TRADE WINDS O L D F I E L D, N E W YO R K
TRADE WINDS Situated on nearly 10 shorefront acres with unobstructed views of Connecticut, this stunning, meticulously maintained Mediterranean-inspired stucco gem affords luxury living at its best. Fine architectural details include a colonnaded entranceway leading to an arched front door. Sweeping water views give Trade Winds a sun-washed sophistication with all the must-have amenities. With a gunite swimming pool, a formal sunken garden, specimen trees, a guest house, carriage house, pool house, playhouse, greenhouse and barn, this oasis has everything for today’s refined living.
RESIDENCE Down a country lane beckons Trade Winds. Built in 1910 for Pittsburgh industrialist, James Barr, this superb waterfront estate boasts a sprawling main residence and stunning out buildings. The entranceway to this impressive and elegant home consists of a porte-cochere, a decorative iron gate and a colonnade flanked by a patio with a round-top wooden door. The main living room with a wood burning fireplace and picture perfect views of the Sound, painted shiplap paneling and a graceful mantel piece with acorn detail give this room a stately informality. It is both grand and imposing in proportion yet intimate and welcoming in its detail. French doors offer access to the bricked terrace. The sunny dining room features window seats, chair rail detailing and an entrance to the spacious Butler’s pantry with leaded glass cabinetry and tile countertops. A back hall leads to a terra cotta-tiled mudroom and full bathroom with easy access to the pool and spa. The gourmet kitchen offers the best in appliances: Sub Zero refrigerator, 6-burner Viking cooktop, 2 wall ovens and granite counter tops. The hand painted floral tile hood brings warmth and charm to this space, while the granite eat-in island and stainless steel sink offer high functionality. The house is brimming with original details, including arched doorways and original and restored flooring. The study, which is adjacent to the billiard room, overlooks the Sound with a gas fireplace, hand-crafted shelving and shiplap paneling. It offers a welcoming retreat for any season. In addition there are two inviting en-suite bedrooms.
SECOND FLOOR The second floor landing with picture window seat leads to the private office, with hand-crafted paneling and shelving by master carpenter, Tom Sama. French doors lead to a private balcony with stunning views. The family room, with yellow pine flooring, and original beams and supports with iron detailing, offers clerestory window views and is a musthave bonus room. The master suite features light and airy tree top views of the gardens with spacious closets and built-in storage. Marble flooring and onyx counter tops are featured in the master bath, with gold fixtures. There are two en-suite bedrooms here, one with garden views and the other with water views. Arched door closets and a window seat all add to the original charm of this magnificent showplace. The unfinished but high functioning basement offers ample storage, utility shelving, a work bench original to the house with a peg board, easy access to the mechanicals and a full laundry room with two washers and two dryers. This property includes two state-of-the-art generators.
PROPERTY This nearly 10-acre country estate was brilliantly designed and meticulously restored with an extraordinary emphasis on detail and refinement. The property is perfectly maintained with midget redwood, copper beach trees, Yoshino cherries, a charming kitchen garden, and a pergola draped in wisteria planted at the time the property was built. An elegant, formal sunken garden, with brick paths and a mid-path marker replicating an iconic MC Escher drawing in brass, anchors the center of the property. Past the garden, the 3- bedroom guest cottage, with sunny common rooms and a perfect screened -in porch, offers accessibility and privacy. The fully restored greenhouse, including working windows and mechanicals, give year-round gardening pleasures. The playhouse, once the cider house on the original property, is a charming childhood retreat. Perfect for young children or grandchildren and featuring a loft and whimsically painted walls. A three-car carriage house includes a convenient apartment with a full kitchen, living room, bedroom and bath. The barn has a complete workshop. The newly-renovated pool and spa complement this superior property with a pergola crowning the pool area. The centerpiece of this glorious property is the 415 feet of unobstructed beachfront. Slate and Brazilian hardwood steps meander through the beach roses past the original stone wall to the newly built and reinforced revetment, with a five-foot concrete cap for off-beach sunbathing or al fresco dining. Trade Winds is a perfect retreat; a magnificent reminder of a time when waterfront estates were built for entertaining, for families, and to last through the generations. Timeless, meticulously maintained, and stunningly original.
Three Village SD #1 MLS# 2961318
Ann Strong Associate Real Estate Broker Stony Brook/Pt. Jefferson Office 1067 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY
A Masterpiece Collection Listing.
631.689.6980, c.631.838.7545 annstrong@danielgale.com
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