An 18-acre house built at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1947, a tiled house in Madison, and a 1912 Tudor artisan in San Francisco.
The house is called Rosebay and is located in a historic resort community of approximately 1,600 people in southwestern North Carolina. Since 2015, it has been expanded, adding a guest room and a separate two-car garage with workshop. Other recent improvements include a paved driveway that replaces gravel and a new roof.
The property is located less than a mile from the town’s commercial district, approximately 46 miles southeast of Asheville, North Carolina, and 31 miles northeast of Greenville, South Carolina at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Trion International Equestrian Center and Resort, in the northeast Equestrian shows are held about 16 miles away and there are accommodations, restaurants and shops.
Indoor: The residence has two floors and multiple entrances. A solid wood door inlaid with stained glass squares leads to a living room with green walls, a brick fireplace is set on the wall of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, hardwood floors and bay windows with views of Hogback Mountain. The adjacent dining room has its own exterior entrance, similar painted windows and landscapes, the back of the living room brick chimney, and a paneled wall painted in ruby ​​color.
The kitchen was updated in the mid-2000s with white lacquered wood cabinets, subway tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances, farmhouse sinks and black and white checkerboard floor tiles. Next to the kitchen is a closed porch with exposed beams, brick floors, and a half bathroom (now striped walls and a small corner sink), when it was an outdoor space, gardeners would initially use it. The second enclosed porch with yellow wooden walls and hardwood floors is used as a sunroom. An interior window can see the adjacent media room, where there are rust-colored walls and a wood-burning stove.
Guests can reach the suite through the media room or the door outside the driveway. Its cathedral ceilings, mullioned windows, stained wooden floors and decorations, and stone fireplaces are designed to blend with the original structure. There is a wet bar in the alcove on the wall of the fireplace, painted with blackboard paint. The suite bedroom has red walls and stained glass windows; the bathroom has a large walk-in shower and a washing machine and dryer.
There is a Jack-and-Jill bathroom between the two bedrooms, forming the original master suite on the main floor. One bedroom has blue walls and hardwood floors; the second is used as a living room and is decorated with gorgeous bird print paper. The bathroom has green tiled floors and a shower above the bathtub.
The fourth bedroom is located on the lower floor and includes a door to the pool terrace. There is also a bathroom on the lower floor.
Outdoor space: The vast property includes a white gate, rolling lawns, mature trees, butterfly garden and pavilions next to the pool area. From the swimming pool, you can see a mountain called Rocky Spur.
The current owner commissioned a Connecticut architect named Robert Page to design this house, which is reminiscent of the rustic feel of a Maine houseboat. It is one of two condominiums (the other is an adjacent Victorian shingle house) and has exclusive use of its lot. The property is located in central Connecticut, only one block from Long Island Sound, in the FEMA “AE” area that requires flood insurance. (The estimated cost of the listing agent is $650 per year.)
The residence is located approximately one mile south of the business along Highway 1, and three and a half miles west of Hamonasett Beach State Park. Its granite foundation comes from a quarry in Stoney Creek Village, Connecticut, which provided the stone for the base of the Statue of Liberty.
Interior: The house is located on a raised place, with a year-round water view to the west and winter view to the south. The wide outer arch leads to the foyer with granite floor; outside the foyer is a bedroom with a full bathroom. There is also a utility room with washing machine and dryer on this floor, which leads to the bicycle garage.
The second floor is centered on a large room completely covered with wood, and an exposed brick chimney rises to the top of the vaulted ceiling. The open kitchen is equipped with tiger-patterned maple cabinets, and there is a second bedroom and bathroom with a shower above the bathtub.
A staircase with decorative wrought iron railings takes you from the first floor to the second floor, and an enclosed staircase ascends to the third floor, where a walkway connects the study to the office with Juliet balcony.
Outdoor space: The covered porch outside the large room offers water views. The backyard includes a totem stone fireplace.
Contact: Margaret Muir or Clint Rodenberg, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, 203-245-6700; 117islandavenue.com
This brick, shingle, and plaster-finished house is located in the inner Richmond neighborhood, one block below the Presidio, and four east of the boulevard leading to the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headland (to the north) and Golden Gate Park Blocks and Daly City (to the south). Shops, food stores, restaurants and public transportation nodes are located one block south of Clement Street. The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center is located less than two miles east of Mount Zion.
Interior: The front door is located on the covered porch, leading to the interior space with white walls and hardwood floors. Turning left takes you into the 14-foot-wide living room with a wood-burning brick fireplace on the front wall. The dining room faces the rear of the building; it has large panelling, box beam ceilings and built-in storage space with drawers, small rooms and lead glass cabinets on the front. The kitchen completes the entire circle, accessed from the hallway and dining hallway, including vintage cabinets, and has recently been refurbished with new paint and vinyl tile flooring.
Both bedrooms are on the second floor. The larger one is almost 14 x 16.5 feet, with built-in drawers and an alcove with windows. The smaller size is approximately 10 x 14.5 feet and connects to a bathroom with a claw-foot bathtub and shower head. (This bathroom can also be accessed from the corridor.)
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