Wow, that house sold for $3.6M on Mar 1, 2001 according to the records on the county's website and is now for sale for only $2.5M, if it can get that. ~$71k in property taxes per year and rising, that's a tough pill to swallow.
Also, an hour away with zero traffic to Manhattan means you need to budget 2 hours during non covid times outside of the dead of night.
This is Northeast realtors for you. French this, Italian that, European these. The listings' descriptions are usually so grandiosely overdone that I barely ever can read them keeping a straight face.
It seems inspired by Bretagne to me. Granitic walls, white windows. Nothing too French specific though, if there is ever something French specific about houses. You know, walls, roof, windows and doors.
If shape follows function though, I could not tell what this place function is.
Also, an hour away with zero traffic to Manhattan means you need to budget 2 hours during non covid times outside of the dead of night.