Mansions of Glory: Tuxedo Park estate listed at record-setting $29.5 million

Renamor, a 1928 French Provincial mansion on a 151-acre estate in Tuxedo Park, is on the market for the first time in over 30 years for $29.5 million, making it the largest and priciest listing offered for sale in the historic enclave, according to Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty.

Located at 120 Ridge Road in one of Orange County’s most exclusive neighborhoods, the main residence features approximately 14,000 square feet of living space including a great hall, grand salon, large kitchen, banquet-size dining room, library, former chapel, fume room and wine cellar. The estate features a total of 16 bedrooms, 20 bathrooms and 19 fireplaces.

The sprawling estate includes a 3,700-square-foot guest house, 4,700-square-foot carriage house, boathouse on Tuxedo Lake, secluded log cabin with a stone fireplace and porch, tea house, spa building, two pools including a lap pool and a tennis court. 

A million-dollar geothermal heating system and concealed solar field allows the estate to function off the grid, according to Sotheby's.

Stepping through Renamor’s private gates, visitors are greeted by rolling lawns dotted with tree groves, a motor court, walking and golf-cart path and expanses of woods offering views of Tuxedo Lake.

Originally built for George S. Amory and his wife, Marion Renee — hence its blended Renamor name — the home reflects French Provincial design and architecture in post-World War I America. The mansion's exterior features a steep, clay-tile hip roof, dormers, stucco and stone facade and decorative ironwork. The interior exhibits stonework, woodwork, beams, millwork, fireplace mantels and period design elements.

Th estate belonged to the late Robert Stanley Dow, a financial industry veteran, philanthropist and Olympic saber fencer who represented the U.S. at the 1972 Munich Games. As managing partner of Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, a privately held investment management firm, Dow was a prominent figure in the asset management industry who fostered his deep belief in giving back. “If people have been reasonably successful, they might want to consider helping others,” he said. Dow died in August 2024.

“My father’s legacy is deeply rooted in a commitment to hard work, perseverance and service,” said his daughter, Lindsay Dow, who is managing the sale of the home. “His belief in paying it forward by giving back to the community was unwavering, and it is my honor to help carry that tradition forward.”

Lindsay Dow serves as president of the Christina & Robert Dow Foundation, which is focused on the mind, brain and learning and board chair of the Christina Seix Academy, an independent school in New Jersey serving children from single-parent households or economically constrained backgrounds.

The listing consists of 11 contiguous lots being sold together for the first time since the mansion was built. Each can be accessed directly from the other lots.

“Spanning 151 acres, this extraordinary listing is a rare offering that combines architectural romance, historic provenance and modern off-the-grid sustainability in a way that is simply unparalleled,” said listing agent Richard Ellis, owner of Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty in Nyack. “As the first opportunity in decades to own a property of such scale within Tuxedo Park, Renamor offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for discerning buyers.”

Aerial view of Renamor, a 1928 French Provincial mansion on a 151-acre estate in Tuxedo Park. Photo: Ian Alexander Nelson

Tuxedo Park, once a playground for Gilded Age tycoons including J.P. Morgan, William Waldorf Astor and members of the Vanderbilt family, is America’s first private, gated community, and where the iconic “tuxedo” dinner jacket made its debut.

Tuxedo Park was founded in 1886 by tobacco heir Pierre Lorillard IV on roughly 5,000 acres along Tuxedo Lake. Its manicured yet rustic homes, winding carriage roads, railroad station and direct connection to New York City’s Grand Central Terminal made it a weekend destination for the elite of New York, who often arrived in their own private railroad cars.

Today the village covers roughly 2,050 privately owned acres, three lakes and fewer than 400 residences, all preserved and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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