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7 Beds
9 Baths
8,018 SqFt
SOLD DATE : 03/28/2016
Key Details
Sold Price $2,275,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 8,018 sqft
Price per Sqft $283
Subdivision None Available
MLS Listing ID 1003466137
Sold Date 03/28/16
Style Tudor
Bedrooms 7
Full Baths 7
Half Baths 2
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 8,018
Originating Board TREND
Year Built 1938
Annual Tax Amount $70,452
Tax Year 2016
Lot Size 21.040 Acres
Acres 23.53
Lot Dimensions 816
Property Description
Legend has it that "River House" was built for Leopold Stokowski, director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and his lover, famed film star, Greta Garbo, but following a disagreement, they never acquired the home. Instead, River House was purchased by Helen Tyson Madeira and Louis C. Madeira IV in 1940, and the Madeira family lived there for nearly three-quarters of a century. As one of the original Monk Road families, the Madeiras were able to choose their own address, and they chose 1600, after the address of the White House. Offered to the market for the first time since their initial purchase, this magnificent 7+ bedroom 7 full bath home offers exquisite detailing in both its formal and family spaces. Spectacular step down Living Room with plaster moldings, pickled trusses and exposed beams is bathed in natural light by floor to ceiling windows and French doors. Handsome library is highlighted by hand crafted American cherry paneling and a hide away wet bar. Enjoying an eastern exposure to a wide bluestone terrace, the library welcomes morning light and long views of the property's varied topography and specimen plantings. Following a wide stone hall, find an oval shaped formal dining room, with hand pegged wood floors, two exposures of light and deep storage closets, one out fitted for silver storage and the other for hanging linens. This dining room is as elegant today as when it hosted notable guests throughout the homes history. Second level provides a deluxe master suite with his and her baths and dressing rooms, three additional family or guest rooms each with en-suite baths and three additional bedrooms or sitting rooms located off the back stairs with two full baths. An exit to the outside, steps away from the four+ car garage makes this space ideal for independent living quarters. Enveloped by 25 acres of conserved pastoral, groomed and naturally landscaped grounds which connect to the bridle wild trails, the homes is a study in gracious country mansion style architecture.
Location
State PA
County Montgomery
Area Lower Merion Twp (10640)
Zoning RA
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Kitchen, Family Room, Bedroom 1
Basement Partial
Interior
Interior Features Primary Bath(s), Kitchen - Island, Dining Area
Hot Water Oil
Heating Oil
Cooling Central A/C
Equipment Cooktop, Oven - Double, Dishwasher
Fireplace N
Appliance Cooktop, Oven - Double, Dishwasher
Heat Source Oil
Laundry Lower Floor
Exterior
Garage Spaces 7.0
Pool In Ground
Water Access N
Accessibility None
Attached Garage 4
Total Parking Spaces 7
Garage Y
Building
Story 2
Sewer On Site Septic
Water Public
Architectural Style Tudor
Level or Stories 2
Additional Building Above Grade
Structure Type Cathedral Ceilings
New Construction N
Schools
School District Lower Merion
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 40-00-37964-003
Ownership Fee Simple
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