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Black River Farm, Estate of the Day

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A former dairy farm is now a classic equestrian estate. Black River Farm was a dairy farm for a neighboring estate in the early 1900s but is now an equestrian farm spread out over 134 acres and two townships in New Jersey. The original farmhouse was built in 1910 as a simple farmhouse which has been expanded over the years into a grand Colonial farmhouse with cedar shake roofing, French doors and copper gutters. Inside there is a dining room connected to a large kitchen, a library, living room, formal dining room and a den. Also on the first floor there is an office and the most pleasing to my eyes, a cozy family room with a beamed wooden cathedral ceiling and a tall fieldstone fireplace. The home has five bedrooms total including a master bedroom that includes a bath with an antique porcelain soaking tub. The grounds include lawns, gardens, paddocks and a shed.The equestrian facilities are of a professional level with 40 stalls in three barns, riding rings, paddocks and a jumping course. The land includes a three-bedroom caretaker's cottage. a duplex, and a studio apartment. This estate is listed at $7.95 million.

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Doe Run, Estate of the Day

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Real estate commenter extraordinaire, Spectacular Bid, led me to the website for Doe Run, a horse farm in Unionville, Pennsylvania. This classic estate has 220 green acres which have been the home to many race horses. The property also includes the gorgeous gardens of Sir John and Lady Thouron. The gardens include alpine, river, shade, wild flower and formal gardens and the listing pictures showcase some of this floral beauty. The gardens are supported by two large greenhouses. There are also expansive equestrian with two separate main stables, turnout stables and a bank barn. Spectacular Bid points out that Lady Thouron, a member of the du Pont family, was a steeplechasing and racing enthusiast who won races with the horses based at Doe Run and that she was also the original donor behind the University of Penn's veterinary New Bolton Center, which is where racehorse Barbaro went after his accident in the Preakness Stakes. The property includes six other residences including an 18th century farm house, guest house and gardener's cottage.

The main house has a front-to-back center hall, formal dining room, living room, and both a small and a large panelled study. There are nine bedrooms including a master suite with 18-foot ceilings and his and her baths, dressing rooms, and sitting rooms, one of which has private stairs to the lower-level study. It's no surprise that Architectural Digest has done a feature on this home. The press release aptly calls Sir John and Lady Thouron's home "a testament to their legacy of horses, horticulture, and refined living." Doe Run is listed at $15 million.

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