Property Description

Set across 280 extraordinary acres in the western Catskills, Eagles Ridge Farm is not merely a property, but a fully realized private world, an irreplaceable convergence of art, architecture, wilderness, and legacy.Bordered by thousands of acres of protected wilderness within the historic sphere of the Gould and Rockefeller Catskills holdings, the estate retains the scale and quiet grandeur of a disappearing era. Assembled over generations, the property carries forward a tradition of deeplypersonal estates created not simply for habitation, but for reflection, creativity, and permanence. Unlike many great legacy properties lost to subdivision or time, thisextraordinary holding remains remarkably intact, a singular offering of cultural depth, ecological scale, and privacy that would be nearlyimpossible to recreate today. Just over two hours from New York City, the property unfolds across forests, open meadows, private streams, and mountain ridgelines rising to 2,270 feet. More than ten miles of trails weave throughout the land, revealing swimming holes, moss-covered pathways, sculptural clearings,and panoramic viewpoints that feel entirely removed from the modern world.At the heart of the estate lies one of the most extraordinary environmental sculptures ever created, Michael Ayrtons stone maze.Conceived by Wall Street investor and contemporary art collectorArmand Erpf after reading Ayrtons The Maze Maker, a fictional autobiography of Daedalus, the work was commissioned directly fromthe celebrated English sculptor and completed in 1965. Believed to be the largest stone maze built since antiquity, the work stretches approximately 1,680 feet and is anchored by original bronzes depicting Daedalus, Icarus, and the Minotaur. Both artwork and immersive landscape experience, it transforms the property into something far beyond a traditional country estate, a museum-quality assemblage woven into the landscape itself, equal parts philosophical environment and living work of art.Near the entrance to the stone maze, a smaller contemplative labyrinth offers a quieter moment of reflection within the landscape. More than adozen additional sculptures are woven throughout the grounds,reinforcing the estates identity as a place shaped as much by imagination as by architecture.The main residence was fully renovated in 2016 for modern mountain living while preserving its timeless relationship to the surroundinglandscape. Spanning approximately 5,300 square feet with eight bedrooms and seven-and-a-half baths, the home opens to expansiveterraces, formal gardens, wide lawns, and sweeping mountain views. A meditative cupola crowns the residence, creating a rare balance between refinement and wilderness.Beyond a covered cedar staircase and moss-lined bluestone paths sits a beautifully restored 2,800-square-foot brick guest house with threeprivate apartments, offering flexible accommodations for guests, caretakers, artists, or multi-generational living.The estate further includes:An 800-square-foot pool house with kitchenette and changing roomsA heated 56 x 24 pool with expansive bluestone terraceA five-stall horse barn.Polo stick-and-ball fieldGarages accommodating up to six vehiclesAn office cabin and trout stream pump houseA Har-Tru tennis court ready for resurfacing for tennis or pickleballWired and wireless high-speed internet and comprehensive security infrastructureExisting systems supporting future off-grid energy potentialThe land itself is among the propertys greatest luxuries. Approximately40 a

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