Clad in stone and brick, the New Jersey dwelling has a castle-like look.
Simply the title Wooden Duck Pond conjures a storybook setting.
The topography of the borough of Far Hills in north central New Jersey is gently rolling. Swaths of deciduous timber drop their leaves annually for an excellent fall show. Within the spring, their inexperienced cover creates a deep and restful shade.
The French Nation-inspired residence is about amid mature timber.
Likewise, a lot a few gracious property presently on the market there performs on the creativeness. Ten acres of meadows and forest go away loads of room for the thoughts to roam.
Mature pine timber mark the stone entrance of the brick driveway that arches across the entrance of the home. Lawns slope towards the pond, framed by a backdrop of woodland.
The lobby opens to a sublime lounge with excessive ceilings and parquet flooring.
Underscoring the house’s French Nation architectural inspiration and lending it a fairy-tale look are the steep slate roof and stone and brick siding. Sleek arched clerestories prime double French home windows. Terraces soak up views of the pond and grounds.
Inside, a marble-floored lobby yields to a gallery corridor that results in the lounge. A vaulted ceiling, fire with marble encompass, wainscoting and herringbone sample oak flooring are among the many particulars. French doorways open to a bluestone terrace, which can also be accessible from the equally ornate formal eating room.
An ornamental ceiling and ornate chandelier prime the eating room.
Trompe-l’oeil wall therapies and murals add fanciful parts all through the home.
Bay home windows with built-in seating outline the breakfast space within the kitchen, which contains a middle island and walk-in pantry.
The stairwell has the sensation of a turret with its trompe l’oeil painted “home windows.”
A cherry-paneled library and the first suite with twin closets and bogs full the principle stage.
Mahogany stairs hook up with the ground-level residing areas: a household room, two ensuite bedrooms, train room, laundry and storage.
A bed room sits beneath the eaves of the partial second flooring.
One other bed room suite is on the house’s partial second stage for a complete of 4 bedrooms, 5 full bogs, one powder room and about 9,000 sq. toes of interiors.
A low brick wall and bluestone deck encompass the swimming pool. The heated storage has room for 3 autos plus cupboard space.
The landscaped grounds embody expanses of garden.
Ashley Christus of Turpin Realtors is the itemizing agent for 159 Lake Highway in Far Hills. The asking value is US $2.295 million.
Household pleasant Far Hills Borough, which has a prepare station for simple entry to Manhattan, is a mixture of serene property houses, extremely rated colleges, pure open areas and scenic farms. Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport is about 30 miles away from the property.
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