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A Sanctuary Shaped by an Artist’s Hand

Set within seven wooded acres in the storied landscape of Pennsylvania’s historic Oley Valley, this remarkable stone residence is less a house than a lived work of art, a sanctuary shaped across centuries and ultimately reimagined by nationally recognized sculptor and artist R. Scott Mundt.

Originally constructed in 1790, with a stone addition completed in 1830, the home carries the quiet permanence of early American craftsmanship. In 1995, Mundt transformed the property through an artistic renovation that honored its heritage while infusing it with the sensibility of a working artist by blending sculpture, architecture, and daily living into a singular environment.

Mundt approached the home as both canvas and refuge. His hand is present throughout: a monumental carved mantle anchoring the great room’s soaring fifteen-foot stone fireplace, raised wood paneling crafted with sculptural precision, and a custom kitchen thoughtfully built from the home’s original windows, preserving history through reinvention.

Across approximately 5,000 square feet, spaces unfold with both grandeur and intimacy. Timber-frame construction and exposed beams lend warmth and scale, while stone archways lead quietly from library to den to foyer. Light travels through the home in a daily rhythm; morning sun filling the original 1790 front room, skylights illuminating gathering spaces throughout the day, and evening sunsets settling into the great room.

The residence invites both connection and solitude. A gallery walkway leads to the private primary suite, while a winding staircase ascends to a fourth-floor loft . A serene retreat with skylight and private deck overlooking the surrounding canopy.

Outside, nature becomes part of the architecture. A vernal stream flows beneath a walkway bridge and lower deck, cascading into a waterfall that feeds a tranquil pond framed by pines, cattails, and Japanese maple. Blue heron visit the water’s edge, geese and mallard families return seasonally, and songbirds nest along the covered porch where quiet mornings unfold to the sound of rain on skylights or wind moving through Norway spruce.

Gardens intentionally naturalized over time bloom with perennials and fruit trees, inviting afternoons spent beneath shifting shade or evenings marked by the distant call of foxes at dusk. Despite its Revolutionary-era proximity to the road, the surrounding acreage creates a remarkable sense of privacy and stillness.

Equally suited as a full-time residence, weekend retreat, or creative compound, the property includes a substantial stone barn and a fully equipped workshop designed for makers and artisans, a continuation of Mundt’s belief that creativity belongs within everyday life.

Located approximately two hours from New York City, an hour from New Jersey and just over an hour from Philadelphia, the home offers rare accessibility paired with profound escape.

Here, luxury is not defined by excess, but by authenticity and by craftsmanship shaped by human hands, by history preserved rather than replicated, and by a life lived in harmony with art and landscape.

This is not simply a residence. It is a place created to be experienced.

History

· Artist-designed and handcrafted residence

· Work by the creator held in SFMOMA collection

· 1790 origins preserved rather than replaced

· Authentic craftsmanship impossible to replicate today

· Private natural setting within reach of NYC & Philadelphia