345-347 Lauer Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

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A one-of-a-kind property that includes 3 parcels for a total of 9.65 acres, this listing includes 2 cottages, a barn, a pond, waterfall, stream, open field and some woods. It has been loved and virtually unchanged for 75 years, and is now ready for a new beginning. In 1949, artist and advertising "Mad Man" Arthur Sudler and his artist wife, Janet Sudler, purchased the compound at Lauer Road in LaGrange for their weekend painting retreat and escape from NYC. Sudler was the President of Sudler & Hennessy, one of the most renowned and cutting edge ad agencies in the world at the time; Andy Warhol got his first job there and one of the shining stars of the company, Herb Lubalin, created the first NBC peacock for television. Their artist daughter, Gail, married Thomas Rockwell, writer and son of the American painter, Norman Rockwell. The property's history has a rich, artistic heritage. For 75 years, the Rockwells and Sudlers held this timeless landscape as a foundation for their artistic inspirations: the natural waterfall the always dynamic source; past the falls on the horizon point, the sun drops down behind the ridge overlooking the property, adding even more secret magic. The high point of the property is the additional pasture land, originally part of the Chorney Farm which was one of the oldest working farms in the area offering breathtaking vistas of the mountains beyond, which remain virtually untouched by time. This is the kind of property that rarely comes on the market perhaps because it's been cherished and held as sacred to those who have been given the gift of residing here for many generations. May this beloved property welcome its new inhabitants with its ever-changing light, reflective ponds and natural, rustic beauty. Many happy holidays were spent here, sledding down the hills, riding Jenny Penny, the donkey, watching the ducks and drinking cocoa in its peaceful quiet. Every season reveals new wonders. It is time for its new story. Perhaps you will tell it.

Features

• Property Type: Single Family Home
• Sub Type: Single Family Home
• Listing Status: Active
• County/Area: Dutchess County
• Zip Code: 12603
• Year Built: 1948
• School District: Arlington
• Elementary School: Noxon Road Elementary School
• Middle School: Union Vale Middle School
• High School: Arlington High School
• Sq.Ft.: 3,206 sq ft
• Style: Ranch, Farmhouse
• Total Rooms: 11
• Bedrooms: 5
• Full Baths: 2
• Half Baths: 1
• Basement: Bilco Door(s), None, Unfinished
• Garage: 2 Car
• Lot Size: 9.65 acres
• Baths: 3
• Alternate Mls Number: 152691551
• Appliances: Oven, Refrigerator
• Attic Description: Pull Stairs, Scuttle
• Building Area Units: Square Feet
• City: La Grange
• Common Walls: No Common Walls
• Construction Materials: Frame, Wood Siding
• Directions: Taconic Parkway to Todd Hill to Lauer
• Garbage Removal: Private
• Heating: Oil, Forced Air
• High Price Dollars: 795000
• Hot Water: Electric Stand Alone
• Inclusions: Refrigerator
• List Price Low: 795000
• Living Area Units: Square Feet
• Lot Features: Level, Part Wooded, Sloped
• Lot Size Area: 9.65
• Lot Size Square Feet: 420354
• Lot Size Units: Acres
• MLS Area Minor: 99
• Main Type: Residential
• On Market Date: 2023-12-05
• Parking Features: Detached, 2 Car Detached
• Sewer: Septic Tank
• Square Footage: 3206.00
• Square Footage Source: Municipality
• Tax Annual Amount: 21000
• Township: LaGrange
• Water Source: Well