Drumlin Hall

A large yellow house, known as Drumlin Hall, sits on a snowy hill, surrounded by leafless trees dusted with snow. A line of young trees lines a driveway in the foreground. Rolling, forested hills covered in snow stretch into the distance under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
A large beige house sits on a green hill, surrounded by trees with vibrant autumn foliage in shades of orange, red, and yellow. A small pond with reflections of the trees is in the foreground, and forested hills rise in the background under a clear sky.
A large, two-story stone manor house with white window shutters and a central columned entryway sits atop a grassy hill. The house is surrounded by bare trees, with an overcast sky in the background.
A tan stone building with tall arched windows and decorative trim, featuring white frames and doors. Bushes, hedges, and small pink flowers line the walkway in the landscaped garden under a partly cloudy blue sky.
A grand beige stone mansion with tall columns overlooks a manicured lawn, flower beds, and distant rolling hills. A small fountain with a statue sits in the foreground beside a neatly trimmed hedge and tiled walkway under a clear blue sky.
A grand foyer with a curved staircase, ornate railing, and a marble statue of a woman on a pedestal. Theres a green-striped sofa, a framed portrait on the wall, two side tables with lamps, and sunlight streaming onto the polished wood floor. Elegant, sunlit hallway with peach walls, ornate gold-framed paintings, two marble-topped side tables, and a central chandelier. Double doors open to a bright room with a decorative table, white flowers, and large windows at the far end.
Sunny, elegant room with striped antique settees, round table with white flowers, classic framed art on cream walls, and marble columns leading to a cozy sitting area with tan leather chairs and a fireplace. Warm wood floors create a welcoming atmosphere.
Ornate cream doorframe opens to a bright, elegant living room with gold mirrors, framed art, patterned carpet, and a floral sofa. Cream walls, antique lamps, and rich drapes add warmth. The foreground features a lamp and framed painting on a peach wall.
Elegant, sunlit living room with floral carpet, antique furniture, gold-framed mirrors, chandelier, and ornate fireplace. Large windows with drapes, classic paintings on cream walls, and fresh flowers create a refined, traditional ambiance.
Elegant, sunlit sitting room with floral carpet, gold-framed art, ornate sofa with patterned cushions, and a lamp on a decorated table. View through a white-trimmed doorway reveals another room with more paintings and wooden chairs.
Elegant living room with wood-paneled walls, classic art, and busts. A green sofa with floral pillows faces the viewer. Tall windows, floral arrangement, chandelier, ornate rug, and adjacent sunlit room with a desk and more art are visible.
Elegant living room with wood-paneled walls, a marble fireplace, a large landscape painting, and a brass chandelier. Sofas with floral pillows, a coffee table with plants and books, and an ornate rug fill the space. Blue drapes frame tall windows. A cozy wood-paneled alcove features a built-in bookshelf with books and decor, a marble counter with drinks, and two white vases. In front, a pink armchair and a small side table with flowers and a mug add warmth to the elegant, classical room.
Elegant hallway with a domed skylight, arched ceiling, ornate trim, and wall art evokes the timeless charm of Drumlin Hall. A Persian rug, floral armchair, sofa, and coffee table with books create a cozy seating area. Decorative statues and antique furniture line the walls.
Elegant sitting room with floral armchairs, a light blue couch, ornate rugs, classical statues, and large framed paintings on cream walls. Doorways lead to adjoining rooms. A wooden chest serves as a coffee table with books stacked on top and below.
A green room in Drumlin Hall features a central wooden gun cabinet holding rifles and a leather case. Flanking the cabinet are chairs, riding boots, and hats on hooks. The walls are decorated with framed hunting art. In the foreground, a bronze horse sculpture rests on a table next to a Stalking Register.
Elegant dining room with a long wooden table, eight chairs, tall white candles, and a fruit centerpiece. Ornate chandelier hangs above. Background features classic paintings, sconces, and a sideboard with decorative vases against cream-colored walls. Elegant dining room with a large wooden table, high-backed chairs, and candlesticks. Crystal chandelier above, green carpet with floral pattern, framed paintings on cream walls, and a black-mantle fireplace with ornate gold accents. Fruit bowls on table.
Ornate white fireplace mantel with intricate carvings, two tall candles in crystal holders, two gold urns, a gold decorative basket, and part of a framed painting above. The fireplace has a black marble insert with gold veining.
A round wooden dining table with four chairs sits in a sunlit room. Large curved windows with white curtains surround the table. An ornate chandelier hangs above, and outside the windows, green grass and trees are visible.
A spacious, elegant bedroom features a canopy bed with gold drapes, antique wooden furniture, blue carpet, and large windows letting in natural light. A vase of yellow flowers, armchairs, and wall art complete the serene, classic décor.
A wood four-poster bed with a rust canopy and white drapes sits in a cozy bedroom with cream walls, wooden floors, a floral rug, and two nightstands, each with a lamp. Pillows with floral patterns rest on the bed. An open door and a bench are visible.

Drumlin Hall

This new 7,500 square foot classical stone house was designed for a woman with important collections of Federal style furniture and Hudson River School and American Impressionist paintings. A modern-day version of a Palladian villa, it was inspired by the works of Benjamin Latrobe, Robert Adam and Sir John Soane. PPA concealed the complexity of the plans and section behind four symmetrical facades of warm, buff-colored sandstone, each of a slightly different architectural character, and organized the plan around a groin-vaulted hall with a cylindrical stair that rises to a domed, top lit gallery on the second floor. Two major central axes organize the interconnecting rooms: the front door leads from the porte-cochere, through the vaulted hall, into the drawing room, ornamented with Greek Revival door casings and Aeolic pilasters. The stair connects to the faux bois library and south-facing vistas of the Hudson Valley. Small, domed book recesses on either side of the library fireplace connect to a concealed bar behind the chimney breast. As the most dramatic interior in the house, the second-floor gallery connecting to the bedrooms features a handkerchief dome, niches and wall space for art. The decoration of the rooms, sensitively carried out by Thomas Jayne, reinforces the classical nature of the design, the art collection and the antique furniture. 

Partner-in-Charge: Thomas P. R. Nugent 

Design Director: Gregory Gilmartin

Associates: Nebojsa Savic, Anton Glikin, Sean Blackwell, Timothy P. Kelly, F. Patrick Mohan, Eero Schultz, Andrew Davis, James Taylor

Landscape Design: Ruthie Bontecou of RB Ltd. 

Interior Design: Thomas Jayne, Jayne Design Studio

Photography: Pieter Estersohn (1-13) and Jonathan Wallen (14-23)

A large yellow house, known as Drumlin Hall, sits on a snowy hill, surrounded by leafless trees dusted with snow. A line of young trees lines a driveway in the foreground. Rolling, forested hills covered in snow stretch into the distance under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
A large beige house sits on a green hill, surrounded by trees with vibrant autumn foliage in shades of orange, red, and yellow. A small pond with reflections of the trees is in the foreground, and forested hills rise in the background under a clear sky.
A large, two-story stone manor house with white window shutters and a central columned entryway sits atop a grassy hill. The house is surrounded by bare trees, with an overcast sky in the background.
A tan stone building with tall arched windows and decorative trim, featuring white frames and doors. Bushes, hedges, and small pink flowers line the walkway in the landscaped garden under a partly cloudy blue sky.
A grand beige stone mansion with tall columns overlooks a manicured lawn, flower beds, and distant rolling hills. A small fountain with a statue sits in the foreground beside a neatly trimmed hedge and tiled walkway under a clear blue sky.
A grand foyer with a curved staircase, ornate railing, and a marble statue of a woman on a pedestal. Theres a green-striped sofa, a framed portrait on the wall, two side tables with lamps, and sunlight streaming onto the polished wood floor.
Elegant, sunlit hallway with peach walls, ornate gold-framed paintings, two marble-topped side tables, and a central chandelier. Double doors open to a bright room with a decorative table, white flowers, and large windows at the far end.
Sunny, elegant room with striped antique settees, round table with white flowers, classic framed art on cream walls, and marble columns leading to a cozy sitting area with tan leather chairs and a fireplace. Warm wood floors create a welcoming atmosphere.
Ornate cream doorframe opens to a bright, elegant living room with gold mirrors, framed art, patterned carpet, and a floral sofa. Cream walls, antique lamps, and rich drapes add warmth. The foreground features a lamp and framed painting on a peach wall.
Elegant, sunlit living room with floral carpet, antique furniture, gold-framed mirrors, chandelier, and ornate fireplace. Large windows with drapes, classic paintings on cream walls, and fresh flowers create a refined, traditional ambiance.
Elegant, sunlit sitting room with floral carpet, gold-framed art, ornate sofa with patterned cushions, and a lamp on a decorated table. View through a white-trimmed doorway reveals another room with more paintings and wooden chairs.
Elegant living room with wood-paneled walls, classic art, and busts. A green sofa with floral pillows faces the viewer. Tall windows, floral arrangement, chandelier, ornate rug, and adjacent sunlit room with a desk and more art are visible.
Elegant living room with wood-paneled walls, a marble fireplace, a large landscape painting, and a brass chandelier. Sofas with floral pillows, a coffee table with plants and books, and an ornate rug fill the space. Blue drapes frame tall windows.
A cozy wood-paneled alcove features a built-in bookshelf with books and decor, a marble counter with drinks, and two white vases. In front, a pink armchair and a small side table with flowers and a mug add warmth to the elegant, classical room.
Elegant hallway with a domed skylight, arched ceiling, ornate trim, and wall art evokes the timeless charm of Drumlin Hall. A Persian rug, floral armchair, sofa, and coffee table with books create a cozy seating area. Decorative statues and antique furniture line the walls.
Elegant sitting room with floral armchairs, a light blue couch, ornate rugs, classical statues, and large framed paintings on cream walls. Doorways lead to adjoining rooms. A wooden chest serves as a coffee table with books stacked on top and below.
A green room in Drumlin Hall features a central wooden gun cabinet holding rifles and a leather case. Flanking the cabinet are chairs, riding boots, and hats on hooks. The walls are decorated with framed hunting art. In the foreground, a bronze horse sculpture rests on a table next to a Stalking Register.
Elegant dining room with a long wooden table, eight chairs, tall white candles, and a fruit centerpiece. Ornate chandelier hangs above. Background features classic paintings, sconces, and a sideboard with decorative vases against cream-colored walls.
Elegant dining room with a large wooden table, high-backed chairs, and candlesticks. Crystal chandelier above, green carpet with floral pattern, framed paintings on cream walls, and a black-mantle fireplace with ornate gold accents. Fruit bowls on table.
Ornate white fireplace mantel with intricate carvings, two tall candles in crystal holders, two gold urns, a gold decorative basket, and part of a framed painting above. The fireplace has a black marble insert with gold veining.
A round wooden dining table with four chairs sits in a sunlit room. Large curved windows with white curtains surround the table. An ornate chandelier hangs above, and outside the windows, green grass and trees are visible.
A spacious, elegant bedroom features a canopy bed with gold drapes, antique wooden furniture, blue carpet, and large windows letting in natural light. A vase of yellow flowers, armchairs, and wall art complete the serene, classic décor.
A wood four-poster bed with a rust canopy and white drapes sits in a cozy bedroom with cream walls, wooden floors, a floral rug, and two nightstands, each with a lamp. Pillows with floral patterns rest on the bed. An open door and a bench are visible.

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