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VUKO TASHKOVICH (1938-1996)
Vuko Tashkovich was born in Skopje in the Macedonian
Republic, a constituent part of the then-Kingdom of
Yugoslavia. In January 1958, with the help of the
first U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Eleanor
Roosevelt and Yugoslavia's Marshal Josip Broz Tito, he
received permission to travel to the New York City in
January of 1958 to rejoin his father Gligor, a former
Yugoslav Senator, long-serving political party leader, and
highly-accomplished civil engineer. Tashkovich graduated
with a degree in Architecture from the College of
Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University in
1962 and worked under famed architects Eliot
Noyes,
John Johansen, and
I. M. Pei. He ultimately chose not to take the New
York State architectural licensing exam because the state
prohibited licensed architects from serving as builders. At 28, he became an entrepreneurial builder under the Original
Projects Limited name (later changing the name in the mid-1980s to Pound Ridge Contemporaries. Inc.). He would
often buy large tracts of land suitable for building and design, subdivide, build, and then sell the less-attractive
lots to fund the development of his next project. During his
30-year career, he designed and built 57 houses, 28 of which
were in Pound Ridge NY. He came under unfair criticism in
1974 from the New York State Association of Architects,
which contended that Tashkovich was "undermining the
licensing system set up to maintain high standards and
protect the public." However, Tashkovich maintained a
high-quality, ethical practice and insisted on controlling
the choice and installation of construction materials used
to create his homes thus proving the board wrong. Tashkovich
married Stefanie Lipsit, whom he met at Cornell, and they
had two sons, Gligor and Mark. Together, the family holds
six degrees from Cornell.
Research by Kevin Souza, Catherine Cramer, and Bobbie Morris. If you know of more houses not listed below, or to make corrections, please contact us. 1972 - 19 Fox Run Road, Pound Ridge NY.
4478 sf. 3.7 acres. Sold to William and Jane Brachfield. Sold in 2020 to Joanna Bateman. 1973 - The Raffel House. Status unknown. 1974 - 10 Beech Hill Lane, Pound Ridge NY. 5380sf.
3.27 acres. Sold to Jonathan Lazrus. Sold in 2022 to John L. Opar Jr and Mary Catherine Olsen. Sold in 2025.
1974 - aka Light House, 209 Whippoorwill Road, Chappaqua NY. 6400 sf. Sold in 2004 to Michael Edelman. Modifed in 2005. Sold in 2006 to Rachel J. Littman and Douglas Davis. Sold in 2012 to Guadalupe Rubin. Sold in 2013 to Alfredo Alarcon and Maria Zamdrano 1978 - 5 Winterbottom Lane, Pound Ridge NY. Includes an indoor pool. 5,950sf. Owned by Tashkovich. Sold in 1982 to Mitchell Cannold. Sold to Michael and Ilo Milstein. Sold in 2024 to Adam and Ellen Geiger. 1979 - 31 Winterbottom Lane, Pound Ridge NY.
2000sf. Sold to Arnold Caruso. Sold around 2017 to Joseph A. Maria. Sol in 2018 to John Deraftele and Joseph Pogostin. Sold in 2023 to George White III and Michele Flood.
This compound includes three buildings: the house; a wooden catwalk deck connects to
an ADU, built in 2000; also a third studio/gym space. For sale in 2025. 1979 - The Armes House, 7
Winterbottom Lane, Pound Ridge NY. Sold in 2001 to G. Paul Jones. Sold in
2012 to Thomas and Anna Lee. Sold in 2017 to Robert and Corrin Arasa. Sold in
2020 to Matthew Frasier and Amanda Greenfield. 1979 -
11
Pheasant Road, Pound Ridge NY 10576.
1981 - The Marcus House, aka Butterfly House. Status unknown. 1982 - Renovation, 34 Eastwoods Road, Pound Ridge NY. Original house 1972. The structure was initially made up of two twelve-sided buildings connected by a walkway -- one for living and one for sleeping. Tashkovich designed a great room to connect the bulidings. Sold to Roxanne Wasserman. Sold in 2023 to Sharon and Dennis O'Neill. 1983 - The Fischer House. 1983 - The Moreinis House. Status unknown.
1984
- The Charles and Mariann Casarella House,
15 Dogwood Hills Road, Pound Ridge NY 10576. 4,597 sf on 3.96 acres. Sold in 2018 to Ronald
and Alice Stuart. Deeded to the Alice M. Stuart
Revocable Trust. Renovated and extended in 2021, designed by Laura
Kaehler Architects and built by Neupmann Builders, aka Pound Ridge Contemporary. 1984 - The Edward and Linda Morse House,
2 Quinby Ridge Road, Armonk NY. 4,071sf.
Sold in 2016 to Sean Drazner and Jennifer Herscovici. 1984 -
3
Sniffen Road, Armonk NY. Sold in 2005 to Karen E.
Gitelsen. Sold in 2020 to Nora and Russell S. Diller. For
sale in 2026.
1985 -
10
Dogwood Hills Road, Pound Ridge NY 10576.
1985 - 18 Dogwood Hills Road, Pound Ridge NY 10576.
1985 - aka Siwanoy II. Status unknown.
1985 - aka Siwanoy III. Status unknown.
1989 - 45 Mallard Lake Road, Pound Ridge NY. Sold to Scott Lawin.
1990 - 25 Colonel Sheldon Road,
Pound Ridge NY. For sale in 2025.
1993 - The Stephen and Adrienne Rubin Renovation and Addition, 321 Barberry Lane, Westport CT. 2,986sf. Original house 1971. Sold in 2020 to Michael and Olga Anderson.
1995 - The William Rubin and Phyllis Hattis House, 38 Mallard Lake Road, Pound Ridge NY 10576. Rubin was Director of The Museum of Modern Art. 9,359sf. Faces Mallard Lake. Has a 50ft indoor swimming pool.