This property was purchased in 2013
About Marjorie
What happens when an arts entrepreneur and creator of 'ThinkBig!' gets together with an Emmy award winning film editor? She reads his personal ad (โFUN, 52, RECENT NYC transplant, sexy, successful, attractive arts entrepreneur, child like, sensitive, open, honest and well therapied...โ), They meet, marry and move from Santa Monica, CA. to the West Village...until 9/11. Bob was 'ground zero.' It wa
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What happens when an arts entrepreneur and creator of 'ThinkBig!' gets together with an Emmy award winning film editor? She reads his personal ad (โFUN, 52, RECENT NYC transplant, sexy, successful, attractive arts entrepreneur, child like, sensitive, open, honest and well therapied...โ), They meet, marry and move from Santa Monica, CA. to the West Village...until 9/11. Bob was 'ground zero.' It was time to leave. We fell in love with the Catskill region and ended up buying a home! We've been here full time since 2005.
Why the Owner Chose Woodstock:
Bob is obsessed with water. We are the owners of The Waterfall House, our first vacation rental home set on Niobe Falls. When the cottage down the road became available, we couldn't say no. After a full year of top to bottom renovation, A Stream Side Cottage, L.L.C., is brand new and ready for you!
The Unique Benefits at this Cottage:
Palenville is an unspoiled gem offering the magic of the Catskill Mountains with proximity to Woodstock, Saugerties, Hunter Mountain and the town of Hudson, a destination for art and antique collectors.
Why This Property?
The Waterfall House and A Stream Side Cottage sit snuggled into an area so rich in history, where legend begat fact, that the neighborhood adds another layer of wonder to an already stunning setting.
It was this immediate area of Palenville that Washington Irving borrowed in 1819 for the setting for the epic slumber and awakening of Rip Van Winkle, drawing the then-young country's attention t
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The Waterfall House and A Stream Side Cottage sit snuggled into an area so rich in history, where legend begat fact, that the neighborhood adds another layer of wonder to an already stunning setting.
It was this immediate area of Palenville that Washington Irving borrowed in 1819 for the setting for the epic slumber and awakening of Rip Van Winkle, drawing the then-young country's attention to the area. A few years later, the first of the pioneering artists of what became known as the Hudson River School of painting were pulled here, too.
The young Thomas Cole first visited here in 1825, to sketch nearby Kaaterskill Falls and other spots. The paintings he made from those sketched moved many other artists to flock to the area to try to capture it's awe-inspiring beauty, not only on canvas but also in poetry and prose.
Their glorious works, widely reproduced in the major periodicals of the day, attracted so many visitors that they in turn spurred the popularity of grand mountaintop hotels, which became favored destinations for all the giants of the 19th and 20th century.
The famed Catskil Mountain House, in 1823 the first resort in America, was as legendary in its time as any playground of the famous and powerful today. The Mountain House, and the others that followed, like the Hotel Kaaterskill and the Laurel House, attracted Twain, Sherman, Presidents Arthur and Grant, along with nobility and notables from all over the world.
This is the real Catskill Mountains, not the vacation areas in the foothills to the southeast that long ago misappropriated the name. The justly famed Kaaterskill Falls, the tallest in New York State, rendered and made famous by all the major Hudson River School artists, is no more than four miles up the road!
If you love nature and want to be close to hip towns this is the destination spot for you. Woodstock NY, and Saugerties are great places to shop, & dine. Yet nature in all its glory is at your doorstep.
Unique Benefits
A Stream Side Cottage, sits on the flowing stream, with the legendary Nioble Waterfalls a quick walk up the block. The property itself has a nature trail that follows the water. Enjoy a glass of wine on the waters edge, a fire in our fire pit, or cuddle up on our hammock with the sounds of rushing water..The property is magnificent, peaceful and tranquil.
A Stream Side Cottage, sits on the flowing stream, with the legendary Nioble Waterfalls a quick walk up the block. The property itself has a nature trail that follows the water. Enjoy a glass of wine on the waters edge, a fire in our fire pit, or cuddle up on our hammock with the sounds of rushing water..The property is magnificent, peaceful and tranquil.