While Villa Keen is much more modest, it still has a few opulent touches that make it fit for royalty.<\/p>\n
Take a look inside the quaint castle home in Westchester County<\/a>, New York.<\/p>\n The castle-style home was built by Joseph Keen for himself and his wife in 1929.<\/p>\n Villa Keen is nearly 100 years old.<\/p>\n Corcoran Baer & McIntosh <\/p>\n The home fits the genre of houses that came to be known as the “storybook” style that emerged in Los Angeles in the 1920s. Per the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society<\/a>, defining characteristics of storybook homes include asymmetrical visual features, round, gothic-style windows, and stucco-clad walls, among other traits.<\/p>\n Adam Blankfort, one of the home’s realtors at Corcoran Baer & McIntosh, told Business Insider that Keen took a drawing of a California castle-home with him to New York, setting out to create the same design.<\/p>\n The home sits near the Hudson River, about 15 miles from New York City.<\/p>\n The property is five minutes from a train line to New York City.<\/p>\n Corcoran Baer & McIntosh <\/p>\n The castle is about 1 mile from the Hudson River in Irvington, New York, and is five minutes from the Irvington train station on the Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line.<\/p>\n Blankfort told Mansion Global<\/a>, “It’s very hard to find something in this price range with this kind of historical significance so close to the city and the unbelievable river towns of Westchester.”<\/p>\n The 2.43-acre property features a pool and ample outdoor space.<\/p>\n The 2.43-acre plot of land has an in-ground pool.<\/p>\n Corcoran Baer & McIntosh <\/p>\n The home sits among a sea of trees, with a walkway of colored stones leading to two ancient-looking carved stone pillars, which serve as the house’s front gate. A winding staircase then leads to the home’s front entrance.<\/p>\n Other outdoor amenities include a pool house and an enclosed courtyard.<\/p>\n The home’s ownership history is defined by celebrities and prominent figures.<\/p>\n Actors Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones were among the home’s residents.<\/p>\n Corcoran Baer & McIntosh <\/p>\n Per the listing<\/a> from Corcoran Baer & McIntosh, the home’s first notable resident after Keen was Lloyd Stratton, a prominent executive at the Associated Press who was integral to the publication’s reporting during World War II and the years following, per the New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n After Stratton, Robert Wright, a TV producer best known for being the associate producer of “The Carol Burnett Show,” was a resident.<\/p>\n Following Wright, Tony-and-Grammy-winning actor Jack Cassidy and actress Shirley Jones lived in the home with their son while acting in the musical “Maggie Flynn” on Broadway.<\/p>\n A room with oak paneling served as the home’s library.<\/p>\n The home features light fixtures from Mackenzie-Childs.<\/p>\n Corcoran Baer & McIntosh <\/p>\n The listing agents said this was likely where Stratton worked during the tail end of his 40-year career at the AP.<\/p>\n The home also features light fixtures from Mackenzie-Childs.<\/p>\n Original elements from Keen’s construction remain in the home.<\/p>\n Villa Keen contains many arched windows.<\/p>\n Corcoran Baer & McIntosh <\/p>\n Arched windows are a common feature of the home, while much of the home’s woodwork and paneling is original.<\/p>\n The kitchen’s style harkens back to the 1950s.<\/p>\n The home has a 1950s-style kitchen.<\/p>\n Corcoran Baer & McIntosh <\/p>\n Characteristics like the tiled marble floors, the bulky range hood above the stove, and an all-white finish give the kitchen a retro feel.<\/p>\n History can be found in other areas of the property, too.<\/p>\n Villa Keen’s yard contains markings believed to be done by Native Americans.<\/p>\n Corcoran Baer & McIntosh <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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