Description

Moon River is an extraordinary Hudson Riverfront home in the iconic Snedens Landing neighborhood of Palisades, NY. It’s snuggled by the Hudson River below, inspired by the cliffs of Palisades that surround it, and tapped by its own private beach below...it takes cues from nature and its surroundings. This early 20th century home has an extraordinary line of sight/view of the horizon. Impressive views of the Hudson River, treetops and the parklike surroundings, allows one to see for miles the minute one approaches and passes into the home. This gives residents & guests the feeling of calm and peacefulness as they enter. Moon River offers complete privacy and is a located in a historic district that dates back before the Revolutionary War to the late 1600s and adjoins about 3, 000 acres of state parkland. There is no thru traffic because there is only one road in & out of this community of about 100 homes. Moon River offers a luxury waterfront lifestyle, from a very quiet location, rich with provenance and is situated in a park like setting only 25 min from NYC - hard to believe! The structure is about 4, 300sf, with 5 bedrooms and 5 full and 2 half baths, including two primary bedroom, each with a fireplace. There is also an oversized 2 car garage with lots of storage. Additional architectural features include wide board (very, very old) wood panels used in the ceiling and walls of the great room, along with massive/antique ceiling beams too. Two of the four fireplaces offer very deep/big fireboxes, ideal for building big fires. The home’s stairwell features thick, solid, cedar stair treads, carved from trees that grew on the property, and old-style balustrades at the top landing, possibly from an old monastery in Europe. The home was built by legendary artist/resident, Mary Lawrence Tonetti, and designed by renowned architect, Eric Gugler, commissioned in America and Europe, and hired by FDR to redesign the oval office in the 1930s. At this same time Gugler designed Moon River he worked in the White House. He was friendly with architects McKim, Meade and White, in their day. Charles McKim was a frequent visitor to Snedens, where Eric Gugler also had a home. When M.M.W. shut it doors on Fifth Ave in NYC, McKim salvage the original staircase from their office and used it in another property in Snedens Landing. Moon River was built for the Lowndes family. Moon River signifies the first night there’s a full moon on the Hudson, after the forsythia bloom in early spring, where according to legend, the shad fish run plentiful in the Hudson, and fisherman would set their nets, supported by long poles, in the river to catch them. This tradition was practiced at this property for many years. The Snedens Landing neighborhood is unique because it’s surrounded by the Hudson River on the east, Tallman State Park on the north, and Columbia University’s Lamont Observatory and the Palisades Interstate Park on the south; about 3, 000 acres of parkland adjoin this location. Corbett Lane is an exclusive street with only three additional homes on it. Extremely private. Snedens Landing has a tennis association open to residents only for a nominal fee. Find your one of one. Discover Moon River.