Find privacy and grandeur in this one-of-a-kind historic estate set on the bucolic grounds of Bryn Mawr.
The bright, spacious living room provides the ideal space for entertaining
On 5.8 acres of bucolic grounds, a palatial 12,000-plus-square-foot, six-bedroom, eight-full-and three-half-bath estate awaits. Designed in 1929, the home retains an elegant Georgian feel with the glamour of 21st century renovations. “Very few homes of this caliber exist today,” says listing agent Andrea Desy Edrei. Enter the house through a dramatic foyer with a magnificent grand staircase before stepping into an opulent formal living room, complete with windows on three sides for maximal natural lighting. Entertain in the neutral-hued room under original ceiling beams while heat kicks off the wood-burning fireplace. Pass through the long gallery area, under the arch-cased opening, into a 14-seat formal dining room, adorned with bay windows overlooking the lush grounds. Here, crown molding and a grayscale palette create a stunning juxtaposition between the old and the new. Beyond the dining room, find an elevated butler’s pantry and gourmet kitchen with white marble countertops and custom cabinetry. Adjacent, a breakfast area with high, vaulted ceilings welcomes casual yet refined dining. As you ascend upstairs, enjoy an entertaining space, housing a full bar and space for a pool table. Across the hall, the main bedroom suite includes two full baths, sitting area and dressing rooms: What more could one desire? To complete the extravagant home, a lower level offers the ideal space for an evening of drinks and movies in the 19-seat art deco theater, featuring a full bar. When you’ve exhausted your indoor amenities, open the family room’s French doors to a shaded patio before taking a refreshing dip in the estate’s heated in-ground pool. $4.899 million, 1101 Lafayette Road, Bryn Mawr, Pa., Andrea Edrei, 917.968.7848, blacklabelkw.com
Photography by: Courtesy of Blacklabel Keller Williams Luxury
