27 Edwards Ln, East Hampton, NY 11937

In 1840, Samuel Morse patents the telegraph, Harrison was elected the 9th U.S. President and American explorer Charles Wilkes identifies Antarctica as a new continent. And that very same year, far closer to home, a small 2 story house was completed for Charles W. Osborne in the burgeoning summer outpost of East Hampton on the corner of Dayton and Main. Variously renovated and enlarged over the years, the house was moved to its current more private acre on nearby Edwards Lane in 1940, just down the street from village shopping, local restaurants and the pristine beaches of Main Beach. The Osborne home would find the perfect owners in 2000 who would begin another round of changes under the guidance of talented local architect Erica Broberg Smith. Balancing the historical elements with the more relaxed way we live today, a careful restoration and 2 separate additions would be completed over the next decade with the help of Laran Construction, bringing the house to its current configuration of 6 bedrooms and 6.5 baths within 5,000 SF +/- on three floors of living space. The kitchen and bathrooms were thoroughly addressed while second floor additions were done over each of the wings to create a comfortable master wing with sitting room and fireplace along with an additional guest bedroom suite on the West side of the residence over the garage. A gracious formal living room, den with fireplace and a relaxed living room with fireplace off the kitchen stretch East to West on the main floor. Naturally the house was upgraded to be totally heated and air conditioned to reach up to the third floor bedroom suite. The beautiful screened porch now peers out to a new heated Gunite pool with brick surround overlooking the extensive gardens, perimeter plantings and expansive lawn. To quote Ms. Broberg Smith, "..the 19th century Osborne house is now fully updated to reflect a modern lifestyle while nodding to, and respecting the quiet, rural past of dirt roads and farming families." Preview today to perhaps add your own chapter to this historical tale.