Keswick, Va. | $9.995 Million
An 1856 estate with five bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms, on a 286-acre lot
This house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been updated by the sellers, who installed latest appliances, a latest electrical system and latest plumbing during renovations, and in addition uncovered original floorboards and an original kitchen fireplace, which is now the centerpiece of a lower-level den.
The property is a couple of half-hour drive from the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville. Driving to Richmond or Fredericksburg takes just over an hour. Washington is 2 hours away.
Size: 7,586 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,318
Indoors: An extended, gated driveway leads from the road as much as the foremost house, where a paved path connects to the front entrance.
The front doors open right into a foyer with high ceilings and original wood molding. To the best is a front room with a fire that has an easy white mantel and tall, deep-set windows overlooking the grounds. To the left is a dining room with one other fireplace, more tall windows and a crystal chandelier.
The dining room connects to a vivid kitchen outfitted with custom-made Officine Gullo components and a middle island with a soapstone counter. A powder room can also be on this a part of the home.
The rear hall, accessible from the kitchen and the foyer, has a grand flying staircase that results in the three bedrooms on the second floor.
The primary suite, to the best of the stair landing, has a fire and windows overlooking the grounds within the bedroom; the toilet, which was once a guest room, has one other fireplace, a shower with a glass door and a deep soaking tub. The other two bedrooms, across the hall, are each large enough to carry a queen-size bed and have en suite bathrooms.
The stairs proceed to the highest level, which holds a den, two more guest rooms and a full bathroom.
Another den and a pub with a built-in bar are on the bottom level of the home, where there was once a kitchen. A full bathroom, a laundry room and a mudroom are also on this level.
Outdoor space: The property includes several buildings, including a guest cottage with a kitchen, a classic red barn and a workshop that could possibly be used as an art studio or events space. There is a pool inside walking distance of the foremost house, together with a pool house in what was once the carriage house, with a rest room and a laundry room. There is ample space for parking within the driveway, and lots of room so as to add a garage.
Nantucket, Mass. | $9.995 Million
A 2005 compound with three buildings and a complete of six bedrooms, six full bathrooms and two half bathrooms, on a 0.5-acre lot
This property, which incorporates a foremost house, a recently built guesthouse and a pool house, is a couple of mile from the Nantucket Historic District, putting it inside a straightforward drive, bike ride or walk of the town’s shops and restaurants, in addition to Children’s Beach, considered one of the island’s most loved waterfront spots. A Stop & Shop food market and Cisco Brewers, a preferred distillery, are also nearby.
In the summer, high-speed ferries make the trip to Hyannis, on Cape Cod, in about an hour, while regular ferries take about two hours to succeed in the mainland.
Size: 4,045 square feet
Price per square foot: $2,471
Indoors: The foremost house is ready back from the road, with the doorway at the top of a covered porch.
The front door opens right into a foyer with hardwood floors and access to a powder room. Beyond is an open living area with a sleek gas fireplace framed by white shiplap; a dining area; and access to the side porch and a den used as a media room.
The adjoining kitchen has stainless-steel appliances; a tiered island with space for several bar stools; a window over the sink looking onto the swimming pool; and stairs to the lower level. A bedroom with an en suite bathroom that has a walk-in shower is off the kitchen.
The second level, reached from a staircase near the foyer, is configured as one large primary suite, with sloped ceilings, built-in cabinetry, a dressing area with several large closets, and a full bathroom.
Two more bedrooms and two full bathrooms are on the bottom level of the foremost house, together with a laundry room and a front room with French doors that open to a sunken brick patio.
Across the pool from the foremost home is a guesthouse with two bedrooms and two full bathrooms, together with a front room and a kitchen.
At one end of the pool is a pool house with a half bathroom, a kitchenette and an outside shower.
Outdoor space: The pool between the foremost house and the guesthouse is surrounded by a bluestone deck with a built-in fire pit. Four off-street parking spots are on the front of the property.
Taxes: $31,700 (estimated)
Contact: Bernadette Meyer, Maury People Sotheby’s International Realty, 508-680-4748; sothebysrealty.com
Hinsdale, Ill. | $9,999,999
A 1913 Colonial Revival house with eight bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and two half bathrooms, on a 2.8-acre lot
Designated House Beautiful magazine’s Whole Home of 2023, this house was decorated by 15 design firms led by female designers who collaborated with J. Jordan Homes, a builder, to create a showplace of décor. Materials used include English pine paneling, custom paint and wallpaper, and, in a single room, a repurposed 18th-century chimney piece.
The property is half a mile from Brook Park, which has an open green space and pickleball courts, and a couple of five-minute drive from shops, restaurants and the train station at the middle of the village. Driving to Chicago takes about half an hour.
Size: 13,879 square feet
Price per square foot: $721
Indoors: A brick driveway leads from the road to the portico-covered entrance on the front of the home.
To the best of the foyer, which is roofed in a moody blue-and-green floral wallpaper and has access to a powder room, is a study with a gilded built-in bar and one other powder room.
Straight ahead is a sitting room with parquet floors. Off this space are a den with built-in bookshelves lined in plaid wallpaper; a dining room finished with Chinoiserie-style wallpaper and glossy blue paint; and an airy front room with elaborate, white-painted woodwork and pale pink partitions. Beyond the front room is a sunroom with French doors that open to a terrace overlooking a swimming pool.
To the left of the foyer is a hallway with black-and-white tile floors resulting in the kitchen, which has Monogram stainless-steel appliances, built-in cookbook shelves and access to the rear staircase and to a breakfast room with a protracted marble bar. A guest suite with a bedroom, a pink-and-green sitting room and a full bathroom papered in a pink-and-green toile print can also be on this a part of the home.
Six more bedrooms are upstairs, including the first suite, which incorporates a bedroom with a fire that has a hand-painted border, a sitting room and a rest room with black-and-white checkerboard floors. This bedroom connects to a different bedroom that could possibly be used as a nursery or office. The other 4 bedrooms all have en suite bathrooms.
Another bedroom and full bathroom are on the bottom level of the home, together with a celebration room that has orange partitions, built-in banquette seating and a bowling alley.
Outdoor space: The home is surrounded by manicured gardens with mature trees, low hedges and fountains. The in-ground swimming pool is surrounded by a stone deck. The attached garage holds three cars.
Taxes: $97,728 (estimated)
Contact: Dawn McKenna, Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell Banker Realty, 630-686-4886; dawnmckennagroup.com
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