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After that sale it sprouted the very ugly wing reflective of its conference purposes. The original David Easton "horse shoe" colonial designed structure was never his best work, but made even worse now with that appendage.

Rather sad as the Eastern Shore (Talbot Co.) is perhaps one of the most lovely sections of the US.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 4:31PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2006/10/03/bracebridge-hall-estate-of-the-day/http://www.luxist.com/2006/10/03/bracebridge-hall-estate-of-the-day/Oct 3rd 2006 10:04PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2006/10/03/bracebridge-hall-estate-of-the-day/http://www.luxist.com/2006/10/03/bracebridge-hall-estate-of-the-day/Oct 4th 2006 5:24PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2006/10/03/bracebridge-hall-estate-of-the-day/http://www.luxist.com/2006/10/03/bracebridge-hall-estate-of-the-day/
The property built by the late FL-developer William J. Crocker was on the market from 1992 - 1997 for an asking price of $14 million; it finally sold to credit card behemoth MBNA (a/k/a Maryland Bank National Association now part of BoA) for $4.35 in '97, they expanded it and used it as conference center. It was divested in a sale to Maryland-based developers in Nov 2004 for $13.6 million.

A flashback to the buyers (now sellers) and the transaction: "MBNA sold its 550-acre hunting retreat and 40,000-square-foot mansion in Earleville, on the Eastern Shore portion of Cecil County, to Bracebridge Estates LLC—a partnership of Skayhan, Pineau, and Geppi—for $13.6 million, in a transaction financed by MBNA."
Source: http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=10127 ]]>Oct 13th 2006 2:22PM