Local lore has it that the senator who made this 60-acre hilltop haven his home in the 19th century had such an extraordinary residence that families drove by in their buckboards just to see the stately house with its lush gardens and exotic peacocks. Over the past five years, this extraordinary Greek Revival property, complete with a fully modernized horse barn and more than 20 acres of fenced-in pastures, has been restored to period splendor and completely retrofitted with state of the art mechanicals. From the winding central staircase and formal parlor to an open and spacious architect-designed kitchen wing, this house just outside the village of Valley Falls, New York , promises a lifetime of pleasure in a remarkable setting.