On the market for $1.97 million is a New York farmhouse that was once owned by Adolph Zukor, a Jewish immigrant. In 1891, at age 16, Zukor left Hungary for the Lower East Side with dreams of becoming a founding mogul and architect of Hollywood.

Zukor, known for producing films such as 1913’s “The Count of Monte Cristo,” co-founded Paramount Pictures and served as its president for a long time. His most notable achievement was the creation of the “vertically integrated” system, in which powerful studios controlled everything from talent (actors, writers, producers) to distribution networks and theaters.

This farmhouse, located in Rockland County, New York, was once part of Zukor’s vast property spanning over 300 acres. Built in the 1930s and later expanded in 1944, the property is now up for sale with Richard Ellis of Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty as the listing broker.

Known as Mountain View Farmhouse, the six-bedroom, 4½-bathroom home is located at 374 South Mountain Road in New City, NY, and sits on 6.7 acres. 

Zukor once invited guests such as Mick Jagger to attend screenings on the larger estate.

Other guests at screenings included sculptor John Frederick Mowbray-Clarke, architect/painter Henry Varnum Poor — and composer Kurt Weill and his wife, the Tony Award-winning actress/singer Lotte Lenya.

The sellers bought the home for $944,000 in 2017. It then underwent an $800,000 renovation in 2019. The current owner, who declined to be named, called it a “peaceful country escape with the most amazing beech trees, magnolia, ducks, herons and egrets visiting the pond, just 30 minutes from Manhattan.”

At 4,740 square feet, the residence opens to a great room with glass walls. An open chef’s kitchen leads to a large slate patio that runs along the back of the house.

The main bedroom suite is on the first floor with an adjacent den; additional bedrooms are on the second level. There’s also a guest suite above the garage.

Design details include hand-hewn beams, interior sandstone and brick walls, leaded glass windows, panel doors, 12-foot ceilings and two fireplaces. Outside, there’s a pond, a tennis court, a basketball court and grass lawns with magnolias, dogwood, weeping beech trees and more.

The home is also close to High Tor State Park, a 691-acre area with hiking trails and views of the New York City skyline.