An 18th-century stone home along the Hudson river – reputed to have been the temporary office of first President George Washington – has sold for the full asking price of $1.6 million.
The house in Snedens Landing, NY, was used by Washington when his soldiers were guarding ferries around the Palisades cliffs from British troops.
It was more recently lived in for 60 years by landscape designed and photographer Judy Tomkins, who died aged 90 last year.
The 2,400-square-foot property was originally built in the 1780s, and sits on nearly 1 acre of beautifully landscaped surroundings.
It features four bedrooms and two bathrooms – all less than half an hour away by car from Manhattan – and has two terraces, a sun room and three fireplaces.
The house also served as ‘a gathering place for an eclectic coterie of contemporary artists including Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol, Lohud.com reported.
‘More than one celebrity fell in love walking through it, and not only offered to buy it on the spot, but ‘everything in it’,’ Tomkins’ daughter, Jocelyn Jones wrote about the house.
The house which doubled up as Washington’s office has not much changed much since he used it
Many of the original features of the property remain in place
George Washington used the house as an office to plan his battle against the British
The property features four bedrooms
Judy Tomkins lived in the house for 60 years and recently died aged 90 without altering its original features
The property is surrounded by an acre of flowerbeds and landscaped gardens
The house and its surrounding look at their rustic best during summer time
Some visitors say the property would fit equally well inside rural England
An antiquated sink is one of the many curiosities in the house
The house is made up of a tasteful mixture of the old and the new
The property has retained much of its simplicity
The property has had many admirers, including Andy Warhol
Few who have visited the picturesque property have not been impressed by the beauty of its gardens
The property’s idyllic character has featured in numerous magazines
The quiet and seclusion of the house and its gardens appeals to many of its visitors
George Washington was president from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
One dollar coins featuring an image of George Washington were first circulated in 2007