They say that great minds think alike. And perhaps they live alike too!  This open plan mid-century home with Arts & Crafts vibes, which is on the market for the first time in 4 decades began as part of a grand idea that goes back a century. A group of Columbia University professors bought a large tract of land and built a group of homes where they could gather to unwind, create, write, pontificate, grill and roast marshmallows! Calling all makers, artists, dancers, writers, tranquility seekers, or weekenders who love the Hudson Valley but don’t want to drive 3 hours to get there! Welcome to 81 Montrose Station Road. Just a Metro North RR trip from either Cortlandt or Croton Harmon Stations so your friends and family can visit with ease. It’s like being Upstate..only Downstate! Two lots on 3.5 acres assure you of privacy and birdsong but you are moments way from shops, restaurants, delis, schools, train, parks, the river, recreation..it’s the best of both worlds! Make it your home, or your home away from home. A bluestone path & wrap around front porch welcomes you as you step into an open floor plan living room with a wood-burning fireplace, built-ins, hardwood floors and high-ceilings. This space seamlessly brings you into a truly great, Great Room where period details such as a vaulted ceiling, wood beams, walls of windows, transom windows, and doors out from the mudroom to the porch and sliding glass doors out to an enormous al fresco dining deck off the country kitchen where you can watch and listen to the sounds and visions of the nature which surrounds you. Two bedrooms, a full and a half bath plus lots of closets and built-ins for books and more round out the main floor. Head upstairs and say wow! A bright and sunny primary en-suite bedroom with great closets and a wonderfully proportioned primary bathroom holds a surprise. A Sweet En-Suite office/sitting room/yoga/nursery/painting atelier/writers lair awaits! An attached 2 car garage AND a separate 2 car garage -sized shed make any project you want to tackle a breeze.  What about the nuts and bolts? Here is what is brand new in 2025!   How about a new heating plant?  A new well pump and water lines. A just installed whole house water filtration system with UV?  New 200 AMP electric service (power lines are below ground for peace of mind! A freshly pumped septic tank (passed with flying colors by the County). A properly removed below ground oil tank replaced with a new state of the art Roth double walled storage tank (look up Roth..it’s the best!), a new (2026!) partial roof where needed.  Basement storage, sky-lights, gas cooking, views and more views of verdant woods yet near enough to neighbors so you can easily experience and nurture community.  So let’s get on the road…next stop…Montrose Station Road! 
When coming from Albany Post Road GPS may take you onto College Hill Road. Stay on Montrose Station Road and look for stone columns on the right (numbered 71 and 81…see photo. Continue straight onto the gravel road to the house.