Private Island Spectacular 1901 "Cottage" on Lake Hopatcong

Warning! This may not be the house for you!

Yes, this is the house that was featured in New York Magazine in June 2011 as a unique vacation home close to New York City on a lake with 50 miles of shoreline. However, it takes a very special family to relish the idea of boating back and forth to a summer home. No ferry. No bridge. We love the idea; but you may not. If you do, read on...

The Pitch:

A child's paradise and an adult's trip back to yesteryear. Pinehurst was designed and built by a diamond consultant to Tiffany & Company, and is considered one of the premier homes on Lake Hopatcong.

The Accommodations:

"Pinehurst," as it was named in 1901, can sleep 11 and includes:

• Main house with full-size attic, wraparound porch, and large crawl space.
• Big bunkhouse/office/laundry room with wood burning stove.
• Turn-of-the-century icehouse converted to a tool house.
• Brand new two-seater outhouse. (Much in demand!)
• Firepit on private pennisula.
• Charming round stone pump house by lake edge.
• Large boat house with 75' dock, diving board and slide.
• Deep water at end of dock.
• Shallow water and beach area at the foot of the dock.
• 100 years of jigsaw puzzles!
• DSL, of course. TV, of course, but no one watches it. Too busy.