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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 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 Cornell in 1962 and worked under 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.
1966 - The Eugene Aleinikoff House, 1549 County Route 7, Ancram NY. Built by owner. Status unknown.
1967 - The Vuko Tashkovich I House, 183 Barnegat Road, Pound Ridge NY. Status unknown.
1970 - The Jonathan Powers House, 85 South Bedford Road, Pound Ridge NY. Built by owner. Sold in 1999.
1971 - The Dick Simidian House, 55 Old Corner Road, Bedford NY. Built by owner. Status unknown. 3700sf.
1970 - The Frank Colombo House, Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge NY. Built by owner. Status unknown.
1972 - The Vuko Tashkovich II House, 24 Upper Shad Road, Pound Ridge NY. 3200sf. Status unknown.
1972 - The Passas House, 40 Fox Hill Road, Pound Ridge NY. Renovated by Carol Kurth. Status unknown.
1972 - The Hall House, Banksville Road, Armonk NY. Status unknown.
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.
1972 - The Henry Riebesehl House, Banksville Road, Armonk NY. Status unknown.
1972 - The Barry Yampol House, Cove Neck NY. Status unknown.
1972 - The Otto Tashkovich House, 82 Scofield Road, Pound Ridge NY. About 4,230 sf. Status unknown.
1973 - The Raffel House. Status unknown.
1976 - The Ned Ferrarone House, 29 Donbrook Road, Pound Ridge NY. Commissioned 1973. Built by owner. 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.
1974 - 17 Fox Run Road, Pound Ridge NY. Sold prior to 1998 to Jon and Carol Rifkinson. Sold in 1998 to Abraham Wilson. Sold in 2004 to Hysen Mehmetaj. Sold in 2007 to Philip and Elizabeth Prioleau. Sold in 2019 to Shohren Shahabi.
1975 - The Peter Derow House, 130 Old Roaring Brook Road, Mount Kisco NY. Status unknown.
1974 - The Zeisler House, Westport CT. Status unknown.
1974 - The Robert E. Simon / Muriel Richter House, 25 Beech Hill Lane, Pound Ridge NY. Developed by Robert E. Simon; built by owner Muriel Richter. 4187 sf. Status unknown.
1975 - The Barrington Boardman III House, Round Hill Road, Greenwich CT. Status unknown.
1975 - The Louis Dubuque III House, Heronvue Road, Greenwich CT. Status unknown. .
1975 - The John (Jack) Fisher Addition, 8 Driftway Lane, Darien CT. 3270 sf. Built by owner. Status unknown.
1976 - The Gianni Minale House, 31 Beech Hill Lane, Pound Ridge NY. Address likely incorrect. Status unknown.
1976 - The Robert Rosen House, 6 Creemer Road, Armonk NY. Status unknown.
1977 - The Antony G. (Tony) Ziluca House, Langhorne Lane, Greenwich CT. Status unknown.
19787 - The Edward Kleiner House, 29 Hemlock Hill Road, Pound Ridge NY. Status unknown.
1977 - The Robert Scheuer House, 960 Lake Avenue, Greenwich CT. Sold in 2020. Destroyed.
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.
1978 - The John Klein House, 30 Winterbottom Lane, Pound Ridge NY. 3407sf. Status unknown.
1979 - 31 Winterbottom Lane, Pound Ridge NY. 2000sf. Sold to Arnold Caruso. Sold around 2017 to Joseph A. Maria. Sold 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. 6,590 sf. Sold in 2021.
1979 - The R. W. Smith House, 170 June Road, Stamford CT. Sold in 1988 to Edward Greenberg. Status unknown.
1979 - The Mitchell Cannold House, 26 Winterbottom Lane, Pound Ridge NY. Status unknown.
1979 - The Hardy House, Ambler Farm Road, Bedford NY. Built by owner. Status unknown.
1980 - The Marlene Barasch House, aka the Harold and Marlene Strauss House, 21 Fox Run Road, Pound Ridge NY. Sold in 2012 to Gilda and Thomas Lupima.
1980 - 231 Elmwood Road, South Salem NY. Sold to Jack and Judith Krellenstein. Sold in 2011 to Mark and Nicole Kirby. Sold in 2026.
1981 - The George Daubek House, 23 Fox Run Road, Pound Ridge NY. Still owner as of 2020. Status unknown.
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. Status unknown.
1983 - The Moreinis House. Status unknown.
1984 - The Charles and Mariann Casarella House, 15 Dogwood Hills Road, Pound Ridge NY. 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.
1984 - The Steven P. and Elizabeth Gott House, 26 Reynolds Lane, Katonah NY. Built by owner. Status unknown.
1984 - The Irwin Zandman House, White Birch Lane, Pound Ridge NY. Built by owner. Status unknown.
1985 - aka Siwanoy II. Status unknown.
1985 - aka Siwanoy III. Status unknown.
1985 - 10 Dogwood Hills Road, Pound Ridge NY. 6,262 sf on 3.09 acres Includes a 1987 1300sf studio building numbered 16 Dogwood Hills, later split off from the property. Sold in 2020 to Carlos P. Pizzimbono.
1985 - 18 Dogwood Hills Road, Pound Ridge NY. 4,400 sf on 5.82 acres. Sold in 2020 to Monteverde/Garcia Revocable Trust.
1988 - The McCarthy House, 30 Bayberry Road, Armonk NY. 4525 sf. Built by owner. Status unknown.
1987 - 16 Dogwood Hills Road, Pound Ridge NY. 3,084 sf on 9.45 acres. The companion building to 10 Dogwood Hills: an expansive studio with double-height ceilings and a two-bedroom apartment. Sold to Jon Altschiller.
1990 - The Clive Jay Davis House, 29 Colonel Sheldon Lane, Pound Ridge NY. 7692sf. Commissioned 1988. 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.
1990 - The Sean Lundy House, Lockwood Road, Lewisboro NY. Built by owner. Status unknown.
1992 - The Harvey Dale House, 16 Twin Lakes Drive, Bedford NY. 5000sf. Status unknown.
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. Rubin was Director of The Museum of Modern Art. 9,359sf. Faces Mallard Lake. Has a 50ft indoor swimming pool. Status unknown.
1997 - The Dan Benton House, 26 Colonel Sheldon Lane, Pound Ridge NY. Status unknown.
Sources include: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca NY. Pound Ridge Historical Society exhibition "Modern in Pound Ridge."