390 Rue Erpf

Set across 280 extraordinary acres in the Catskills, Eagles Ridge

Farm is not merely a property, but a fully realized private world, an

irreplaceable convergence of art, architecture, wilderness, and legacy.

Bordered by thousands of acres of protected wilderness within the

historic sphere of the Gould and Rockefeller Catskills holdings, the estate

retains the scale and quiet grandeur of a disappearing era. Assembled

over generations, the property carries forward a tradition of deeply

personal estates created not simply for habitation, but for reflection,

creativity, and permanence.

Unlike many great legacy properties lost to subdivision or time, this

extraordinary holding remains remarkably intact, a singular offering of

cultural depth, ecological scale, and privacy that would be nearly

impossible to recreate today.

Just over two hours from New York City, the property unfolds across

forests, open meadows, private streams, and mountain ridgelines rising

to 2,270 feet. More than ten miles of trails weave throughout the land,

swimming holes, moss-covered pathways, sculptural clearings,

and panoramic viewpoints that feel entirely removed from the modern

world.

At the heart of the estate lies one of the most extraordinary

environmental sculptures ever created, Michael Ayrton’s stone maze.

Conceived by Wall Street investor and contemporary art collector

Armand Erpf after reading Ayrton’s The Maze Maker, a fictional

autobiography of Daedalus, the work was commissioned directly from

the celebrated English sculptor and completed in 1965.

Believed to be the largest stone maze built since antiquity, the work

stretches approximately 1,680 feet and is anchored by original bronzes

depicting Daedalus, Icarus, and the Minotaur. Both artwork and

immersive landscape experience, it transforms the property into

something far beyond a traditional country estate, a museum-quality

assemblage woven into the landscape itself, equal parts philosophical

environment and living work of art.

Near the entrance to the stone maze, a smaller contemplative labyrinth

offers a quieter moment of reflection within the landscape. More than a

dozen additional sculptures are woven throughout the grounds,

reinforcing the estate’s identity as a place shaped as much by

imagination as by architecture.

The main residence was fully renovated in 2016 for modern mountain

living while preserving its timeless relationship to the surrounding

landscape. Spanning approximately 5,300 square feet with eight

bedrooms and seven-and-a-half baths, the home opens to expansive

terraces, formal gardens, wide lawns, and sweeping mountain views. A cupola crowns the residence, creating a rare balance between

refinement and wilderness.

Beyond a covered cedar staircase and moss-lined bluestone paths sits a

beautifully restored 2,800-square-foot brick guest house with three

private apartments, offering flexible accommodations for guests,

caretakers, artists, or multi-generational living.

The estate further includes:

An 800-square-foot pool house with kitchenette and changing rooms

A heated 56’ x 24’ pool with expansive bluestone terrace

A five-stall horse barn and polo stick-and-ball field

Garages accommodating up to six vehicles

An office cabin and trout stream pump house

A Har-Tru tennis court ready for resurfacing for tennis or pickleball

Wired and wireless high-speed internet and comprehensive security

infrastructure

Existing systems supporting future off-grid energy potential

The land itself is among the property’s greatest luxuries. Approximately

40 acres of lawns, meadows, and pasture blend into 240 acres of mixed

forest traversed by two year-round trout streams, Bush Kill and Dry

Brook, creating private swimming holes, wildlife corridors, and a

sense of immersion in nature.

Importantly, the property remains free of conservation easements and

deed restrictions, allowing unusual flexibility for future stewardship.