75 Mount Airy Rd, Croton On Hudson, NY 10520

Extremely low taxes at $12,235 yearly. At the crest of Red Hill, where Mount Airy Rd grows quiet amid lush landscaping & surrounding by nature, stands a farmhouse in the Village that has watched more than a century unfold. Croton on Hudson was still a riverside village finding its identity when 75 Mt Airy Rd first took shape in 1892, a sturdy farmhouse built with hand-hewn craftsmanship, wide plank hardwood floors & enduring character that cannot be replicated, only preserved. Long before its thoughtful transformation into the beautifully restored residence it is today, this stretch of Mount Airy Rd became far more than a quiet country lane. In the early 20th century, as electric rail lines connected the Hudson Valley to Manhattan, Croton-on-Hudson evolved into what many called Greenwich Village on the Hudson. Artists, playwrights, radicals, poets, & intellectuals escaped the city for the hills above the river, bringing ideas & spirited conversation that shaped a cultural movement. At the center of it all was Red Hill & at the center of Red Hill was this farmhouse. In 1919, celebrated author, editor, & critic Floyd Dell purchased the home. Dell was already a nationally recognized literary voice, editor of the provocative left-wing magazine The Masses, a playwright whose Broadway comedy Little Accident later became a Hollywood film, & a fearless advocate for free thought during one of the most politically charged eras in history. Inside these walls, conversations stretched lat