Impressive Brick Manor on Private Lane on Belle Haven Peninsula
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The presence of this marvelous house is memorable. A circular driveway leads into the stone paved courtyard and the graceful entrance portico as well as to the side door with its two-car wide porte cochere for inclement weather. The mahogany front door is bracketed by elegant leaded sidelights and it opens into the fabulous front-to-back center hall with a fireplace, columns, french doors to the garden and an archway to the wide stairway, plus there is one of two powder rooms and a mahogany panelled elevator. All the principal rooms have french doors which face south including the living room with a fireplace and columns dividing it into easily furnished sitting or music areas. The formal dining room has a fireplace and the library in a private wing has a fireplace and a cathedral ceiling. The heart of the house is the family room with a fireplace and built-in cabinetry adjoining the marvelous country kitchen with a huge center island and professional-style appliances. There is a charming octagonal breakfast room overlooking the garden, a classic butler's pantry, a comprehensive mudroom, one of two laundries, and a command center office. Upstairs is a sumptuous master suite with a fireplace in the sitting room, a fireplace in the bedroom with french doors toward the garden, two beautifully fitted out dressing room/closets and a luxurious bathroom complex of two rooms with a steam shower and a relaxing whirlpool bathtub. There are four double bedrooms with three bathrooms and a back stairs, plus a third-floor suite of two large bedrooms, two bathrooms and a homework room with built-in desks and ample bookcases. The lower level, also served by the elevator, is marvelous. The billiards room/family room has a fireplace in the sitting area and a wet bar, and there are two playrooms, an exercise room, a full bathroom and a powder room, plus storage areas and two stairways. Garaging is for four cars plus the porte cochere, and there is a side courtyard for any extra cars. The high ceilings are just right, the detailing is delightful, the floors are wide board or herringbone, the doors are vault-like, and the quality and solidity is impressive from the top to the bottom. The grounds are memorable with open, level lawns, established gardens dating from the 1920s, a lovely heated pool, a spa, a reflecting pool in a private garden and a brick arcade surrounding and hiding the new tennis court - there is a wonderful sense of romance to this garden with a feeling of total privacy which is most unusual in this neighborhood. The lane is traffic free and there is walking and bicycling from the front door, ideal for all ages. This unique and fabulous house has it all in one of the most sought after neighborhoods in this town with Belle Haven at the end of the lane.
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