Wọ inú ọ̀kan lára àwọn ilé ìtàn àgbàyanu tí a ti dáàbò bo gẹ́gẹ́ bí àmì ilẹ̀ ní Ìlú New York. A kọ́ ọ́ ní ọdún 1855 lórí ilẹ̀ tí Rose & Crown Tavern olókìkí wà tẹ́lẹ̀, níbi tí Gbogbogbo ọmọ ogun ilẹ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì, William Howe, ti ka Ìkéde Òmìnira sí àwọn ọmọ ogun rẹ̀ nígbà kan.

Ilé ńlá ara-Ítálì yìí ni olórí ẹgbẹ́ ọmọ ogun Staten Island kan ní ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ pàṣẹ kí a kọ́, a sì ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ rẹ̀ ní ìbámu pẹ̀lú àyíká àdánidá, ní títẹ̀lé àwọn ìlànà ẹwà ilẹ̀ àwòrán tí Alexander Jackson Davis àti Andrew Jackson Downing gbé kalẹ̀. Downing sì ni ayàwòrán ilé tí a mọ̀ sí “baba ìmọ̀ iṣẹ́ ẹwà ilẹ̀ Amẹ́ríkà.”

Lẹ́yìn náà, Gustav Mayer, alùṣèdá adùn tí a bí ní Jámánì, ni ilé náà jẹ́. Ohunelo wafer fanila rẹ̀ àkọ́kọ́, tí a dá sílẹ̀ nínú ilé yìí gan-an, di ìpìlẹ̀ fún àṣeyọrí Nabisco. Nítorí náà, ilé náà da ogún Amẹ́ríkà pọ̀ mọ́ ìmọ̀ tuntun ilẹ̀ Yúróòpù.

Gẹ́gẹ́ bí àpótí àkókò iṣẹ́ ọnà ilé tòótọ́, ilé náà ti fẹrẹẹ̀ má yí padà rárá. A ti tún ilẹ̀ àkọ́kọ́ ṣe dé ìpele dídára tó yẹ fún ilé àfihàn, pẹ̀lú yàrá ìgbàgbọ́ méjì, yàrá ìsun mẹ́ta, ilé ìdáná méjì, balùwẹ̀ pípé méjì, àti àwọn ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ ọwọ́ àtijọ́ tí ó wà káàkiri.

Àwọn ilẹ̀ òkè, tí ó ní yàrá àfikún mẹ́jọ àti àwọn pípì omi tí a ti gbé sípò, fúnni ní àyè tó ju ẹsẹ̀ onígun mẹ́rin 2,800 lọ tí ó ṣetán fún àtúnṣe, pẹ̀lú àǹfààní àgbékalẹ̀ àti iṣẹ́ ọnà tó lágbára gan-an.

Ilé náà wà lórí ilẹ̀ tó ju ìdámẹ́ta ilẹ̀ acre lọ, cupola olókìkí rẹ̀ sì wà lókè, láti ibẹ̀ ni a ti lè rí ojú-omi Raritan Bay àti Afárá Verrazzano ní ìwòye gbooro.

Àwọn inú ilé tó dà bí àlá ti jẹ́ ibi àyàwòrán fún àwọn ayàwòrán aṣọ olókìkí jù lọ lágbàáyé, bí Steven Meisel àti Peter Lindbergh, pẹ̀lú àwọn àfihàn nínú Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, àti W Magazine.

Àwọn olókìkí bí Gisele Bündchen, Lauren Hutton, àti Mary-Kate Olsen ti ya àwòrán níbí—èyí sì tún fi ìdí múlẹ̀ pé ohun-ini yìí jẹ́ ọ̀kan lára àwọn ilé tó ṣe pàtàkì jù lọ nípa ìríran àti àṣà ní NYC. Èyí ju ohun-ini gidi lọ.

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.