Orson Welles’ Palisades home goes into contract

The stone cottage was listed for $2.25 million

Orson Welles and his Snedens Landing cottage
Orson Welles and his Snedens Landing cottage

The legendary actor and director Orson Welles once called a waterfront Tudor-style cottage in Snedens Landing, in Palisades, N.Y., home. Now, that stone cottage is in contract after being listed at $2.25 million by Richard Ellis, of Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Welles lived at 55 Woods Road in Snedens Landing while he was working on “Citizen Kane,” according to the New York Post. Later on, John Steinbeck moved into the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home.

The 1920s property sits on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River and includes 2.4 acres. It features three fireplaces, leaded glass windows and a slate roof. [NYP]Christopher Cameron