A traditional pink brick Georgian home from 1917 is a bit of film historical past.
Few film stars have stirred People’ hearts like Audrey Hepburn. Within the 1954 film Sabrina, the final directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Photos, she co-starred with Humphrey Bogart and William Holden to painting the daughter of the chauffer to the rich Larrabees. The fictional household’s cinematic residence was a gracious pink brick home in-built Rye, New York in 1917. Now that very home is on the market, newly in the marketplace for $11 million.
Often called “The Anchorage,” the Georgian manor was designed by the notable architect Mott B Schmidt, and panorama designer Ellen Biddle Shipman. As we speak, the waterfront property is taken into account to be the most important intact waterfront Sound Shore property in Westchester County, with over six acres and an extra 4 and one-half riparian acres. With among the most unique actual property within the nation, New York’s Westchester County is understood for suburban luxurious dwelling with quick access to first-class city facilities.
With 9,437 sq. toes, the home has seven bedrooms and eight bogs. It’s positioned on the finish an extended driveway that gives good views of the water earlier than reaching the principle home. The grounds additionally provide a personal seashore, a walled pool terrace, a indifferent barn/storage, and a visitor cottage with boat storage.
The inside options wealthy paneling and carving.
The rooms are traditional, with spacious formal rooms. Inside particulars embody lovely oak parquet and brick herringbone flooring, carved detailed moldings and partitions, French doorways that benefit from the views and nice pure mild. The expansive marble entry corridor encompasses a compelling, direct vista to the water in addition to a sweeping curved staircase. The personal library, formal lounge and eating rooms all provide wooden burning fireplaces. The waterside of the home supplies a brick courtyard terrace, and terraced garden, flanked by two massive east and west sunrooms with matching balconies above.
A captivating sunroom with ocean views
The spacious kitchen
The expansive kitchen and walk-in pantry, paired with a butler’s pantry, are perfect for entertaining. A second entrance leads from the mudroom to the gated kitchen backyard and lined porch. Adjoining to this can be a versatile room with a personal bathtub that may very well be used as a recreation room, a pool cabana or, for many who need one-level dwelling, a first-floor bed room.
Vintage parquet flooring
The first suite options two full baths, two fireplaces, a number of closets and entry to the west balcony. The second ground additionally has 5 further bedrooms, three baths, three versatile rooms, two fireplaces, the east balcony and a number of closets.
The third ground has a really trendy, very hotly desired amenity: a skylit health/yoga studio. On this degree, there may be additionally a full bathtub and extra storage.
“The Anchorage” is a bit of traditional film historical past. It’s also a gracious and timeless piece of traditional structure.
