High on a Columbia County hilltop overlooking the Taconic and Helderberg mountain ranges, this secluded 40-acre property at 411 Texas Hill Road is a modernist’s dream. The seller, Mark McDonald, known as “Mr. Modernism,” has been instrumental in creating a market for 20th-century modern design in America for over four decades. Asking $3,350,000, the estate features a 1966 mid-century main house designed by architect George Post.
At the end of a long driveway, the three-bedroom main house is served by a guest suite, an artist’s studio with a sauna, and a bespoke barn. Surrounding 4,000 square feet of total living space are gardens, walking trails, and spring-fed ponds.
The main house offers three bedrooms, a guest suite, and a two-car garage. The spaces are connected by covered walkways. The home has been updated for the 21st century with central air and radiant heated floors throughout.
The main living room, dining room, and kitchen form a large great room anchored by a central stone fireplace. Sliding glass doors that wrap the room offer views of the surrounding landscape. A vaulted wood ceiling, walnut hardwood floors, and custom built-ins add architectural integrity and warmth, highlighted by iconic designer lighting throughout.
The kitchen maintains its mid-century feel with minimalist cabinetry and stainless steel countertops. The kitchen is served by a mudroom and laundry room.
Down the home’s central hallway is a primary bedroom with an ensuite bath. Glass doors slide open onto a private patio. There are two more bedrooms, each with a bath.
From the main house, a covered walkway leads to the one-bedroom guest suite with its own living room, kitchen, and full bath. In a separate building, an artist’s studio offers a private sauna. A craftsman-style barn offers even more possibilities for living space or storage.
The lovingly landscaped grounds feature stone patios, fire pits, native and exotic trees and shrubs, rock outcroppings, a swimming pond, and wooded walking trails…