4 Deer Run, Sparkill, NY 10976

Private lane through gated stone entry, Treetops Estate, a 19th century Second Empire mansion, circa 1859, on over seven acres of bucolic privacy, specimen trees and the great lawn. Home of noted perfume package designer Marc Rosen and his late wife, beloved actress Arlene Dahl. Outstanding period details include a grand double door transom center hall entry, wide plaster moldings, floor-to-ceiling windows, mahogany grand staircase handrail, glamorous reception rooms with many marble mantles, window seats, arches and pocket doors. Second floor, a luxe owner's bedroom with ensuite bath, two more bedrooms and bath, plus three bedrooms, a family room and and bath on third level. Charming country kitchen features a brick fireplace and a cozy sitting/dining area leading to a matching rear gallery overlooking trees, an in-ground pool and a sizable barn with stalls for cars. The home's structural integrity features brick interior walls for fireproofing and superb insolation in heat and cold. Once a gentleman's farm, it is the former weekend home of the president of the Cunard Lines, and is one of several grand estates within the fabled hamlets of Piermont, Sparkill and Snedens Landing. Marvelous Treetops Estate is about half an hour's drive from Manhattan, via the beautiful scenic Hudson-view Palisades Parkway.