On a summer day in the late 1950s, multidisciplinary artist Dorothy Riester and her husband Bob Riester packed a picnic and drove from their home in Syracuse, NY to Cazenovia, NY to look at a plot of land, 23 acres in size located just off Route 20 on Stone Quarry Road. They decided to purchase the land and spent the next year building a summer home on the hilltop, taking advantage of views to Cazenovia and Oneida lakes. Designed and built between the late 50s and the early 70s, the home tells a story of a life lived fully in art and is a celebration of midcentury residential architecture. The house embodies the energy of Riester, from the handcrafted decorative furnishings and lively color scheme, to the carefully curated collection of art and objects within.
