Hudson Valley - Picardy Farm: Main & Garden House

This lovingly restored 19th-century Greek revival home is full of history and character and possesses a surprisingly spacious interior. A wide center hall opens to a light-filled living room and separate dining room. French doors and two huge bay windows let the outdoors in. The home is an impressive, tastefully furnished 7 bedroom property with 5 full baths and 2 powder rooms and chefs kitchen. Accommodates up to 14 guests. Please no events and no pets. The original main house is a classic 4 bedrooms upstairs with Living, Dining and kitchen spaces on the main level. A self-contained attached second home includes another living and dining space lined with bookshelves and has another of the home's 5 fireplaces. The large country kitchen features 2 deep farm style sinks, a 6 burner professional stove, and spacious pantry. This room opens onto an informal dining area. In the home's lower level, a 'tavern room' opens out to a historic stone well. On that level, there is another full kitchen and full bath, as well as a laundry room. This section opens into the guest wing with an office and 3 more bedrooms plus full bath, and a mudroom. On the property are curving stone walls, white picket fences, old growth hardwoods, stream with a wooden bridge, and perennial gardens. Outbuildings include a large playhouse, a carriage house with original stone foundation, and a barn converted to a 2 car garage. This listing is for the main house and tavern section of the home. Your perfect, personal, intimate, serene retreat space. Starting from 2021 we offer personal chef - yoga & meditation teacher, masseur, personal trainer - daily housekeeping upon request ( mid week housekeeping included in our rates ). Stays beyond 7 days require a weekly cleaning service at 30 usd per hour - 8 hours per week. Due to Corona the gym and the whirlpool can only be used in ccordination with the owner. The gym can be used after signing the liability waiver wich lays out in the property and can be downloaded on our website mbnb(dot)space Originally owned by Artie Shaw, widely regarded as “one of jazz’s finest clarinetists”, Picardy Farm and its surroundings inspired Shaw to make his most significant strides as a musician and compose tunes reflective of the landscape. ”Picardy Farm..." Shaw wrote. "Good God, the emotions those two words evoke. The place where for the first time in my life I had found a real home, a warm sense of security, and a feeling of calm and peace of mind." That sense of pristine beauty, clarity, and peace of mind is never far away in Shaw’s recordings, and has probably never been equaled in jazz history. Truly delightful.