Kingsbrae Arms retains the intimate scale of a gracious private home. The downstairs rooms feature an eclectic collection of art and antiques, each with a story. An early American racing horse weathervane shares a mantle with a Latin American Santos. A pair of Chinese rosewood student chairs settle near an Art Deco dry bar owned by John Jacob Astor IV.

Just past an English tall case clock in the main hall, the spacious double parlor gleams under two crystal chandeliers, flanked by twin marble fireplaces, and a bay window giving out to the garden. A grand piano sits on a raised nook in the corner and has provided many an evening’s entertainment. Plush brocade sofas are situated around coffee tables piled with art books and periodicals for all tastes.