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Soak Up Waterfront Views From a $6.25 Million Larchmont Island Manse

In Westchester County, the sprawling Tudor is one of only four houses on a small island in the Larchmont harbor that was developed in the 1920s.

Photo via Houlihan Lawrence

by Susan De Vries

02/20/2026 0

A small island enclave in Larchmont Harbor offers a bit of an escape and, in this grand Tudor-inspired manse on the market, a chance to live in not so diminutive surroundings. Expansive windows make the most of the waterfront views while beamed ceilings, stone floors, and generous fireplaces provide a 1920s version of “Old England” style.

The house for sale is one of just four constructed on the roughly four-acre Cedar Island in Larchmont. The substantial dwellings were all designed with a nod to English Revival styles and were completed between 1922 and 1927.

While all of the houses share a similar architectural vocabulary, they were not designed by the same architect. The first house completed was built for Edward T. and Lillie Childs in 1922. Childs purchased the island, subdivided the land into four parcels, built a house on his lot designed by Aymar Embury II, and sold the other three lots. John Russell Pope designed another house, while the final two houses, including No. 3, were designed by Walter K. Pleuthner.

birds eye view shows a small island — A detail of a 1904 bird’s-eye-view map of Larchmont shows Cedar Island with just one house visible. The Larchmont Yacht Club is in the foreground. Map by Hughes & Bailey via Library of Congress. Detail of map with border by Susan De Vries

Originally built for Harold and Mabel Tobey, 3 Cedar Island embraces the Tudor Revival of the era with asymmetrical massing, a bit of picturesque half timbering, and peaked roofs. While the style was also interpreted for modestly scaled homes, it was enormously popular for the residences of the newly wealthy interested in adopting some baronial charm — hence the moniker of Stockbroker Tudor. The latter was an apt description in this case as Harold Tobey was, indeed, a stockbroker.

Architect Walter K. Pleuthner was born in Buffalo and moved to Manhattan in the early 20th century to further his art studies. His eclectic career would include work as a painter, sculptor, designer, and architect. He had already established himself as an architect when one of this paintings was included in the 1913 Armory Show.

winter view of the driveway leading to the two car garage

aerial view of the house and stone wall at waterfront

Pleuthner’s architecture practice was based in Manhattan, but he and wife Clara settled in Scarsdale. In 1923 the couple moved into a new home he designed, a rambling Tudor house incorporating salvaged materials, including timber, hardware, and glass. The house was featured in design and architecture magazines as well in advertisements for wood stains and radiators.

The house Pleuthner designed for Harold and Mabel Tobey was completed in time for them to be recorded in residence in the New York State Census of 1925. Helping run the household were married couple William and Eva Amann, Finish immigrants working as a butler and a cook.

While Harold Tobey spent his days working in the city as a stockbroker, an appeal of the new suburban home was its proximity to the Larchmont Yacht Club. His name pops up most frequently in New York papers as an enthusiastic yachtsman. However, he and Mabel spent just under a decade in the house.

New owner Amelia Campbell, widow of famed Manhattan funeral director Frank E. Campbell, purchased the house in 1934. That year she obtained a permit for alterations on the property, including $3,800 of work on the house and the construction of a boat landing. While it isn’t clear if she was a boating enthusiast, her son was a member of the Larchmont Yacht Club.

The property certainly gives lovers of waterways the chance to really soak in the views. On the first floor particularly, the asymmetrical massing provides an opportunity for plenty of windows, with many rooms boasting multiple exposures.

Atmospheric images of the exterior are plentiful, with picturesque rainbows and sunsets and aerial shots showing off the views and the broad lawn space. As for the interior, there are just enough images to tantalize, but none show the kitchen, five bedrooms, or numerous bathrooms. One family has owned the property since 1968 and the details that are shown imply a well-loved home.

living room with built-in bookcases, stone fireplace, large windows

The interior photos focus on the first-floor rooms. Showcased in the entry is a Gothic built-in bench and a stone floor. The adjoining living room, large enough for several seating areas, has a stone fireplace, a wood floor, and some leaded-glass windows.

A curved hallway off the living room leads to a sunken dining room. Dinner guests can enjoy the water view while eating and then head directly outside via a side door that opens onto a patio.

dining room with arched doorway, plaster details, large windows

family room or den with large stone fireplace, beamed ceiling, stone floor

Nearby, the stone floors of an informal family room can handle those wandering in from the water and there is a large stone fireplace for getting rid of the chill.

The first floor includes a garage wing with a half bath and wine storage. There is additional storage space in a small attic and the basement.

Also on the roughly one-acre property are a playhouse and a boat house.

Elinor (Ellie) Berlin of Houlihan Lawrence has the listing and the sprawling house is priced at $6.25 million.