How To Live In ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Author’s Incredible New York Mansion

If nostalgia is your thing, well then this recent real estate listing may be for you. A 1905 mansion located just outside the Hudson Valley that happens to be the former home of the author behind Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web is now on the market.

Who Is E.B. White?

A household name for many with little ones, or with a passion for reading, E.B., or Elwyn Brooks White, is the American author behind several timeless children's books like Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan.

Outside of children's publications, White's career also included work for the United Press, Seattle Times, and later as a writer and contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine.

The Pulitzer Prize special citation writer was born just outside the Hudson Valley in Mount Vernon, where he lived for quite some time, and the 5,000 square-foot Mount Vernon mansion that he was born in recently hit the market.

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Charlotte's Web Author's NY Mansion For Sale

Listed for a cool $2.8 million, the 101 Summit Avenue Mount Vernon mansion has six bedrooms, and four and a half baths, and was recently renovated. The home was built on .35 acres in 1905 and is advertised as a 'Famous Modern Mansion.' The recent listing begins with '*HISTORIC MANSION ALERT*' on R New York, a NY-based real estate company.

The 'unique, modern and impressive' mansion features custom-designed white marble-like floors and extravagant chandeliers, high ceilings, spectacular fireplaces, and a wet bar. If you have someone to do the cooking for you, perhaps the 'custom-designed kitchen that elevates the home with a separate entrance easily accessible for staff and deliveries' will help solidify that this historic house is for you.

Other features include exuberant moldings, a large detached garage, and a private nine-foot-deep well on the property. You can view the entire listing, and additional photos, and even set up your viewing of the historic home, here.