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For Immediate Release - David Ogilvy & Associates Realtors

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EXTRAORDINARY 40 ACRE ESTATE ON ROUND HILL ROAD IN GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, HITS THE MARKET FOR $65 MILLION

 

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GREENWICH, CT (July 18, 2014) – An extraordinary estate at 521 Round Hill Road, the most famous street in Greenwich, Connecticut, arrives today on the market for $65 million. The property is represented by Jane Howard Basham of David Ogilvy & Associates with international marketing services provided by Christie’s International Real Estate.

 

Set on a magnificent setting on the scenic crest of a breathtaking plateau that is often referred to as the most beautiful part of Greenwich, the Elizabethan estate has undergone a major renovation in the past few years. The property, 600 feet in elevation with east, south and west views, is stunning from behind its gates, surrounded by old stone walls and stately trees. Large comfortable rooms with huge windows, marvelous detailing and paneling, sublime floors, subtle colors, and serene quiet make this home a one-of-a-kind experience just an hour away from New York City.

 

“This is the ultimate Round Hill Road location in the best town in Connecticut – Greenwich,” said David Ogilvy. “A new buyer will experience forty acres of open rolling lawns surrounding this fabulous, virtually new brick manor with memorable distant views of Long Island Sound to the south. The house itself has been totally renovated from top to bottom with a layout that works beautifully for 2014.  It is essentially an entirely new house, yet with the character of a bygone era.”

 

The mansion was originally completed in 1918 for Daniel Grey Reid, a steel-and-banking magnate as a wedding present for his daughter, Rhea, and her husband, Henry Topping, designed by noted architect William Tubby. They selected an exquisite location that retains its idyllic setting unmarred by subsequent construction to retain the aura of Greenwich a century ago.  It has been completely renovated over the last three years to an extraordinary standard by Dibiase Filkoff Arhcitects of Bedford, New York and Hobbs Builders, Inc. of New Canaan, Connecticut.  True artisans did the renovation; the new and the original have been seamlessly melded.  In addition to all the glorious detail and expert quality, this is a house with new state of the art technology and equipment.

 

“The scale and design of this newly renovated home speak to elegant taste and refinement,” said Kathleen Coumou, Senior Vice President of Christie’s International Real Estate. “This spectacular estate offers total privacy and tranquility away from all noise and yet is an easy drive to the Merritt Parkway or to the airport for accessibility.”

 

Magnificent iron gates open through classic stone walls to the driveway winding gracefully through a curving lane of majestic trees, leading to a stately graveled entrance courtyard.  The walled courtyard leads to the front entrance with its massive oak door under a carved limestone pediment.  The entrance room has the original limestone walls, a new Bourgogne limestone floor with Belgian blue cabochons, a cove ceiling, an elevator and a new powder room.  It opens into a center hall filled with natural light with a wall of windows facing east, an antique marble fireplace, limestone floors, high ceilings and a magnificent curving stairway.  Three sets of French doors lead to the east lawn grass terrace.

 

The central focus of the remarkable 45-foot living room is a Neo-Gothic Romanesque style limestone fireplace with Ionic columns, plaster tracery ceiling, paneled walls, and gorgeous wide board teak floors. Banks of windows to both the east and west, and French doors to the sublime arched loggia terrace give this elegant room its amazing character. 

The memorable library with a glorious fireplace mantle has paneling with a rich patina, walls of lighted bookcases and an expansive bay window that brings in wonderful light. A new paneled office off the south hall has a fireplace with an antique marble surround, bookcases, a west facing window and a powder room.  The sublime dining room is accessible through the north hall; it has original travertine marble floors, new custom plaster and wood trim, and a large-scale fireplace with an antique marble mantle.  The charming morning/family room includes French doors to the north garden, travertine marble floors and French doors leading into the new butler’s pantry adjoining the exquisite new kitchen.  This pantry has distressed quarter sawn wide oak plank floors and exceptional new millwork and cabinetry which continue into the kitchen and breakfast room with a fireplace, a window seat, handsome new millwork and cabinetry, an oak center island, and a La Cornue stove, as well as other high quality appliances. The generous mudroom has a laundry area, powder room and access to the back stairs as well as to the lower level. 

 

The marvelous wide upstairs gallery hall has teak herringbone floors and a south-facing window to an expansive vista.  The sun filled master suite has a fireplace, bracketed by large south windows with views of Long Island Sound, bay windows to the east and to the west, herringbone floors and access to the generous dressing room with views, the luxurious new master bathroom oversized bathtub with a view, a marble shower and a second dressing room.

 

There are six additional bedrooms, all with lovely new bathrooms, a laundry room with access to the back stairs and the third floor with two additional bedrooms and a new bathroom.  An exceptionally large room with many potential uses and a cedar room occupy the third floor.  The lower level has high ceilings, a powder room and the brand new, state of the art, ultra efficient propane HVAC system with individual room controls throughout the house.  The extraordinary Ludovici tile roof was removed, reclaimed, re-built and re-installed with copper flashing and constructed to the highest standards.

The quality of this famous estate is remarkable with elaborate brickwork in Flemish bond in18-inch thick walls, limestone casings, large-scale windows, and pairs of chimneys, each with intricate brickwork in different patterns.  The charming original brick outbuildings in the same character contain two cottages and garaging for four to six cars. 

 

“This extraordinary renovation has brought new light and life to this elegant and unique property, it has the timeless character that this Great Estate deserves,” according to the listing agent, Jane Howard Basham.

 

 

 

About David Ogilvy & Associates

David Ogilvy & Associates, headed by David Ogilvy, long the recognized leader in high end properties in Greenwich, Connecticut, is a major force in the Greenwich market.  Noted as the most recognized firm for advertising and marketing, David Ogilvy & Associates is the proud exclusive affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate in Greenwich.  David Ogilvy & Associates has just represented both the buyer and the seller of the most expensive residential property ever sold by a broker in the United States of America, Copper Beech Farm, a fifty acre waterfront estate at $120,000,000. It had previously listed and sold what is now the second most expensive residential sale ever made here at $45 million, a magnificent 80 acre Conyers Farm estate.   For more information about David Ogilvy & Associates, please visit www.davidogilvy.com

 

 

About Christie’s International Real Estate

Christie’s International Real Estate is an invitation-only Affiliate network composed of the world’s most proven and qualified real estate specialists in the luxury residential sector. The company has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Beverly Hills, Chicago, and Palm Beach, and more than 135 global Affiliates with 25,000 real estate professionals in 45 countries.   Christie’s International Real Estate recently sold the former home of Joseph Hirschorn in Washington whose sculpture garden is now at the Smithsonian, after having resided at their former estate in Greenwich, also sold by David Ogilvy & Associates.  For additional information about Christie’s International Real Estate, please visit www.christiesrealestate.com

 

 


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