One of mid-century America’s most eccentric celebrity retreats is back on the market: Jackie Gleason’s UFO-inspired roundhouse in Westchester County, New York—nicknamed “The Mothership”—is listed at $5.5 million.
The 3,950-square-foot circular residence sits on roughly 8.6 acres in Cortlandt Manor, about an hour north of Manhattan, and is being marketed through Corcoran Legends Realty. The property packet includes the main “mothership” home, a smaller spaceship-style guest cottage and an additional stone colonial on the grounds.
Built in 1959 for Gleason, the house was designed by Robert Cika and took several years to complete. The architecture intentionally avoids right angles—embracing curved woodwork, a domed roof and a dramatic circular interior that includes vaulted wooden ceilings and a central open dance floor. Over the decades the property has retained whimsical extras that reflect its party-pad origins, from multiple wet bars to showpiece marble fireplaces.
The home’s lore reads like Hollywood legend: commissioned during Gleason’s heyday and inspired by his fascination with outer space, the house hosted high-profile guests and became part of the entertainer’s public persona. Ownership and use have changed over time—the house was at one point associated with CBS—but its idiosyncratic design has made it a perennial draw for collectors, architects and fans of celebrity homes.
Listing agents say the property will appeal to buyers seeking a slice of pop-culture history as much as a distinctive architectural statement. With its rare combination of show-ready interior spaces and nearly nine acres of privacy, the listing positions the Mothership as both a restoration project and a preservation of an unusual piece of 20th-century Americana.
For more details or to arrange a viewing, interested buyers can contact the Corcoran Legends Realty listing team.
