Île de France, formerly Haywire House and Birch Grove, is an extraordinary estate set on 12.14 private acres in Yorktown Heights. Approached by a sweeping drive, the property offers exceptional privacy, character, and a rare sense of grandeur.

The main residence features a gracious foyer, formal dining room, book-lined living room/library with marble fireplace and library ladder, adjoining game room, multiple ensuite bedrooms, and a three-floor elevator.

A second parlor opens to an expansive terrace with fountain with direct access to the indoor conservatory pool.

A two-car garage with porte cochère and two guest outbuildings complete the estate.

The property was once the country estate of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, daughter of a baron, whose husbands included Winston Churchill’s son Randolph Churchill, Leland Hayward, the celebrated talent agent and producer behind South Pacific, My Fair Lady, and The Sound of Music, and W. Averell Harriman, diplomat, statesman, and Governor of New York.

Named Île de France by the current owners after the French Line ship where they first met, the estate has welcomed notable guests including the Kennedys, Frank Sinatra, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart, adding a remarkable chapter of history to an exceptional private residence.