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Aerial View
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City/ST:
Short Hills, NJ
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Zip Code:
07078
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Location:
Short Hills
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Property Type:
Single Family Home
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New or Resale:
Resale
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Bedrooms:
7
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Bathrooms:
7 full, 2 half
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MLS#
2724277
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Property Tax:
90972
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This grand, one-of-a-kind 21 room Richardson High Gothic stone home, also known as “The Castle,” features 7 Bedrooms, 7 Full and 2-half baths, new Kitchen and Conservatory, 5 fireplaces and 4-car garage on 1.4 acres of magnificent grounds with in-ground heated pool and spa.
The first floor features large, gracious rooms with high ceilings, and a grand Foyer. The Formal Living Room, Dining Room and Music Room, each with stately fireplaces and mantles, possess much of their original moldings and details that have been meticulously preserved over time. The newly renovated wing of the house includes a Family Room, Study, Victorian-styled Conservatory and gourmet Kitchen using hand-selected butternut wood. The Kitchen is adjoined to the new side entry at the breezeway which connects the main house to the 4-car garage and a 1200 square foot Media Room above the garage.
The basement houses a Studio Apartment with a kitchen and full bath, Game Rooms, Wine Library, Exercise Room and Playroom.
Other restorations include the slate and copper roof, reconstruction and relining of many chimneys and the restoration of garden walls and walkways.
“The Castle,” surrounded by historic landscapes and several antique trees, including a massive weeping copper beech and a Japanese fir, is a rare find for the discerning buyer.
Other features include:
Radiant heat in some floors: Breezeway, Kitchen, Conservatory, Family Room, Office, both Master Baths, Butler's Pantry, Game Room & Au Pair suite
Avaya phone system
5 working fireplaces (2 others are decorative). 1 wood-burning in Conservatory, 4 gas in Living Rm, Dining Rm, Family Rm and Master Bedroom
Lot House
Exclusions: 4 chandeliers (Dining Rm, 2 hallways downstairs, Green one over front hall staircase)
Please call Elaine at 973-715-8555 for an appointment to see this home. Qualified Buyers only, please.
Last Updated: 12/22/2009 9:09:46 AM
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