WELCOME TO "TRANQUILITY HILL", AN EXTRAORDINARY BLEND OF SOPHISTICATED ARTISTRY AND MODERN RUSTIC CHARM. NESTLED ON 5 LUSH ACRES SET BACK DOWN A LONG GRAVEL DRIVEWAY & ABUTTING SCENIC HI TOR PARK. THIS EXQUISITE POST-AND-BEAM COUNTRY HOUSE, WITH ITS ARTS & CRAFTS DETAILING, OFFERS A SERENE RESPITE, JUST 30 MI FROM NYC. THE PROPERTY FEATURES A CAPTIVATING 10,000 GAL KOI POND AND BUCOLIC GARDENS, SET ALONG HISTORIC SOUTH MOUNTAIN RD - A HAVEN FOR ARTISTS AND INTELLECTUALS SINCE THE EARLY 1900S. DESIGNED BY THE SON OF RENOWNED PLAYWRIGHT MAXWELL ANDERSON AND FEATURING CUSTOM STEEL AND GLASS DOORS BY ARTIST HENRY VARNUM POOR, THIS HOME REFLECTS A RICH ARTISTIC HERITAGE. INSIDE, YOU WILL FIND AN EXCEPTIONALLY ENERGY-EFFICIENT SPACE W14FT CEILINGS, DOUGLAS FIR POSTS, WHITE OAK RAFTERS, BLACK WALNUT CABINETRY & HEMLOCK WIDE FLOOR BOARDS. THE 1,500SF GREAT ROOM IS A CENTERPIECE OF THE HOME, BOASTING A TULIKIVI ENCLOSED FIREPLACE, A HAND-PAINTED MURAL, TOP OF THE LINE KITCHEN APPLIANCES AND AN ABUNDANCE OF WINDOWS AND DOORS THAT FLOOD THE SPACE WITH NATURAL LIGHT. A 5FT WIDE VERANDA WRAPS AROUND THE HOME, COMPLEMENTED BY A 3FT WIDE EAVE/ROOF OVERHANG, PERFECT FOR OUTDOOR RELAXATION. ADDITIONAL FEATURES INCLUDE A GENERATOR, ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER, DURABLE CONCRETE ROOF, PLUS A 600SF FINISHED WALK-OUT LOWER LEVEL. "TRANQUILITY HILL" IS A TRULY SPECIAL RETREAT, OFFERING TIMELESS ELEGANCE AND MODERN EFFICIENCY IN A STUNNING, PEACEFUL SETTING.