, NY Events | $ 2,999 million
A 19th and 20th century complex with several buildings comprising a total of six bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and several art studios on a 4.33 acre lot
Grace Knowlton, a sculptor famous for her minimalist spheres produced in a variety of sizes and materials, lived on this carved property on a property in Snedens Landing, an enclave on the Hudson River, 12 miles north of the George Washington Bridge. Mrs. Knowlton, who died in December at the age of 88, occupied the renovated barn and rented the other premises to other artists, who made use of the studios and ovens. His own works adorned the main house and gardens; several orbs remain and are available for purchase.
Snedens Landing, a small historic neighborhood in the village of Palisades in Rockland County, has long attracted creative people. In the past century, it was a summer colony for writers, actors and musicians, including John Dos Passos, Aaron Copland and Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. More recently, Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray and Uma Thurman were among the disproportionate number of famous people with houses there. The area is purely residential, but convenient for business in Piermont, NY (about four miles to the north), Orangeburg, NY (about five miles to the northwest) and Closter, NJ (about five miles to the southwest).
Size: 5,191 square feet (combined living space)
Price per square foot: $ 578
Inside home: In 1968, architect Hugh Hardy renovated the barn building with wooden walls to make it Mrs. Knowlton’s room. The structure has a large open space on the main level. The internal walls and the ceiling are made of planks painted in white or stained wood or molded panels, and the floor is made of wood planks or ceramic tiles.
The butcher block cabinets delimit the perimeter of the central kitchen, which has a vaulted ceiling. A wood stove on one side serves as a base for an informal living and dining area. On the other side, the area flows into a living room with a bookcase up to the ceiling and a second wood stove.
The main level also includes a dining room that Mrs. Knowlton used as her studio. Light spills from a framed glass wall and a variety of other windows, including a pair of octagonal portholes. The master bedroom is on this floor, along with a private bathroom with various shades of square and brown tiles on the bathtub wall.
A second bedroom with skylight occupies its own level, in the middle of the stairs. Upper-level sections are elevated over the main floor, including a bedroom overlooking the living room and exposed beams and skylight