Shiga cikin ɗaya daga cikin fitattun tsoffin gidajen tarihi da aka ayyana a matsayin wuraren tarihi a birnin New York. An gina shi a shekarar 1855 a filin mashahurin Rose & Crown Tavern, inda Janar William Howe na Birtaniya ya taɓa karanta sanarwar ’yancin kai ga rundunarsa. An tsara wannan katafaren gidan salon Italianate ne bisa umarnin wani kwamandan rundunar sa-kai na Staten Island, cikin jituwa da yanayin ƙasa, bisa kyawawan manufofin Alexander Jackson Davis da Andrew Jackson Downing, wanda shi ne mashahurin gine-ginen da ake kira “uban gine-ginen shimfidar ƙasa na Amurka.”

Daga baya gidan ya zama mallakin Gustav Mayer, ɗan asalin Jamus mai yin kayan zaƙi, wanda girkinsa na asali na biskit ɗin vanilla, wanda aka ƙirƙira a cikin wannan gida, ya zama tushen nasarar kamfanin Nabisco. Gidan ya haɗa gadon Amurka da ƙirƙire-ƙirƙiren Turai. A matsayin wani taskar tarihin gine-gine na gaske, ya kasance kusan ba a taɓa sauya shi ba; an maido da bene na farko gaba ɗaya bisa ƙa’idojin ingancin gidan tarihi, wanda ya ƙunshi babban ɗakin liyafa mai rabe gida biyu, ɗakunan kwana uku, kicin biyu, dakunan wanka cikakku biyu, da cikakkun kayan aikin hannu na asali a ko’ina.

Benayen sama, waɗanda ke da ƙarin ɗakuna takwas da aka riga aka tanadar musu da tsarin bututun ruwa, suna ba da sarari sama da murabba’in ƙafa 2,800 da ke shirye don gyarawa, tare da babbar damar ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire. Gidan yana kan fili mai faɗin fiye da rabin eka, kuma wata fitacciyar cupola ce ta rufe samansa, daga inda ake samun shimfidaddun ra’ayoyi masu ban mamaki na Raritan Bay da gadar Verrazzano.

Kyawawan cikin gidan sun kasance wuraren ɗaukar hotuna ga manyan masu ɗaukar hotunan kayan sawa na duniya kamar Steven Meisel da Peter Lindbergh, ciki har da hotunan mujallu a Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, da W Magazine. Fitattun mutane kamar Gisele Bündchen, Lauren Hutton, da Mary-Kate Olsen duk an ɗauki hotunansu a nan—abin da ya ƙara tabbatar da matsayin wannan kadarar a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin gidaje mafi muhimmanci ta fuskar gani da al’adu a birnin New York.

Wannan ya fi kawai kadarar gidaje.

Enter inside one of New York City's most extraordinary landmarked historic homes. Built in 1855 on the grounds of the legendary Rose & Crown Tavern, where British General William Howe once read the Declaration of Independence to his troops. This grand Italianate villa was originally commissioned by a Staten Island militia commander and designed in harmony with the natural landscape, following the picturesque ideals of Alexander Jackson Davis and Andrew Jackson Downing who was the architect known as the ''father of American landscape architecture.'' Later belonging to Gustav Mayer, the German-born confectioner whose original vanilla wafer recipe, which was created in this very home, became the foundation for Nabisco's success, the house blends American legacy with European innovation. A true architectural time capsule, it has remained remarkably untouched, with the first floor fully restored to museum-quality standards, including a double parlor, three bedrooms, two kitchens, two full baths, and original handcrafted details throughout. The upper floors, with eight additional rooms and rough plumbing in place, offer over 2,800 sq ft of restoration-ready space and incredible creative potential. The home sits on over half an acre, crowned by its iconic cupola with sweeping views of Raritan Bay and the Verrazzano Bridge. Its dreamy interiors have served as backdrops for the world's top fashion photographers such as Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh, including spreads in Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and W Magazine. Notable icons such as Gisele Bündchen, Lauren Hutton, and Mary-Kate Olsen have all been photographed here—further cementing this property's reputation as one of the most visually and culturally significant homes in NYC. This is more than real estate.