The nuts and bolts
4 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
2,936 square feet
.74 acres
House proud
One of the last remaining Carl Fisher homes is on offer—fully renovated with modern conveniences and meticulous attention to historic detail. The home was one of about 30 he built in an innovative development project to make Montauk the Miami Beach of the north. His plans to create a stylish resort included constructing luxury and employee housing, public spaces such as the Montauk Manor, a school, golf, yacht and surf clubs, and a racetrack.
“There are a very few of these homes that kept the original layout,” says Terry Thompson, who is co-listing the property with Tania Deighton, both of Douglas Elliman. “This owner bought it in a decrepit state, completely restored it but kept the floorplan.”
The home is being offered turn-key fully furnished.
What’s the plan?
The main level features high ceilings —12.5 feet in the living room, which has an adjacent sitting room separated by a fireplace wall, kitchen and a 22-foot long grand dining room. A 209-square-foot bedroom is near a full bathroom in the hallway. Two ensuite bedrooms, including the 410-square-foot primary are on the second floor along with a 7 x 8.6 bonus room. The third floor is devoted to a bedroom of 145 square feet. There is generous exterior space: a porch of nearly 900 square feet and a patio of nearly 1,400 square feet.
What’s cooking?
The 283-square-foot kitchen features custom Bear Mountain Woodworking cabinetry in a white Shaker style, Carrera countertops, a large wood-toned center island, imported Belgian bluestone floors, and Viking and Bosch stainless-steel appliances. Stylish details include Zellige-style tiles on the backsplash and floating shelves. Six windows over the farmhouse sink let in generous light, as do the French doors leading to the back yard.
What else?
No detail was overlooked says Thompson, from the on-trend brass bathroom finishes and custom light fixtures to built-in shelves and restoration of elements such as the leaded-glass doors. The owner “even recreated the slate roof, and imported the Belgian bluestone floors in kitchen to tie in with the roof,” says Thompson. The original design created inset birdhouses in the apex above the garage doors, which were preserved.
One cool thing
Thompson calls Fisher “the engineer of Montauk and one of the original American visionaries.” In addition to developing Miami Beach, he founded the Indianapolis Speedway and was behind many other infrastructure projects including the Lincoln Highway, the nation’s first coast-to-coast road, and once he built Miami Beach from a mangrove swamp, he built the Dixie Highway so people could get there. He held patents in the automotive industry, producing the precursor to the electric headlight
Agent’s callout
“Montauk has evolved over the last 10 to 15 years,” says Thompson. “It used to be a fishing village and is now very chic with people coming from all over the world to visit. From golfing to surfing, it appeals to everyone, and this is a rare opportunity to own a piece of real Montauk history.”
Location, location, location
This classic Fisher home is about three miles from the village. Nearby are all the classic sites: Ditch Plains and Gin beaches, Hither Woods State Park and Preserve and Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum.
Details
The home at 205 Fairview Ave. lists for $3,495,000 and the details can be seen here.
