In the MLS database for $3.5 million: A Saugerties property with 4 beds, 3 baths, 2,860 square feet of living space, and a backyard that rivals the seven wonders of the ancient world. Opus 40, a massive bluestone sculpture that sprawls across an abandoned quarry and took creator Harvey Fite 37 years to finish, is for sale.
Real estate listings can tend towards hyperbole, but this one deserves every last fruity adjective:
Offering a once in a life time opportunity to make this magnificent haven your home and become the steward of Harvey Fite's Opus 40. This extraordinary earthwork, home, museum, gallery and amazing collection of Harvey Fite's work defies belief.
Since Fite's accidental death in 1976, Opus 40 has been maintained and kept open to the public by his family. The current owner, Fite's stepson Tad Richards, wants to sell the property so he can retire.