Magnificent Stone Georgian
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The driveway, bordered by lovely stone walls, leads to the courtyard. The exterior stone work is warm and inviting, giving a sense of the quality inside. A columned portico shelters the entrance with ornate overlights and sidelights surrounding the mahogany door, and the center hall with two powder rooms has a graceful stairway with a second floor balcony with lovely balusters and panelled wainscoting. There are fireplaces in the classically proportioned living room with french doors to the expansive terrace, the warmly panelled library with french doors to the screen porch and the family room which opens to the gourmet, country kitchen with a bay window in the breakfast room, a butler's pantry and a sunroom with three exposures and french doors to the terrace. This complex with windows on three sides works beautifully for everyday or for entertaining, and it adjoins a large mudroom. The formal dining room has french doors to the terrace, and the ground-floor guest suite with a bay window has a sitting room and a bathroom. Upstairs off the broad landing, the luxurious master wing has a fireplace in the sitting room with elaborate built-ins and french doors to a verandah with impressive balustrades, a lovely bedroom, a spacious whirlpool bathroom and two dressing areas with extensive built-in cabinetry. There are three additional bedrooms, each with en suite bathroom and walk-in closets, a second floor laundry, plus a large suite on the third floor with arched dormer windows to the east and to the west in the playroom and in the sixth bedroom with a bathroom. The attached stone carriage house has a large suite consisting of a living room with built-ins for an entertainment center, a cathedral ceiling bedroom and an elaborate bathroom with separate tub and shower above a four-car garage, and the high ceiling basement is enormous. All the rooms are generously proportioned with 10-foot ceilings, large-scale windows, exceptional craftsmanship and exquisite detailing. Built to a superb standard by Gardiner/Larson, this Georgian manor is exciting and beautiful, yet totally livable and manageable.
This home is currently offered at $7,995,000. For the best in Greenwich, please contact David Ogilvy & Associates 203-869-9866. |
