‘Floating Farmhouse’ estate lists in New York for $2.8M. See how it got its name
A striking home with a very unusual name has landed on the real estate market for $2.87 million in Highland, New York.
It’s called “Floating Farmhouse,” and the four-bedroom, three-bathroom house has a unique, peaceful aspect to it that you don’t come across too often when combing through the photos. It sits on the edge of a swimming creek on 8.7 acres, the listing on Realtor.com describes. The creek has a waterfall that pours over “a restored ancient stone dam.”
According to the listing, the home’s name comes from the fact that the front porch appears to be floating above the flowing water of the creek, just above its surface.
“This house is so unique because you could not build this today,” listing agent Annabel Taylor told Realtor. “When I first saw it, I was blown away. I see a lot of great properties, but this one is exceptional and it’s also something that you’ll never see again.”
Features in and around the 3,400-square-foot home include:
Vaulted ceilings and concrete floors in the kitchen
Pizza oven
1,000-square-foot great room
Wide plank floors
Floor-to-ceiling windows
Barn with a retractable door
“Following a four-year design/rebuild process by acclaimed architect Tom Givone, Floating Farmhouse has been restored to its period grandeur while melding modernist architecture,” the listing says.
According to the listing, the home was featured in both Architectural Digest and Dwell, where it was called “a living laboratory for how to bring the vernacular past into the present.”
Highland is about 91 miles north of New York City.
This story was originally published June 15, 2022 at 2:48 PM with the headline "‘Floating Farmhouse’ estate lists in New York for $2.8M. See how it got its name."