Close to the water in a prestigious space of Greenwich, this 1890 property—a picturesque most important residence, a captivating carriage home, a refreshing pool, and impossibly inexperienced gardens—is a paradigm of the fairytale Queen Anne aesthetic that comes with up to date comforts and conveniences.
With their pitched rooflines, towers and turrets, breezy wraparound porches, stately columns, monumental chimneys, good-looking wainscotting, intricate trim and spindlework, and timeless shingles, the Queen Anne properties of the US are charmingly picturesque and enchanting to the purpose of feeling pulled from the pages of a storybook. This outstanding 1890 property close to the water within the prestigious Belle Haven Affiliation of Greenwich—close to the Belle Haven Membership—is a paradigm of that fairytale aesthetic, but it merges this enviable classicism with up to date comforts and conveniences.
Greenwich, Connecticut| Joseph Barbieri, Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty – Greenwich Brokerage
Boasting a powerful 11,536 sq. toes, the principle residence conjures the glamour of a bygone period with its French doorways, refined ornamental millwork, bay home windows, 4 fireplaces, herringbone-patterned hardwood and black-and-white tile flooring, hanging chandeliers, and designer wall coverings. Markham Roberts, broadly thought of one of the essential inside designers of the final century, deftly utilized his imaginative strategy throughout the residence’s painstaking renovation, respiration spirited fashionable life right into a stalwart of classic American custom. Areas all through are brilliant and light-filled, many having fun with a view throughout the personal, stage yard and glimpses of the Lengthy Island Sound.
Among the many highlights are a sublime formal lounge with a fire and Ionic columns, a eating room with a marble-wrapped fire and an adjoining butler’s pantry, a colourful library, and eight tranquil bedrooms. The streamlined kitchen and breakfast room opens to a household room and a porch for out of doors eating. The kitchen includes a waterfall island and superior home equipment, together with a La Cornue vary. The decrease stage affords a household room and sport room with a central fire, a wine cellar, and a windowed fitness center.
Past the patios and porches that encourage an indoor-outdoor lifetime of leisure, the exceedingly personal 1.67-acre property additionally features a swimming pool surrounded by a terrace, flourishing flora, and a carriage home providing a coated patio with a kitchenette. Above is a three-bedroom house that includes a lounge with a water vista and a kitchen outfitted with stainless-steel home equipment. The property additionally features a three-car storage.
The rest of the grounds are devoted to swathes of impossibly vibrant and luxurious garden, copses of mature bushes, and manicured hedges—the work of famend U.Ok.-based panorama architect Paul Gazerwitz. All in all, the idyllic scene emphasizes—fittingly—the “inexperienced” within the identify of the house’s coveted Connecticut group.
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