Magnificent Brick Georgian on Quiet Lane

Once part of the gardens of the fabled Rockefeller estate with majestic trees, rolling lawns, lovely gardens, a classic stone wall and a beautiful heated pool surrounded by brick terraces, this classic home near town and schools has lovely views over a Greenwich Land Trust preserve

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Brick pillars bracket the broad driveway leading to the walled courtyard. Superb holly trees, tall mountain laurel and major rhododendrons give it great privacy. Built in 1940 without regard to expense, the architectural detailing is copied from Carter's Grove in Virginia, well known as one of the most beautiful of American houses. The quality of this home is unique with 18-inch thick exterior walls, a thick slate roof, and all steel beams throughout to ensure a feeling of total solidity. The entrance vestibule has a portico for inclement weather and the two-story center hall is panelled in walnut, the broad stairway has low risers, the carved entablatures are exceptional, the cherry parquet floors gleam, and there is an elevator, a wet bar and a powder room. There are handsome fireplaces and high ceilings in the richly panelled living room with french doors to a columned porch, the formal dining room with a hidden door to the screened porch and the library with a south-facing bay window. The butler's pantry opens to the porch and to the sun-filled kitchen with a skylight adjoining the family room area, originally a casual dining room. The master bedroom with a fireplace has a sitting area, a dressing area and a bathroom, or it can be rejoined to its original configuration of two rooms and two bathrooms. Three other bedrooms (two with fireplaces) have en suite baths, two bedrooms share a bath, and there is a laundry room, a back stairs and a playroom. The lower level with high ceilings has three rooms (one with a fireplace) which can easily be finished any number of ways. The heated pool is glorious in a beautiful terrace with a vista of the Land Trust property - a sense of privacy normally found only in back country, yet this location is moments from schools and shopping. This architectural tour de force bespeaks the essence of "they don't build them like this anymore" with beautiful private land and marvelous landscaping.

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