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Crawford Court, Estate of the Day

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Today's home in Newport, Rhode Island is a grand home on prestigious Ledge Road. The home takes its inspiration from the Stanford White Rosecliff Mansion. The home is on nearly an acre of grounds including stone terraces and a pool with spa. The homes arched doorways, columns, and balustraded roofline pay homage to its Bellevue Avenue inspiration.

The focal point of the home is a great room full of natural light with high ceilings, marble floors, a marble and gilt fireplace and a dramatic sweeping staircase. The open kitchen has marble columns, twin chandeliers, high-end appliances, and an antique, marble-topped island. Upstairs the master bedroom has hardwood floors, separate lounging and sleeping areas and a white marble fireplace. The onyx bath has dual vanities, a dual head shower, and a soaking tub. A balcony sitting area and an additional bedroom with marble bath complete the upper level. This home is listed at $3.95 million with Lila Delman.

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Hazard Castle Gets A Price Cut

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While browsing around today, I noticed that one of our former estate of the day properties has had a price drop since we last checked it out. The rather unique Hazard Castle is in Narragansett, Rhode Island. It is located on over 38 acres along Ocean Road. The Gothic Revival landmark was built between 1846 and 1889 and has an 105-foot tower. It was built by Joseph Peace Hazard who was involved in textile manufacturing and was one of the first people to see the potential of Narrangsett Pier as a recreation destination.

The property also includes a barn, garage, guest apartments and a 21,000 square foot retreat center with a full cafeteria, meeting space, and chapel. It was purchased by the Catholic Diocese from the Hazard family in 1951 and was home to the Our Lady of Peace Spiritual Center. It could be renovated as an estate, hotel or development but the amount of work required may be putting some buyers off. A shame since it looks to be a really fantastic property. It was listed at $7 million in 2009 but is now at $5.95 million with Lila Delman.

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Nayatt Point, Estate of the Day

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Today's home was built in 1913 and commands an enviable view Narragansett Bay. Located in the Nayatt Point area of Barrington, Rhode Island, today's home has the gorgeous lines of another era. The entrance to the 3.64-acre estate is highlighted by antique cast iron gates with a circular drive leading to a porte-cochere entry. A simply graceful foyer includes a grand staircase with triple twisted balusters and paneled risers. All the old-fashioned details are in place including hand carved fireplaces, stained glass, built-in china cabinets and six paneled pocket doors. The breakfast loggia offers a sunny place to take your coffee with windows opening out onto bay views. Marble pillars frame the expansive brick terrace that lead to the sloping lawn and private beach. There are eight bedrooms and all principal bedrooms boast water views. The second floor master suite has his and hers baths/dressing rooms with stunning water views. The expansive slate roof was replaced in 2006. This home is listed at $6.295 million.

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Fairholme, Estate of the Day

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Today's estate, Fairholme is one of Newport, Rhode Island's treasures. The Tudor-style estate is on 4.3 acres of Newport's legendary Gilded Age coastline with 425 feet of ocean frontage. The five-bedroom main house is a Frank Furness-designed home built circa 1875. Fairholme was first created as a "summer cottage" for Fairman Rogers of Philadelphia, a wealthy arts patron and engineer. Twenty years later, the Drexel family purchased the property and updated it. After that it was bought by the the Count and Countess Alphonso Villa, followed by industrialist railroad magnate Robert Young, whose wife Anita was the sister of artist Georgia O'Keefe. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were close friends of the Youngs and were frequent guests at the estate during their tenure there, as was Jack Kennedy. More recently it belonged to publishing heir Gilbert Kahn. The compound also includes a six bedroom carriage house, three interconnected greenhouses, and a swimming pool with a pavilion and outdoor living area overlooking the Atlantic.

The 20,000+ square foot main house has a Gothic tripartite entrance porch. Inside, silk covered walls, molded plasterwork and limestone fireplace blend together in the entrance hall. The great hall has leaded glass windows and doors and leads to a receiving room with a marble fireplace, a paneled library with a carved wood fireplace, an oceanfront salon and a barrel-vaulted Horace Trumbauer ballroom. A colonnaded terrace runs parallel to the salon, overlooking a soft green lawn that runs toward the ocean. The entertaining options including a dining room with ocean views, a waterfront kitchen and butler's pantry. The service wing is located beyond the dining room and two additional floors of staff living and sleeping rooms are located directly above.

The second floor is divided into two oceanfront master suites, both with stone terraces, bedrooms, sitting rooms, offices, baths, fireplaces, dressing rooms, and custom designed closets. Three additional luxury bedroom suites and two smaller bedrooms are situated on the third floor. An elevator serves all three floors and the basement level. A natural gas powered generator is capable of running all systems in the main house as well as providing power to the 3 bedroom carriage house apartment.

The infinity edge swimming pool and pool house pavilion are sheltered from breezes within a brick enclosure. On the shore side, retractable glass walls offer a view while two heated marble cabanas, a covered lounging area, and an extensive sound system add to the ambiance.

Three heated greenhouses provide flowers, plants and topiaries, including Fairholme's signature pink geraniums. The 4000+ square foot carriage house contains a three bedroom apartment, a one bedroom apartment, two staff suites, an office, a gym, several storage garages and a main parking garage that can accommodate five cars. It is listed at $18 million with Lila Delman.

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Nicolas Cage's Rhode Island Home Gets Another Price Cut

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The Gray Craig home in Middletown, Rhode Island as been on my radar since it was for sale for $19 million in 2005 but it can now be had for a fraction of that price. It was bought by Nicolas Cage for $15.7 million. The home is on over 27 acres of land that extends to Nelson Pond and includes views of the Atlantic Ocean beyond. The grounds feature a pool, tennis court, fish pond, stone terrace and heated garages. The brick and stone home has 12 bedrooms and was built in a grand style. Public rooms include a library with a barrel-vaulted ceiling, a formal living room with water views, dining room, vintage conservatory, billiard room, and a kitchen with a stone fireplace, custom hickory ceilings, and antique terra cotta floor tiles.

Cage first listed this home in 2008 and since then we've seen the price fall. He's either sold or lost to foreclosure just about everything else on his plate but this Rhode Island home remains. A reader tipped me to the fact that it's now listed at just $7.75 million representing another huge loss for Cage who has taken it on the chin when it comes to real estate. His New Orleans homes went back to bank.

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Irving Avenue, Estate of the Day

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Today's home is a Georgian Colonial that was built on the the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island back in 1928. The home offer city living with a gracious style. Particularly delightful is the oversized living room which is open to a sunroom with delicately arched windows. Other rooms include a formal dining room, family room with a wood burning fireplace, wet bar, custom built-ins and two seating areas.The kitchen has granite counters and a large breakfast room. There are a total of seven bedrooms with a master suite that has a vaulted ceiling, atrium doors to a terrace, a marble bath with whirlpool and steam shower, dressing area, and his and hers walk in closets. The home is on a 23,766 square foot lot with two adjacent buildable lots available for purchase at $500,000 each with the purchase of the home. The home is listed at $2.995 million.

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Woonsocket Bank Building For Sale For A Song

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You could buy a condo for $625,000 or, if you are in Woonsocket, Rhode Island you could buy a whole building and turn it into condos or whatever else you like. The ornate Rhode Island Hospital Trust building across from City Hall on Main Street has been listed for sale after the current owners abandoned plans to turn the building into condos. The current owners, Woonsocket Main Street Developers bought the property for $400,000 in 2006.

The building is a former bank that has around 35,000 square feet of space, including a lobby complete with Corinthian columns and a gilded ceiling. It was built in 1930 and has elevators, a night-deposit drop box and the original bank vault. The last tenant, the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, moved out in 2006. Listing agent Garrett Mancieri of Keller Williams Realty, said potential ideas for the building include a boutique hotel, office condos or retail.

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Clarendon Court, Estate of the Day

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Today's estate, Clarendon Court in Newport, Rhode Island has more than a little history behind it. The Real Estalker reports that the massive home was built in 1904 for Pennsylvania Railroad executive Edward C. Knight who originally named the house Claradon Court after his wife Clara. A later owner changed the name of the home to the more familiar Clarendon Court. It was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer who designed many a fine home during the Gilded Age (including previous Luxist Estate of the Day Seawater). The Classical Palladian home sits on over seven acres directly on the Atlantic Ocean with beautiful panoramic views across Narragansett Bay. The property is on prestigious Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island and extends to the ocean above the famous Cliff Walk. The house has ten bedrooms with nearly 12,000 square feet of space.

As for that history, the Real Estalker Mama reminds us that the home was bought and restored by Sunny and Claus von Bülow. In late 1980 Sunny von Bülow was found passed out and later diagnosed as having suffered a serious brain injury that left her in a persistent vegetative state. Claus von Bülow was later indicted on on two counts of attempted murder. His trial ended in a conviction but after an appeal by famed legal eagle Alan Dershowitz the conviction was overturned. The events were dramatized in the 1990 movie "Reversal of Fortune" with Glenn Close as Mrs. von Bülow, Jeremy Irons as her husband and Ron Silver as Alan Dershowitz.

Clarendon Court was sold in 1988 to its current owners, Washington D.C. art dealer Glenn Randall and his wife Patricia for $4.3 million. Listing pictures don't give a lot of detail but show wide columned porches, a dramatic marble staircase and grand formal spaces. This home is listed for $17.8 million with Libby Kirwin.

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Seaweed, Estate of the Day

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Last time I dragged everyone to Newport, Rhode Island for an estate of the day it was a modern home that didn't sit well with most commenters. Let me make it up to you with a classic Newport home which recently went on the market. Seaweed was built in 1905 and was designed by Horace Trumbauer, a Philadelphia architect also known for designing The Elms, one of Newport's classic homes. The 20-room house has all the amazing details you would expect, columns, crown moldings, carved mantels and elegant wainscoting. The solarium is particularly amazing, a curved room with a bank of windows facing the sea.

The home was built for the Gilded Age lifestyle, the main kitchen is in the basement with a dumbwaiter connecting to the first floor. There is a smaller kitchen in the butler's pantry on the first floor. Also the home has 14 bedrooms, six of which are on the third floor and were originally used for servants. The home has a wide lawn and a two-bedroom guest cottage. It is listed at $11.5 million. After the jump, unfortunately there are only a couple of pictures available of this amazing home.

[via Boston Business Journal]

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The Tower at Carnegie Abbey

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A project in Portsmouth, Rhode Island will ring in a new era of luxury living for the town near Newport, once the summer home of some of America's richest and still an excellent place to while away the summer. The Tower at Carnegie Abbey will have 80 condos in the 220-foot-tall tower. The tower is part of the $220 million Carnegie Harbor Village complex which includes the Carnegie Abbey golf course and sporting club. The tower has views of Narragansett Bay and will have 24-hour concierge service, a fitness center and spa. The interiors are designed by Ralph Lauren Home and the building is expected to be a second home for wealthy tenants. At the base of the tower there are 21 Royal Cottages, which are townhouses selling for $2 to $3 million and 35 waterfront estate lots have been sold. The units in the tower range from $695,000 to $7 million for the penthouse. Around half of the units have already been sold and occupancy is expected for next year.

[via The Newport Daily News]

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