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This home is unique and you can feel the spirit of the land and the dance of the materials as they play together on this magical estate. This home is a work of art you can live in. The beauty of the surrounding Catskills mountains landscape inspires many people to their creative best here. Every inch of this home is carefully and lovingly crafted of natural materials. Everywhere you look is a feast for the senses. The large heated studio building allows you to create in your own medium. Then indulge in a sauna just steps away, and then a cold splash in the natural pool outside the sauna.
Entertain guests who can retire to the comfortable Guest House, or to the Tower Room for a magnificent experience sleeping under the moon's glow after a walk around the tower in the moonlight. The Tower Room is grand!
See if the Woodstock Tower House will choose you as her next playmate!
The Woodstock Tower House Is Truly One Of A Kind. Handcrafted In Harmony With Nature's Beauty Over A Period Of 15 Years, "Tower House" Is The Largest Sculpture By Renowned Artist, John Kahn, And Was Completed In 2002. Old World Craftsmanship With All The Modern Amenities. Materials Like Copper, Bluestone, Aluminum, Slate, Glass And Fabric "Play Together" Beautifully.
History of the house and builder from The New York Times:
Lovingly sculpted by John Kahn, the reclusive artist, this 5-level, round Tower House is a live-in work of art, set on a 5-acre estate in the Catskill mountains near Woodstock, New York. Rich in materials and old-world craftsmanship, John built the house using primarily re-purposed materials from his various projects over the years, including the Saugerties Schoolhouse that he renovated with John Henson, of Muppets fame, 200-year old buildings in Newburgh, and many other fascinating sources.
The steeple that crowns this glorious live-in sculpture is crafted of aircraft-grade aluminum in a fish scale pattern that weighs 3 tons! Weaving together steel, stone, glass, metal and fabric and using his skill as a wood-bender, John Kahn has created a valuable and one-of-a-kind living experience.
Besides Tower House, the estate includes a guest house and a sauna imported from Sweden, complete with a natural splash pool just outside the door. A large studio building, storage unit and wood house and barn are arranged in harmony with the surrounding natural beauty.
From 6sqft:
The real visionary here was the home’s first owner, artist, engineer and master set designer John Kahn, who built the one-of-a-kind house over 15 years. Kahn was a friend and collaborator of the late Muppet creator, and he designed sets for the “Fraggle Rock” touring company and more.
Kahn was inspired by the unspoiled Catskills wilderness. A mix of materials and shapes, art and sculpture can be found everywhere on the home’s many decks, patios and grounds. The artist’s sculptures dot the landscape, including Easter Island Moai, and a large tower that was formerly a NYC water main. Kahn used re-purposed materials including slate, copper, aircraft-grade aluminum and redwood as well as local wood and bluestone to craft this cylindrical work of art that never seems to look the same way twice. The three-bedroom home spans 3,518 square feet. Kahn sold the home–along with most of the one-of-a-kind art on its walls and grounds–in 2007 to move to Easter Island after he fell in love with the island’s people and culture.
The current owner of this most unusual estate on 5.5 acres of wooded land is a holistic orthodontist–and former secretary to the Grateful Dead–who was married for a time to the late Owsley Stanley, the well-known ‘60s LSD super-producer and visionary sound engineer.
FOR SALE $1,200,000
3 Tower Ln, Woodstock, NY 12477
3 beds | 2 Full/1 Half baths | 3518 sqft | 5 acres
LINKS:
Listing Agent, Zillow, New York Times Article, 6sqft Article,
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