Designed by architect Steven Gambrel and featured in Architectural Digest, the property was once the summer home of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States (1881-1885).
Designed by architect Steven Gambrel and featured in Architectural Digest, the property was once the summer home of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States (1881-1885).
In the 1920s, Mizner was the most-discussed living architect in America. He was hired in 1924 to transform the city of Boca Raton into "the foremost resort city on the North American continent…a resort as splendid in its entirety as Palm Beach is in spots."
Architect John Hunt of Northampton based the design on Buckingham House, which today forms the central portion of Buckingham Palace, the Queen's famous residence.
Nicknamed "Billionaire's Beach," the Carbon Beach section of Malibu is renowned for its oceanfront homes (built right on the sand) and unobstructed sea views (no sea walls here). The property belongs to billionaire Eli Broad, worth $6.8B.
The Grade II-listed stone house sits on 87.55 acres of parkland with many species of mature trees, surrounded by beautiful Dorset countryside. A region famously fictionalized in Thomas Hardy’s ‘Tess of the d'Urbervilles’, the property is just 20 miles north of The Jurassic Coast and the English Channel.
It was named for the straight, flat section of road once a “fair mile” to test out a horse and carriage; later it became a notorious speed trap for the pioneer motorist, and today it is a part of the A307. The famous AA salute is said to originate here, not out of courtesy, but rather to warn drivers of hidden police patrol.
In 1994, the property was purchased by New York designer Joanne de Guardiola and her husband Roberto. This timeless Southampton property has remained essentially untouched since the turn of the century, and de Guardiola wanted the house to “retain its Golden Age magnificence” while updating it “in every way for a modern family”.
54 East 81st Street has 8,375 square feet of lavish living space and an additional 2,040 square feet of exterior amenities with the South garden, Juliette balcony, and a full-furnished rooftop deck with hot tub. It’s located on a tree-lined street just steps from Central Park, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.