside & out with Zimm's carvings & inscriptions in wood & stone. MILTON & SHIRLEY GLASER, the homes second owner, have been magnets, and drawn iconic artists & entrepreneurs to Woodstock during the past half century. They can be credited with shaping the course of the community. They have artfully added the contemporary aesthetic & sensibility of glass & light balancing perfectly Zimm's stone & solid arts & crafts approach. Milton Glaser is recognized as one of the last centuries top graphic designers and built his natural light filled studio overlooking an Italian inspired pool & garden from which he derives inspiration when he worked in the country (everyone knows him if they know the I LOVE NY heart logo, or Dylan psychedelic head profile). The ground floor of the home has a cozy living and dining room, with Zimm created fireplaces at either end! The sunny, sleekly renovated kitchen is spacious and opens out to the gardens and pool. A perfectly proportioned office with another
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