Set on25acreswith 5outbuildingsincluding2 garagesandahistoricbarn.Inside,themany original gracenotesincludewindowsframedby Corinthian pilasters,statuesquemarblefireplaces, andfinely carvedmoldingsthat aretruly dazzling. High ceilingsandlargewindowsinvitelight into threemainlevels,which alsohost 10 fireplaces, andavast atticandfull basement not includedin thesq.ft.
Though parksandlakescontributetoasenseofitsbeingin acompletely different world it isonly an hour'sdrivefrom thecity. TheTown of Somersislocated in northern Westchester,adjoiningthetownsofNorth Salem totheeast,Carmel in Putnam County tothenorth,Yorktown to thewest and thetownsofLewisboro,Bedford andNew Castletothe south.TheTown occupies33squaremiles,most ofwhich islocated in theCroton Watershed,which ispart oftheNew York City reservoir system.Accordingtothe2010 Census,theTown'spopulation is20,434. ThehamletsofLincolndale,Shenorock,GraniteSprings,Purdys, Baldwin PlaceandAmawalk arelocated within itsborders.
Somers'iconicElephant Hotel -- towhich local farmer Hachaliah Bailey brought an African elephant in theearly 1820's-- istheoriginal foundingplaceoftheBarnum & Bailey Circus,lendingSomersthe name,"TheCradleoftheAmerican Circus",
