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21 Room French Manor Home On 28.5 Private Acres

Asking Price: $2,995,000 - $3,495,000 USD

An extraordinary opportunity for the family seeking detail and quality. "French Manor Home" set in the center of a 28.5 acre meadow in Skaneateles - New York's prized eastern gateway to the Finger Lakes. New in 2009 and designed by a noted and European trained local architect - this unique residence features 21 rooms, (8000 +/- sq', 6-7 bedrooms, 6.5 baths) and has been a three year dedication by the owners who worked to impeccably replicate details discovered and cherished during time spent overseas. Unfortunately, one of the owners developed a medical condition during construction which is necessitating an unexpected relocation prior to the full realization of their vision.

The 28.5 acre park-like setting would make an elegant equestrian estate. The property is a gently rolling open meadow surrounded at the border by trees and woodland. There is ample space for stables, pool, a tennis court and guest facilities. The Skaneateles polo grounds are located one mile from the property and there are several equestrian facilities nearby. A private airfield is also 1 mile away, and the center of town, country club and local vineyard are all less than 3. The property could also be sub-divided and developed - turned into a romantic B&B, or as the owners envisioned - kept as a country estate landscaped with lavender, vineyards, hedges and orchards.

The residence is appointed with fine European craftsmanship, hand wrought ironwork, highly detailed custom cabinetry, solid bronze hardware, tall ceilings, large moldings, custom entry doors, and fitted with luxury appointments and fixtures associated with homes of a bygone era. The owner's objective was to build a home that did not appear new - achieving timeless beauty and elegance was their primary focus. Many of the finishing carpenters remarked that they felt they were remodeling a splendid old home as they rarely had the opportunity to work with such fine detail in a new home. The residence and setting provide a wonderful retreat from ordinary life - and as well the home has been thoughtfully designed for entertaining friends and family comfortably.

The main floor has 10' ceilings. Here there are the guest or maid's bedroom, a full bath, a powder room, a mud-room closet and laundry. There is a one of a kind, highly detailed and amazingly beautiful English Victorian, "Clive Christian" style gourmet kitchen with built-in china closets, deep and detailed moldings and a "windowed" breakfast area with coffered ceiling, pantry with sink and garbage disposal (3 total) and a 2nd Asko Encore dishwasher, butlers pantry with built-in china closets and a hammered nickel Herbeau sink and faucet imported from France, formal dining room with an adjacent wine cellar (in addition to the 144 bottle 3-zone climate controlled wine refrigerator located in the pantry), paneled library with wet-bar and Herbeau sink/faucet and 5.1 surround sound, coffered paneled ceiling and limestone fireplace, living room with limestone fireplace, coffered ceiling, groin vault gallery, grand entry foyer with soaring ceiling, curved staircase, electric chandelier lift and hand-wrought iron railing (the rear staircase also has hand-wrought iron railings). 8' Tall Lowen French doors line the rear of the home bathing the interior with plenty of sunlight.

Custom woodwork is found throughout the home and special attention was given to the exquisitely executed and detailed English Victorian kitchen (with matching butler's pantry and pantry), the fully paneled white oak library, the hand glazed bathroom cabinetry and custom wine cellar.

The upper floor houses the master suite along with four additional bedrooms. The master and two of the bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, & two bedrooms share an adjoining full bath with dual vanity and separate shower and toilet area. All the baths are wonderfully and classically finished with custom glazed cabinetry, limestone countertops, limestone floors, Walker Zanger tiles and borders, & Lefroy Brooks Silver Nickel fittings. There is a second laundry facility on this floor. The master bathroom has a separate toilet and bidet, a large Kohler soaking tub, and an oversized shower with limestone bench and an exquisitely executed English hand glazed vanity. The master closet is fitted with custom cabinetry.

All floors on the main two levels are white oak hardwoods finished with an European Zero-VOC Oil, or crafted from imported limestone. The kitchen and dining room ceilings are finished in "limed" white oak hardwoods.

The finished basement has 10' ceilings, and is fully insulated and heated. There is a spacious play-room or art studio with vanity and sink, a large living/recreation area, gym, cedar storage room, home theater wired for 7.1 surround sound and a full bath. A separate utility room houses the mechanicals and provides additional storage. The gym can be utilized as a 7th bedroom with direct access to the full bath and egress to the outdoors.

Energy efficient materials and fixtures have been utilized throughout and green materials wherever possible. The HVAC system incorporates a "fresh air make-up" which assures healthy fresh air is circulated, has high velocity Unico central air conditioning and there is radiant heat on all three floors and the garage witha premium "Viessmann" German boiler and extra large water tank. Home automation includes an integrated "ReQuest" whole house audio/visual system with internet streaming music, dual band X/M radio and streaming video, Lutron radioRa lighting controls, high-speed wireless internet and a state-of-the-art security and monitoring system. There is a central vacuum system on all levels also including the garage.


The residence and property will especially appeal to a clientele that appreciates and values the superior fittings and extraordinary detail found throughout. Pricing is at $2.995 Million or at $3.495 Million landscaped and completed.

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About This Property

Category: Single Family Homes Address: County Line Road Skaneateles New York 13152 USA For Sale By: Owner Construction Year: 2009 Area: 700 m2

Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 6.5 Sleeps: n/a Stories: 2 Parking Spaces: n/a

Features - Amenities

Appliances Maid's Quarters Maid's Bathroom Laundry Room Studio Room Gym/Spa Balcony Terrace Patio Cable TV Key Features: The Syracuse Regional Airport Is 30 Minutes Away, A Small Private Airfield Less Than 1 Mile Away 3 Minutes Away From The Skaneateles County Club, The Village Of Skaneateles And The Skaneateles Lake – One Of The Purest And Most Scenic Lakes In America. Skaneateles Is One Of The Historic “Finger Lakes” And Is Within New York’s Vineyard And Wine Growing Areas. The Area Also Is Home To Numerous Organic Or “biologique” Farms And Locally Grown Or Raised Products Are Readily Available. Skaneateles Is Also Noted For Its Summer “performing Arts” Schedule That Attracts Noted Musicians Such As Hillary Hahn And Carly Simon. House Is Available On 28.5 +/ Acres (approx. 11.5 Hectaires). Ideal Property For Horses And Stables 2 Miles From Polo Field Room For A Pool, Guest House And Tennis Court Home Designed By Noted Local Architect Andy Ramsgard Designed With Energy Efficiency And “green” In Mind Exterior Is Concrete Hardboard Stucco Finish Radiant In-Floor Heat “installed With Gypcrete Base” On Three Floors Plus Radiant In-Floor Heating In The 3-Car Garage (the System Includes A Premium Viesmann Propane Boiler)

Central A/c And Fresh Air Make-Up System 300 Amp Electric Service Bream Central Vacuum System On All Three Levels Plus Garage Extensive Use Of Led Energy Saving Light Fixtures And Accent Lighting ReQuest Integrated Whole House Music And Audio System Including Internet Interface For Streaming Music And Video. Premium Speakers Throughout. Library, Home Theater And Basement Play-Room All Wired For “surround-Sound” State Of The Art Alarm And Home “monitoring” System 6-7 Bedrooms 6 Full Baths, 1 Powder Room – All With High-End Premium Fixtures, Limestone Floors, All With Imported British High-End “Lefroy Brooks” Faucets, Thermostatic Mixers Etc. In Silver Nickel Finish Custom Gourmet Kitchen, Pantry And Butler’s Pantry With Extensive Use Of Highly Detailed Moldings, Corbels – Granite Counters, Imported French 55” Dual Fuel “LaCanche” Stove With Warming Cupboard And Both Gas And Electric Ovens, New 2009 Sub Zero Bi Series Stand Alone Refrigerator And Freezer, Viking Professional Steam Oven, Viking Professional Microwave, Miele Coffee Station And Warming Drawer, 3 Garbage Disposals And 2 Top Of The Line Asko Dishwashers. Breakfast Nook With Coffered Ceilings And 3-Walls Of Windows Kitchen, Dining Room And Master Bedroom Have Custom Wood Ceilings And Beams Custom “white-Oak” Library With Raised Panels, Coffered Ceiling, Limestone Fireplace, Wet-Bar – Dual Desk Set-Up White Oak Solid Hardwood Floors With Premium “green – No Voc” European Oil Finish By Rubio Monocoat Throughout The Two Main Levels Pergo Floor In Basement All Other Floors Are Limestone With Custom Patterns And Imported Borders “Walker Zanger” Custom Tiles In All Bathrooms – Limestone Countertops And Custom Vanities, Limestone Floors And Shower Bases Exquisite Master Bath With Custom Vanity, Large Glass Enclosed Custom Shower, Kohler Vintage Tub, Myson Towel Warmer, Separate Toilet With Bidet All Showers Have Hand-Held Showers In Addition To Wall-Mounted Fixtures Custom Master Closet With Extensive Cabinetry “Rocky Mountain White Bronze Hardware” Door Fixtures, Cabinet Pulls And Pendant Lighting “Terzani” Italian Chandeliers And Wall Sconces With Murano Glass “Jezebel” Wall Sconces In Master Bedroom

Chandelier Lift In Turret Entry Hall Custom Wine Cellar Off Of Dining Room Viking Professional Full-Height Wine Refrigerator With 144 Bottle Capacity In Pantry Extensive Custom Moldings Throughout Premium Loewen Casement Windows And French Doors Custom Iron Railings And Balcony Limestone Fireplace Mantles And Hearths In Great Room And Library Custom “Bosse” Fireplace Enclosures Coffered Ceilings In Great Room, Library And Breakfast Nook Groin-Vault Gallery “Lifetime Warranted” “Grand Manor” Roof By Certainteed Heated 3-Car Garage Main Level And Second Floor Laundry Facilities Both With Whirlpool Duet Washers And Dryers Home Theater Exercise Room Cedar Closet Children’s Play-Room With Sink And Storage Closet Septic Sized To Take Into Account The Existing House Plus An Eventual Guest House Well Water Filtered For The Entire House Inclusive Of Baths And Showers Additional “reverse Osmosis” Drinking Water Tap In Kitchen Custom Italian Exterior Sconces

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