A price on LOVE! Legendary US architect Frank Lloyd Wright's stunning six-bed New York home on its own heart-shaped island hits the market at $14.9million
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Massaro house on upstate New York's Petra Island has gone on sale for $14.9million
- The 6,000 square-foot property has six bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, two guest houses, a dock and helipad
- The hideaway, sitting on the 11-acre heart-shaped Petra Island, rises out of the middle of Lake Mahopac
- The main residence juts out over the lake reminiscent of the architect's famed Fallingwater in Pennsylvania
A striking Frank Lloyd Wright property - complete with its own heart-shaped island - has gone on sale for $14.9million.
Situated on the 11-acre Petra Island in upstate New York's Putnam County, the property, known as the Massarro house, uniquely blends the natural features of the land right into the interior of the home in true Lloyd Wright style.
The main residence juts out over Lake Mahopac, reminiscent of the architect's famed Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.
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A Frank Lloyd Wright home in upstate New York has gone on sale for $14million - and even comes with its own remote island
Situated on the 11-acre heart-shaped Petra Island in upstate New York's Putnam County, the property is known as the Massarro house
The remote hideaway rises out of the middle of Lake Mahopac, which is 47 miles from the hustle and bustle of New York City
Sprawling 6,000-plus square feet, the property has six bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, two guest houses, a tea house dock and helipad
The home uniquely blends the natural features of the land right into the interior of the home's bedrooms and living rooms in true Lloyd Wright style
Bedrooms in the home - some of which feature wood-paneled walls and ceilings like above, have stunning views of the lakes and French doors opening up to balconies
The home boasts an artists' studio as well as 'magnificent rock formations and nature trails' and features six fireplaces and breath-taking views from every room
The hideaway rises out of the middle of Lake Mahopac, forming a 'pristine retreat that boasts 200-year-old beech trees'
Sprawling 6,000-plus square feet, the property has six bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, two guest houses, a tea house dock and helipad.
Real estate company Chilton and Chadwick have listed the property for $14million.
The hideaway rises out of the middle of Lake Mahopac, forming a 'pristine retreat that boasts 200-year-old beech trees', according to AHAlife, where the island has been featured as 'one of the most coveted gifts of the season'.
Designed by Wright in the 1950s, it stretches 5,000-square-feet, laid out on a triangular grid and has decks totalling an additional 2,000-square-feet made of African mahogany.
The home boasts an artists' studio as well as 'magnificent rock formations and nature trails' and features six fireplaces and breath-taking views from every room.
Designed by Wright in the 1950s, it stretches 5,000-square-feet, laid out on a triangular grid and has decks totalling an additional 2,000-square-feet made of African mahogany
The home's kitchen truly blends nature with architecture with rock formations creating counter space next to stainless steel appliances
A stunning stained-glass window shaped in a hexagon sits above the kitchen sink in one of the home's kitchens, which is also equipped with retro-looking appliances
Wall-to-wall bookshelves fill space in a living room in the home, which also has a fireplace built into a wall formed out of rock
Wright sketched the dream home more than 50 years ago for the engineer, Ahmed Chahroudi, who owned the island at the time
But Wright's designs in the 1950s didn't leave the drawing board for many years because Chahroudi couldn't afford the $50,000 price tag
It wasn't until 40 years later, in 1996, Joe Massaro bought Petra Island, for a mere $700,000, and set about making Wright's vision a reality
Agents from real-estate agency Chilton and Chadwick, which is based in Greenwich, Connecticut, have listed the home for $14.9million
Wright sketched the dream home more than 50 years ago for the engineer, Ahmed Chahroudi, who owned the island.
However, the designs never left the drawing board because Chahroudi couldn't afford the $50,000 price tag.
But in 1996, Joe Massaro bought Petra Island, for a mere $700,000, and set about making Wright's vision a reality.
After four years of construction - the project was delayed as builders had to wait until the lake froze each winter to haul the materials they needed across the ice - it was finally finished in 2007, decades after Wright's death.
An agent from Chilton and Chadwick said of the property: 'This is a truly amazing house, and the combination of the heart shape as well as numerous Frank Lloyd Wright houses makes it unlike anything else in the world.
'It is also unbelievably conveniently located just 15 minutes by helicopter from Manhattan, making it the perfect weekend and summer getaway.
'There really isn’t anything quite like Petra Island. It is an ideal family retreat – a true oasis.'
The property in upstate New York is less than 50 miles from Manhattan, and real estate agents said it can be reached by helicopter in 15 minutes from the city
The heart-shaped island is just one of Frank Lloyd Wright's hundreds of properties around the United States that his fans continue to admire
Wright was known for his use of unusual geometric shapes and for integrating his buildings into the landscape, and both techniques can be seen in the New York home
While the property on sale is a private residence, one of the remarkable things about Wright's enduring legacy is how popular his buildings remain as pilgrimage sites for his fans
At sunset the home on Petra Island blends perfectly into nature, with its rock-covered walls and gray-colored roof fit right in with its surrounding landscape
In all, about 380 Wright structures are still standing, and those that are open to the public often sell out their tours weeks in advance. Pictured above, a view of the Petra Island property from afar
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