This quaint storybook estate tucked into a leafy enclave about 25 miles north of New York City carries a rare artistic legacy.
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Located in the affluent Rockland County hamlet of New City in the Lower Hudson Valley, Brook House dates to 1880 and has been owned by just four families over the past 110 years. Among its former owners are German singer and actor Lotte Lenya and her husband, composer Kurt Weill, best known for the music of The Threepenny Opera, including the iconic song “Mack the Knife.” Another former tenant of Brook House was Rollo Peters, an American actor, theater director, and scenic and costume designer who co-founded the Theatre Guild.
The current owners have lived on the 5.5-acre property for the past 33 years and carefully restored the roughly 4,600-square-foot Colonial-style residence with the guidance of interior designer Gail Jacobs, who also worked on Leonard Bernstein’s apartment at the Dakota in Manhattan. Jacobs spent years sourcing antiques and furnishings for the home, which are available for purchase separately and were selected to complement its 19th-century details, including hand-hewn beams and wide-plank pine and white-oak floors. Four fireplaces with period mantels include one with a carved wood surround from the 1800s and another finished in a Louis XV–style limestone surround…