Inside sprawling estate where 'the most dangerous man in America' once lived - as it hits the market for $65 MILLION By Amy Walters and Kelsi Karruli For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:45 BST, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 18:53 BST, 7 August 2024 e-mail View comments An estate that once hosted 'psychedelic awakenings' and is well-known for its unique past has hit the market for a whopping $65 million as it is set to become the most expensive property in the area. The New York-based mansion, known as The Hitchcock Estate, dates back to the Victorian era.
The 38-room property sprawls across an impressive 2,078 acres, and boasts two lakes and a peaceful forest. And, its ties to certain notable figures such a former Harvard professor has garnered it plenty of attention across New York. After having undergone extensive renovations, the 10-bedroom mansion is now ready for a new owner to make history - especially one that can reawaken its past.
An estate that once hosted 'psychedelic awakenings' and is well-known for its unique past has hit the market for a whopping $65 million as it is set to become the most expensive property In 1963, the president of Standard Oil, Walter C. Teagle, sold the home to brothers Billy and Timmy Hitchcock for a generous $500,000. Heirs to the Mellon family fortune – and members of one of the wealthiest families in the US – they decided to rent out the mansion.
The tenant was no other than Timothy Leary, a Harvard professor, clinical psychologist and pione.