The Pumpkin House gets its name from the shape of the lighted windows and the orange glow of sunset. Perched high above the Hudson River — at the highest natural point in Manhattan &mdash the art-filled home belongs to interior designer William Spink and much of the interior details are original...
Original details like paneled walls and tiled ceilings are still part of the decor. The house was completed in 1925 &mdash even before the construction of the nearby George Washington Bridge had begun.
For more about the Pumpkin House and its owner, see The New York Times: Who Lives There: A Face in the Crowd. Don't miss the slideshow for more interior images.
Images: Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times
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I used to live just a few blocks from this house, and was always curious about it. Now, I am completely enchanted. I love the owners quirky style.
holy cow that's amazing!
Wow! Love all the details in this home, especially the painted door with the image of the house.
Cool.
It reminds me of the house outside of DC where the Excorsist took place.
what an amazing little house
How much did he pay??
Anyone know????
The painting of the George Washington Bridge hung on the front of the hutch is by an amazing young artist named Bennett Vadnais. I also have a painting by Bennett (bought at the same show, no doubt) that's a view up the Hudson River, actually showing the Pumpkin House in the foreground!
I believe he paid about 1.7 K.
He had it on the market for two years before the NY Times article. I wonder if he's finally been able to unload it.
As I had an apartment on Chittenden Ave. across the street
from Pumpkin House, I jumped at a chance to attend an open house. While it was listed as five bedrooms, only the front bedroom and the rear "master bedroom" were serviceably sized. The three middle bedrooms were the size of the maid's rooms on Park Ave.
The best part of the house was the rented apartment downstairs. That was truly a gem. A broadway musical actress (or chorine) had rented it for about ten years and when the opportunity to buy at a co-op across the street, did so.
Sorry, I was mistaken on what he paid. It was listed by Douglas Elliman Realty and the son of the owner was the listing agent. It was put on the market for 1.6 Million and it may have sold for 1.2. Aside from remodeling the kitchen the new owner hardly did anything else. I wonder if it has finally sold.