An estate at 521 Round Hill Road in Greenwich went on the market for $65 million recently.
The property is represented by Jane Howard Basham of Greenwich-based David Ogilvy & Associates with international marketing services provided by Christie”™s International Real Estate.
Adjectives in the marketing material include stately, stunning and marvelous. The floors are “sublime.” The living room is 45 feet long; the bookcases in the library are lighted.
“This is the ultimate Round Hill Road location in the best town in Connecticut ”“ Greenwich,” David Ogilvy said in a statement. “A new buyer will experience 40 acres of open rolling lawns surrounding this fabulous, virtually new brick manor with memorable distant views of Long Island Sound to the south. The house itself has been totally renovated from top to bottom with a layout that works beautifully for 2014. It is essentially an entirely new house, yet with the character of a bygone era.”
The mansion was originally completed in 1918 for Daniel Grey Reid, a steel-and-banking magnate, as a wedding present for his daughter, Rhea, and her husband, Henry Topping. It was designed by noted architect William Tubby.
It has been renovated over the last three years by Dibiase Filkoff Architects of Bedford, N.Y., and Hobbs Builders Inc. of New Canaan.
“The scale and design of this newly renovated home speak to elegant taste and refinement,” said Kathleen Coumou, senior vice president of Christie”™s International Real Estate, in a statement. “This spectacular estate offers total privacy and tranquility away from all noise and yet is an easy drive to the Merritt Parkway or to the airport for accessibility.”
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